During this photographic outing I must have been in NYC’s East Village, since my notes tell me I was on 10th or 11th Street between 1st and 2nd Avenues. Aside from my love of dragons, the purpose in this pen and ink exercise was to clarify the out-of-focus figure into a more recognizable form. As I began scratching […]
I took this picture through the fence at Coney Island during the off season. There is fine texture on the fence post and links of the fence in the foreground, while the chain link fence as a whole, overlays a regular, course pattern on the scene. In optical terms, the photograph captures a wide range of […]
The photo below lends itself perfectly to a pen and ink rendition. There are an assortment of grays, and textures abound. Long shadows overlay this terrain. My pen and ink sketch is below:
When I came across 23 Williams Street in Manhattan, I thought I was in a time warp. Was it the same Delmonico’s that Oscar Wilde raved about, pairing it with the Yosemite Valley as ‘two of the most remarkable bits of scenery in the States’? Was it the same Delmonico’s that coaxed the home-bound detective Nero Wolfe from his West […]
Thank you for the encouraging complements about my photo and sketch of the book kiosk at Central Park in New York City in yesterday’s post. Today I would like to add some context to that scene by revealing another shot I took that day. My pen and ink/watercolor rendition is below: My sketch is not as […]
I could not get the subject framed exactly how I wanted. Other than the composition, I really like the colors. I tried to resolve the composition issue with my watercolor/pen and ink sketch below.
