This is a detail of the original theme sketch. I spent much time on the lettering, only to misspell ‘clock’ (can you believe it?). So I did my best to smudge out the permanent ink. I ended up making the whole sign look old and smudgy, as a sort of camouflage. Other than that, I […]
I did this one brick by brick. I took the liberty of inserting more clocks in the window (from a photo I took inside the shop). The side lighting of the image below accentuates the texture of the paper and makes the whole composition look as if it were composed of individual points of color. […]
This is a colorized version of the pen and ink sketch that started this series. Since the original photo is black and white, All the colors are guesses. The smattering of clocks in the window of this wondrous shop is all that is visible through the dusty window. Please visit my Etsy shop for my […]
I have fond memories of this clock repair shop. It is (or was) right across from Bloomingdales on Lexington (I think, around 56th Street). I love clocks and bought several from the proprietor. He was a nice old man. My favorite purchase was a desktop clock with a scene from Holland. the windmill arms indicated […]
This is the completed panel of my meditations on the Texaco gas station in Manhattan at Lafayette and Bond (according to the mural). The sketches range from a pen and ink realistic image of the original photo, to abstract representations of the visual elements contained in the scene. Please visit my Etsy shop for my […]
I incorporated some of the key visual elements in this final variation of the Texaco on Lafayette and Bond Street in the middle of Manhattan. The sax doesn’t take center stage (as maybe it should have), but it is overwhelmed by the colors and forms of the gas station. Please visit my Etsy shop for […]
I raised the sax player from the horizontal position and made him a central figure in this sketch. The emissions at this Texaco station are the music from the instrument in this fantasy mural. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at: etsy.com/shop/AutismInspiredArt. My other artwork […]
This was a quick sketch with my water soluble pens. I water washed the areas that I inked and tried to leave the mural un-blurred. The ghost of a car in the foreground is under repair. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at: etsy.com/shop/AutismInspiredArt. My […]
This is a closer look at the area adjacent to the Texaco gas station. The mural is still visible around the corner. It looks like the gas guzzling car has pulled up the the garage door awaiting entry. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at: […]
I focused on the signs and part of the mural in this variation on the pen and ink theme for the current edition of this meditation series. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at: etsy.com/shop/AutismInspiredArt. My other artwork for sale is at: Etsy.com/shop/OtherArtbyJack
