I began this sketch with my water soluble pens, but wasn’t satisfied with the results. I used metallic watercolors to paint flat areas defined by the outlines of the smoke shop and surroundings. If I were to continue with this, I would divide the composition into its constituent areas and paint each panel a solid […]
Another detail of the Smoke Shop in NYC’s East Village. You can just see the top of the cab going by. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at: https://autisminspiredart.etsy.com My other artwork for sale is at: https://otherartbyjack.etsy.com
This detail of the original theme includes the bright aura that happens inside the head shop. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at: https://autisminspiredart.etsy.com My other artwork for sale is at: https://otherartbyjack.etsy.com
This abstract version of the original theme was penned with water soluble inks and then selectively flooded with water. I did paint the cab with yellow watercolor. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at: https://autisminspiredart.etsy.com My other artwork for sale is at: https://otherartbyjack.etsy.com
In this sketch, I began by inking in the smoke shop and surroundings. I then introduced a gradient: from yellow at the center, to red at the periphery. I used the VW bug as a symbol of the 1960s, when head shops were common and metallic watercolors and oil-based pens, to make paint areas that […]
What goes on behind the facade of a smoke shop bodega that is also a head shop? Today’s sketch is a meditation on that theme. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at: https://autisminspiredart.etsy.com My other artwork for sale is at: https://otherartbyjack.etsy.com
I guessed at the colors (except for the cab) for this watercolor sketch of my 1988 black and white photo of the Head Shop in the East Village. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at: https://autisminspiredart.etsy.com My other artwork for sale is at: https://otherartbyjack.etsy.com
There were (and perhaps still are) a number of bodegas in the NYC’s East Village. I took the photo from which this sketch was made thinking it was one of those quaint little grocery stores. Closer inspection reveals that this is a head shop, for your smoking enjoyment. Please visit my Etsy shop for my […]
I find it interesting to look back on all the sketches of one theme to see my thoughts about the subject. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at: https://autisminspiredart.etsy.com My other artwork for sale is at: https://otherartbyjack.etsy.com
This sketch shows more of the surrounding architecture of the city block than the people enjoying the street fair. The musician seems quite alone. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at: https://autisminspiredart.etsy.com My other artwork for sale is at: https://otherartbyjack.etsy.com
