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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 1d

Zoo outing today with @uskcincinnati.bsky.social and about a million school kids. I sketched the Malayan tiger which is (um actually) NOT a Bengal tiger like they thought it was. #Usk #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #sketching #tiger

The Malayan tiger at Cincinnati Zoo, walking around its enclosure.

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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 7d

Nice!!

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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 7d

I won’t be giving fiery speeches or facing down armored cops, but I will sketch what I saw, and what I saw was strength in numbers. #usk #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #sketching #nokings #nokingscincinnati

Thousands of people in Smale Park Cincinnati, gathered to peacefully protest the current administration. There were songs and chants and costumes and signs in the shade of the Roebling Bridge. I did a watercolor sketch to show I was there.

I tried to capture some of my favorite signs and costumes, such as:
Dinos Against Donny
Resist
You Sucked In Home Alone 2
IKEA Has Better Cabinets
If Not Fascism, Why Fascism Shaped?
The Only Minority Destroying America Is The Billionaires
The Only Orange Monarch We Want Is A Butterfly
I Am Aunt Tifa
It’s Insanity; Bring Back Humanity
Without Due Process It’s Just Kidnapping
Rebellions Are Built On Hope

I wasn’t the only sketcher in the park. Here are three sketchbooks: mine and an ink drawing of the crowd, plus another watercolor of the bridge and the crowd.

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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 22d

I have sketched my little guy many times over the years. Yesterday his light left the world. Here are some of my favorites.
#cavalierkingcharles #sketching #penandink #dogsofbluesky

I had just discovered the brush pen and was trying it out. I think this is my favorite sketch of Poncho ever.

I had meant to go back and finish this one (from a photo, obviously) but I really like the way it looks as is.

My first ever sketch of Poncho. That little face just kills me.

So regal. Pencil, probably from a photo.

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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 29d

Beautiful morning to sketch at the zoo. I set up under a tree, which kept refreshing my page with drops of water. #urbansketching #urbansketchers

A panoramic watercolor sketch of Cincinnati Zoo’s entrance. People and strollers fill the lower edge of the sketch.

A photograph of the scene shows a cloudless sky and strong shadows in the morning sun.

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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · Sep 25

It is on Taylor. Every time I’ve gone it’s been clean and tidy, with no sign or scent of smoke.

Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · Sep 25

Got a haircut at Bellevue Barbershop, so you know I had to sketch it. #urbansketcher #urbansketching

Watercolor sketch inside a barbershop. Two men sit in barber chairs while the barbers get to work on their hair and beards. Lots of pictures and signs adorn the walls.

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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · Sep 24

Sketching at the Cincinnati Art Museum today. They only allow sketching in pencil. Descriptions in the Alt text.
#sketching #pencilsketch #artmuseum

Pencil sketch of a funerary lion monument. Greece, 350 BCE.

Pencil sketch of a bust of Frank Duveneck, by Charles Grafly, 1915.

Pencil sketch of the rooftops of the art museum.

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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · Sep 18

Just cancelled Disney+. I don’t even like Kimmel that much, but I hate fascist collaborators more.

Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · Sep 18

here's today's post: "ABC can pretty much fuck all the way off" — so can their parent company Disney.
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ABC can pretty much fuck all the way off

so can their parent company Disney

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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · Sep 16

Lake Erie, looking west. Cedar Point amusement park is on the horizon. The waves are big enough to crash on the shoreline. #urbansketch #urbansketching #urbansketcher

Watercolor sketch of the Lake Erie shoreline in Huron Ohio, facing west.

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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · Sep 15

Lake Erie, Huron Ohio. Facing east. West facing view to come. #urbansketching #urbansketch #urbansketcher

Watercolor sketch of houses along the shore of Lake Erie in Huron, Ohio.

The actual scene of the houses. The house on the right has its own lighthouse.

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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · Sep 12

ME-262A jet fighter at the Air Force Museum. The world’s first jet fighter aircraft. #urbansketchers #urbansketching

Messerschmitt ME-262A jet fighter, drawn in ink.

I chose an angle that would easily exclude the swastika markings. I like drawing planes and military vehicles, but today that insignia meant more.

As I sat there staring at this brilliant piece of deadly technology, designed and built by humanity’s worst regime, a family came by: two adults and two young kids. I overheard the dad say, “Those were the bad people. They lost. The good people won.”

