sketching

Drawing scrappy pigeons in NYC

Not a ‘robot’ per se, but an android/replicant. From the classic movie Blade Runner about an alternative future 2019-2049 and beyond. Replicants were used as slaves for humans. Red Bic4 Ballpoint Pen on Archival 9” x 12” paper.

Hand and drapery sketchbook drawing. This combo never gets old for me. Faber-Castell PITT pastel pencils, charcoal pencils on 9” x 12” Strathmore Toned Grey sketchbook paper.

Sketchbook 2020, ink, coffee and domestic life...

My assignment (for fun) after watching "The Art of Sketching" course by Mattias Adolfsson on Domestika.

Overwhelmed...started as a little tiny sketchbook sketch and turned into my statement about recent events. It complements my previous post "Fevered Dreams." Bic ballpoint pen on archival 9” x 12” paper, scanned into Photoshop where the text overlay was added. Model: Jose

Woman writing about art

Beergarden in Berlin Kreuzberg 'Prinzessinengärten'

Another drawing of Meadhbh in my sketchbook. 2023, Double Page Spread-5” x 8,” Ballpoint Pen on Moleskine Sketchbook.

Love of my life caught in a contemplative moment in a Midtown NYC coffee shop. Ballpoint Pen on Archival 9” x 12” paper, Adobe Photoshop.

This is a section of a very large drawing. The entire drawing was a massive doodle that could be used in a children's book one day.

36 Days of the Via Francigena pilgrim walk recorded in sketch form, 1000 miles of drawing.

Slowely saying goodbye summer, see you next year

Fool in the Rain

Pen and ink drawing of the buildings on the Graslei in Ghent (Belgium).

Around The Table. pen, ink, colored pencil and watercolor on Arches 140 gram hot press paper.

Head #3 of my 100 Heads.

The first page of my sketchbook #3. Akiyo Noguchi - a japanese rock climber, bronze medalist of 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

This was in response to a friend’s art challenge. It was fun to try a new style.

Dealiest woman in the galaxy

One of several sketches I made at Cadaqués in Spain....... more to follow.

A lighthouse drawn with graphite pencils on sketch paper. Many thanks for looking.

Grace Cathedral - San Francisco, CA

Inktober 2023 Day 20 ballpoint pen.

Quick sketchbook portrait of Yolanda. Bic4 Ballpoint Pen, Yellow Micron pen on Archival 9” x 12” paper.

A little bit of an issue with the foreshortening of the figure. Model: Meadhbh (Maeve) 2B Pencil, Soft Charcoal Pencil on 5.5” x 8.25” Moleskine sketchbook.

Nat checking her email. The polar fleece blanket colour and texture didn't turn out the way I wanted it to. Bic4 Ballpoint Pen, Sanrio Novelty 10 Colour Ballpoint Pen on Archival 8.5" x 11" paper

Bic4 Ballpoint Pen, Sanrio Novelty 10 Colour Ballpoint Pen on Archival 8.5" x 11" Paper.