I saw this amazing blue-tiled building as I approached the corner of Wilshire and Western. Fortunately, the light was red and my phone was handy and a snapped a couple of pictures. This art deco building is called The Pellisier Building and houses the Wiltern Theater, the Cinamakeup School among other things. I understand that […]
I walked past this door walking through a pedestrian underpass near the beach in Santa Monica (which, for the purposes of this series, is part of LA). This sketch doesn’t quite capture the lighting that made me snap the reference photo, but the visual elements are still compelling Please visit my Etsy shop for my […]
This tiled floor is part of the doorway that I sketched yesterday I couldn’t fit it all in one sketch, even though I used a vertical panorama format. The enormity of this entranceway doesn’t even offer itself for capture in a casual photo. I did include the inscription honoring the founder and builder of the beautiful […]
This is the entranceway to the ‘Blue Tile Building’ as I like to call it. Over the doors in gold letters (not pictured here) is an inscription that says ‘Est. 189_ Founded by Adolph Sieroty’. He founded the Eastern Columbia Department Store chain, and built this building on 9th and Broadway. I’m not sure it can […]
There are a lot of ornate doorways in downtown LA, that cluster of very tall buildings seen among the sprawl of lesser structures in photographs of the city. This sketch begins the next series of LA doorway portraits. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at: https://autisminspiredart.etsy.com […]
These are the images I sketched this past week. It is the second instance of portrait-oriented images I drew in this series (the first collection remains unpublished). I like the combination of pen and ink and watercolor. I wish the shadows were softer in the 4th sketch, but otherwise, I am happy with this series. […]
Again, I failed to note the actual location of this doorway. I looked up Paas Gallery in NYC, but as I suspected, there is barely a trace of it. I do like the design on the door and doorframe. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at: https://autisminspiredart.etsy.com […]
My photo of Brooklyn Public Library’s enormous Grand Army Plaza entrance did not immediately reveal the wealth of visual imagery present on the columns and the ironwork above the doors. I wish I had taken pictures of each detail: they so beautifully represent all that is available for everyone to read in the public library (unless […]
I was more into clocks than doorways when I took the photo upon which this sketch is based. It is somewhere near 23rd Street, but I don’t remember exactly where. 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 doorway was under construction in uptown Manhattan when I passed 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
