Meditation Series: (4/8) Luthier Storefront, NYC (1989)

New Year’s Eve is a time for reflection. The violin is a symbol of my youth, and early times in my original family’s life. I miss everyone from back then. Hope everyone had a wonderful and safe New Year’s celebration. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike […]

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: (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: (8/8) The Palladium (1989)

I had no clear idea of what I wanted to do in the final sketch of this series. The first thing that came to mind was the search lights, prominent in the Palladium mural. I thought of the magnifying glass effect and used it to amplify and diminish the name of the building. The half curtain […]

Meditation Series: (8/8) Exterminator Chili, NYC (1989)

I finally carefully inspected the menu board in the window of Exterminator Chili. The resolution of the small menu image was such that the ingredients of each choice were barely readable. It was clear however, that the choices were: Residential; Commercial; Industrial and Agricultural. I was also pleased to see that they had free live […]

Meditation Series: (3/8) Smoke Shop, NYC (1988)

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

Meditation Series: (6/8) Texaco at Lafayette and Bond, NYC (1989)

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 […]

Meditation Series: (5/8) Behind the Chirping Chicken, NYC (1991)

After meticulous sketching, i like doing a quick sketch. Using water soluble ink pens adds an element of unpredictability, when I dowse water in those areas. 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