Vintage Photo: Burlington Book Store, NYC 1989
This book store was on 81st Street on Lexington (I think). I searched for whether it is still around and found that it went out of business in 1995.
Monthly Archives: July 2020
Mike Sketch Project: The Beginning, Mike’s 40th Birthday 1989
Today I changed my focus from self portraiture to revisiting images of my older brother Mike. Mike is autistic, low functioning and nonverbal. I started this website in 2013 with Mike as my primary focus. I tried to consolidate, summarize and expand my thoughts and attempts to understand Mike. I shared some of the dynamics […]
Quarantine Portrait Series: Self Portrait From Memory
I’ve done a lot of self portraits from my photos since Covid lockdown of 2020 began. Today process included sketching the facial features that I remembered from my meticulous observations of self portraits past.
Vintage Photo: Madison Avenue Bookshop, NYC 1989
Moving uptown, this book store was on the same block as the Whitney Museum of Art (assuming it is still around 75th and Madison).
Quarantine Portrait Series: Portrait – Relaxing
I did not use a photograph for today’s sketch. This was a lesson in dealing with a live subject with uncontrolled lighting. The likeness is fair, as I didn’t have a picture to study minutely, but there is a learning curve for this type of drawing upon which I just embarked.
Vintage Photo: Gryphon Annex Bookstore, NYC 1988
Vintage Photo: Shakespeare Bookstore Directly across from Gryphon, NYC, 1988
This book store, Shakespeare Booksellers, was planted directly across the street from the Gryphon Bookstore that I showed yesterday. I took these photos before Barnes and Noble opened up across from Shakespeare.
Quarantine Portrait Series: Self Portrait – Neutral
Yesterday I mentioned the work of John Coplans. He did a series of photos (that I admired) showing his aging body. I thought that I would explore a similar project through my series of self portraits. However, there are some differences that may make this impossible. First, photography, although not strictly objective, is more objective […]
Quarantine Portrait Series: Self Portrait with Double Chin and Jowls
I leaned over the camera for the reference shot to this quick sketch. I wanted to see the weight of my face. I also got to see my double chin. My dad had a double chin; s I only see my double chin now and again. For some reason, as I posted this latest […]
Vintage Photo: Gryphon Bookstore, NYC 1988
Across from Shakespeare Book Store.
