Kate M SF Bay 🇺🇦
@k8degr8.bsky.social
Artist, urban sketcher, accidental techie, animal and nature lover, dull vegan, SF Giants fan, here for my fellow sober trudgers, book nerd. Easy does it/rule 62. Fascists are worth fighting. Democracy is worth protecting.
Plein air painting today at Bolinas Lagoon. 9”x12” oil on canvas panel. #pleinair #pleinairpainting
May 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Plein air painting today at Bolinas Lagoon. 9”x12” oil on canvas panel. #pleinair #pleinairpainting
Sketches from Sunday at Point San Pablo Harbor #richmondca #urbansketchers
May 20, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Sketches from Sunday at Point San Pablo Harbor #richmondca #urbansketchers
Edward the Uneasy, oil on canvas 8”x10” “My mission in life is to make everybody as uneasy as possible. I think we should all be as uneasy as possible, because that's what the world is like.” Edward Gorey #oilpainting #edwardgorey #richmondca
May 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Edward the Uneasy, oil on canvas 8”x10” “My mission in life is to make everybody as uneasy as possible. I think we should all be as uneasy as possible, because that's what the world is like.” Edward Gorey #oilpainting #edwardgorey #richmondca
Sketch with watercolor yesterday at Bolinas Lagoon, kept trying to rain on us. #urbansketchers
April 28, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Sketch with watercolor yesterday at Bolinas Lagoon, kept trying to rain on us. #urbansketchers
A piece I made in 2022. Time to trot it out again due to shameful US “leaders” and their cowardice and treason. “The World With Ukraine” paint, pen on vintage atlas page #ukraine
March 2, 2025 at 8:19 AM
A piece I made in 2022. Time to trot it out again due to shameful US “leaders” and their cowardice and treason. “The World With Ukraine” paint, pen on vintage atlas page #ukraine
It’s been a week, but then discovered tonight that it had escaped my notice that Season 4 of Slow Horses is here. Fully immersed in episode 1 and loving being back in this world. The cinematography, characters, acting, writing, yum! #tvsky #joyisresistance
February 27, 2025 at 4:49 AM
It’s been a week, but then discovered tonight that it had escaped my notice that Season 4 of Slow Horses is here. Fully immersed in episode 1 and loving being back in this world. The cinematography, characters, acting, writing, yum! #tvsky #joyisresistance
Killdeer and s snowy egret in Corte Madera marsh today
February 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Killdeer and s snowy egret in Corte Madera marsh today
“We are like the passengers of a great liner the moment after rescue from shipwreck when camaraderie, joyousness and democracy pervade the vessel from steerage to Captain's table.” Aa big book Pg 17 flowers from mtg where topic was fellowship & the humans there beautiful funny joyful examples of it.
February 22, 2025 at 3:43 AM
“We are like the passengers of a great liner the moment after rescue from shipwreck when camaraderie, joyousness and democracy pervade the vessel from steerage to Captain's table.” Aa big book Pg 17 flowers from mtg where topic was fellowship & the humans there beautiful funny joyful examples of it.
Our old beloved high school teacher got on FB yesterday to say how much he loved James by Percival Everett and how he wished he could assign it to all his former students. So far, 187 likes / 125 enthusiastic responses. Beautiful. #booksky
February 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Our old beloved high school teacher got on FB yesterday to say how much he loved James by Percival Everett and how he wished he could assign it to all his former students. So far, 187 likes / 125 enthusiastic responses. Beautiful. #booksky
Quick sketch in the basement dining hall at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco today before the ballet matinee. #urbansketchers
February 16, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Quick sketch in the basement dining hall at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco today before the ballet matinee. #urbansketchers
Flowers from the sweet woman who cleans my flat. For Valentine’s Day. Made my day.
February 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Flowers from the sweet woman who cleans my flat. For Valentine’s Day. Made my day.
My furry valentine recovering from surgery yesterday and keeping her stitches clean with my awesome Lynda Barry “Marlys / dang!” shirt. #blockyheadedwigglebutt she is still a bit dopey today but in good spirits.
February 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
My furry valentine recovering from surgery yesterday and keeping her stitches clean with my awesome Lynda Barry “Marlys / dang!” shirt. #blockyheadedwigglebutt she is still a bit dopey today but in good spirits.
Beautiful sunrise at ferry yesterday in #richmondcalifornia
February 13, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Beautiful sunrise at ferry yesterday in #richmondcalifornia
I doth protest, I guess? But also read and sketch. Lol. My word cloud from @bskyinsights.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I doth protest, I guess? But also read and sketch. Lol. My word cloud from @bskyinsights.com
Our offices share an elevator with Google so I created this post-it to stick to the elevator wall but then forgot it was in my pocket. Maybe next week? Then again, those Googlers are probably innocent victims of it all too.
February 13, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Our offices share an elevator with Google so I created this post-it to stick to the elevator wall but then forgot it was in my pocket. Maybe next week? Then again, those Googlers are probably innocent victims of it all too.
If you see this, and you're in the mood for this kind of thing, quote post with a beach photo from your gallery.
February 13, 2025 at 9:42 AM
If you see this, and you're in the mood for this kind of thing, quote post with a beach photo from your gallery.
Our local artist group has an “art tag” project going with the prompt of “windows”. This is my first piece. Next will do a piece inspired by how another artist interpreted the prompt, then one more round, then we gather. This “window” speaks to expectations vs current reality.
February 9, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Our local artist group has an “art tag” project going with the prompt of “windows”. This is my first piece. Next will do a piece inspired by how another artist interpreted the prompt, then one more round, then we gather. This “window” speaks to expectations vs current reality.
Watching A Real Pain tonight and wish it was not so totally relevant.
February 9, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Watching A Real Pain tonight and wish it was not so totally relevant.
10-minute sketch at Caffe Roma in #richmondcalifornia this morning trying to get looser! #urbansketchers
February 9, 2025 at 12:33 AM
10-minute sketch at Caffe Roma in #richmondcalifornia this morning trying to get looser! #urbansketchers
#richmondcalifornia Ferry Point view toward San Francisco, a couple tugs in silhouette and a dredger. Pen on site and watercolor later. #urbansketchers
February 8, 2025 at 10:47 PM
#richmondcalifornia Ferry Point view toward San Francisco, a couple tugs in silhouette and a dredger. Pen on site and watercolor later. #urbansketchers