The sequence of my drawings of doors of Los Angeles that I displayed this past week, began with the one on the top left. I proceeded clockwise, sketching interesting looking doorways from my treasure trove of photos. It is interesting to see them all together in one place Please visit my Etsy shop for my […]
This building is one of three in the PAC Mutual campus in LA. It was built in 1908 after Pacific Mutual relocated from San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake. The other additions (not pictured here) were built in 1921 and 1926. PAC Mutual is a City of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. [Note: the statuary at the […]
This ornate doorway guards a theater exit on lower Broadway in Los Angeles. 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
Once in a while there is a plain brick doorway in LA. 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 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 […]
