Meditation Series 5/8 People Doing Things, NY, LA 1990-2024
This is a sketch of a little girl marching in a parade in Brooklyn, NY. This is a detail of from one of my photos from that day in 1990.
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Meditation Series 2/8 People Doing Things, NY, LA 1990-2024
This is from a black and white photo I took in 1990. The occasion was ‘Brooklyn Days’ at Grand Army Plaza. I have no idea what the name of the instrument this person was toting. It was very unusual.
Brooklyn Graffiti, 1991 – Matted Vintage Photo for Sale
Graffiti was different back in the 1990s: more textual than graphic. When I lived in Brooklyn I did a lot of walking in my spare time. This walk took me by MacDonald Avenue, Avenue U and other scenic locations. this is a graffitied wall that I came across. I printed shortly after I took the […]
Meditation Series: (7/8) Selected Doorways, NYC (1990s)
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 […]
Meditation Series: (1/8) Exterminator Chili, NYC (1989)
I found this storefront a long time ago during one of my walks when NYC was my home. It must have been just down the block from the Bar on Church and One Way, that I sketched earlier this year. This sketch poses a number of questions: What is in the bag in the open […]
Meditation Series: Brooklyn Subway Platform (1990) Sketches (1-8)
This sheet of sketches shows my exploration of the night scene captured on an elevated subway platform in Brooklyn, NY. The reference photo was published along with the first sketch of this 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 […]
Meditation Series: (8/8) Brooklyn Subway Platform (1990)
This was a quick sketch of the original theme, done with water soluble ink. I applied water in order to get a dramatic sky. 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) Brooklyn Subway Platform (1990)
I like this ‘reverse sunset’ look. 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: (5/8) Brooklyn Subway Platform (1990)
This is part of the view from the elevated subway 18th Avenue platform in Brooklyn. 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) Brooklyn Subway Platform (1990)
Unlike yesterday’s sketch I only painted the sky down to the skyline, instead of merging the red and yellows from top to bottom of the paper. Again, I painted the spotlights with yellow, filling in the concentric(ish) penned lines that indicate the shape of the glow of the lights. Please visit my Etsy shop for […]
