This is the collection of sketches exploring the clock shop on Lexington and 61st Street in NYC and some of my thoughts about clocks and time. 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 love shop signs that picture what the store sells. 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
Another detail through the second floor window of the Sutton Clock Shop at Lexington and 61st Street in Manhattan. 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 is a detail of the original theme sketch. I spent much time on the lettering, only to misspell ‘clock’ (can you believe it?). So I did my best to smudge out the permanent ink. I ended up making the whole sign look old and smudgy, as a sort of camouflage. Other than that, I […]
I did this one brick by brick. I took the liberty of inserting more clocks in the window (from a photo I took inside the shop). The side lighting of the image below accentuates the texture of the paper and makes the whole composition look as if it were composed of individual points of color. […]
This is a colorized version of the pen and ink sketch that started this series. Since the original photo is black and white, All the colors are guesses. The smattering of clocks in the window of this wondrous shop is all that is visible through the dusty window. Please visit my Etsy shop for my […]
I have fond memories of this clock repair shop. It is (or was) right across from Bloomingdales on Lexington (I think, around 56th Street). I love clocks and bought several from the proprietor. He was a nice old man. My favorite purchase was a desktop clock with a scene from Holland. the windmill arms indicated […]
There is one thing of which you can be certain: If you are looking for one esoteric shop in New York City, you can find at least a dozen of them. At least that was the case during most of the 20 years I lived there. Things gradually changed. For example, I used to have […]
Today’s experiment: I had such fun with yesterday’s trip down memory lane (also known as Lexington Avenue in Manhattan), that I looked for a photograph I took inside the Sutton Clock Shop. I found one: If I could have a wall of clocks of my own, it would look something like this. I would probably […]