It made me wonder: when did our people forget this? When did we decide that the Nazis were the example we wanted to follow? I don’t think we’re the good people any more.

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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · Sep 6

1940’s Day at CMC means classic vehicles to sketch! 1947 Ford pickup here. #urbansketchers #urbansketching #classiccars

Watercolor sketch of a 1947 Ford pickup in front of Cincinnati Museum Center.

Ink sketch in progress, before watercolor is applied.

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Urban Sketchers Cincinnati @uskcincinnati.bsky.social · Sep 3

Is it September already? Then here's the outings scheduled for the month! #urbansketchers #urbansketching

A list of the Cincinnati sketch outings for the month of September. Check each outing for details on the blog: https://uskcincinnati.blogspot.com/

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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · Aug 24

1964 Porsche 356C cabriolet, at Wyoming Wheels and Wine last evening. #urbansketching #urbansketchers #classiccar #porsche

Watercolor sketch of a classic Porsche sports car.

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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · Aug 21

Beholder. Pen and ink on Bristol.
I’m a fan of old school fantasy art, especially the work of Dave Trampier. I’d never compare my stuff to his, but looking at his technique inspired me to try this. Took me ages.
#dndart #dnd #fantasyillustration #fantasyart #penandink

A pen and ink illustration of the Beholder, the famous DnD monster with one large central eye and ten smaller eyes on stalks.

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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · Aug 21

It is the one in Dayton, and I’m planning a return outing for the Cincinnati Urban Sketchers in September. I’ll make the ME 262 my first look. Thanks for the suggestion!

Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · Aug 19

Sketching at the Natl Museum of the US Air Force. This is a Sikorsky CH-3E “Black Mariah” search and rescue helicopter. I could sketch here every week, although the lighting does pose a challenge sometimes. #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #helicopter

The Sikorsky CH-3E “Black Mariah” helicopter at the National Museum of the US Air Force.

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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · Aug 16

Cincinnati Public Radio allowed us to sketch their building today! #urbansketchers #urbansketching #cincinnatipublicradio

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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · Aug 8

The Urban Sketchers Ohio Regional Summit began today, and guess where the first outing was? Yes, my very own workplace! #urbansketchers #urbansketching #cincinnatimuseumcenter

My pen and ink sketch of the Rotunda at Union Terminal, from the balcony above the entrance.

The view from above. Tours often go up here to learn about Union Terminal history, and for the scenery.

The main force of sketchers for the Ohio Regional Summit of Urban Sketchers. Over 30 people attended!

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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · Aug 6

Jazz pianist Pat Kelly serenaded the Edgecliff tonight, so of course I took the opportunity to sketch. #urbansketch #urbansketching #urbansketcher

A watercolor sketch of Pat Kelly at the piano.

There were handy cocktail tables set out, the perfect place for sketching.

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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · Aug 5

I’ll be there; hope you will too! #urbansketching #urbansketchers

Urban Sketchers Cincinnati @uskcincinnati.bsky.social · Aug 5

Thanks to Kyle Stauber for this handy guide to the open events of the Ohio Regional Urban Sketchers Summit! All of these events are open for anyone to attend; Saturday's main events are sold out. Please come and sketch with us! #urbansketching #urbansketchers

A list of open events for the Ohio Regional Urban Sketchers Summit in Cincinnati.

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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · Aug 3

Wasn’t he a hot dirtbag in Scott Pilgrim? Knives Out is the gold standard, but he was showing us who he was way before that.

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Kevin Necessary @knecessary.bsky.social · Jul 29

Trump isn't just causing chaos here at home. He's causing chaos worldwide. My latest cartoon on Pepperspectives. @davidpepperoh.bsky.social
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Urban Sketchers Cincinnati @uskcincinnati.bsky.social · Jul 29

So much fun planned for August, including the Ohio Regional USK Summit! Come on out and join us. It's free to attend and free of judgement! #urbansketching #urbansketchers

A list of the August Sketch Events.
August 7, 10 am: Urbean Sketchers at Sidewinder Coffee.
August 8-10: Ohio Regional USK Summit. Check website for details.
August 16, 10am: Third Saturday Sketch Out at WVXU Headquarters.
August 21, 5:30pm: BoUrban Sketchers at Blind Lemon.
August 29, 9am: Zoo Friday at the Cincinnati Zoo.

More details on each event as it approaches, or check uskcincinnati.blogspot.com for more information.

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