Meditation Series: (3/8) Luthier Storefront, NYC (1989)

I love signs painted with gold leaf, outlined in black. They are so classy. This sketch is a detail of the reference photo (taken in 1989) for this series. Luthier (Sam) Rosenthal passed away in 1968, so the shop that bore his name must have been passed down to new owners. I don’t know if his shop still […]

Meditation Series: (2/8) Luthier Storefront, NYC (1989)

I can only imagine the inside of the violin shop. I used to play the violin and I love the beauty of its sound as well its shape. 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

Meditation Series: (1/8) Luthier Storefront, NYC (1989)

I don’t remember the name of the street where I took the picture on which this sketch is based, but it might have been Madison or Lexington, near Grand Central. I like the tilt of the street and the horizontal-ness of the storefronts. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my […]

Meditation Series: Street Saw, NYC (1989) Sketches 1-8

Here is the recap of the past 8 days’ sketches. 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

Meditation Series: (8/8) Street Saw, NYC (1989)

In this version, our street saw runs off course. 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

Meditation Series: (7/8) Street Saw, NYC (1989)

A bit of fantasy along with abstraction graces this 7th iteration of the Street Saw series. 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

Meditation Series: (6/8) Street Saw, NYC (1989)

In this version of the Street Saw, I showed the action of the saw through the exhaust cloud coming out of the muffler, and the water spraying from where the saw bites into the street surface. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at:  https://autisminspiredart.etsy.com My […]

Meditation Series: (5/8) Street Saw, NYC (1989)

I like the colors in this version of ‘street saw’. I included the essentials in this scene: the street saw (of course), the storefronts and the water-soaked street. 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

Meditation Series: (4/8) Street Saw, NYC (1989)

This abstract version of the street saw was made with water-soluble ink, watercolors and a bit of permanent ink. The visual busyness around the saw depicts the energy driving into the street (and the water used to cool down the blade). Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother […]

Meditation Series: (3/8) Street Saw, NYC (1989)

This third variation on the Street Saw theme shows the construction worker and the storefronts in correct proportion. 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