Meditation Series: Watching the Parking Lot in LA Sketches 1-8 (2021)

Here is the progression of my meditations, starting with the pen and ink theme in the upper-left position. The final couple of sketches are abstract, riffs on the original sketch. 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: […]

Meditation Series: (8/8) Watching the Parking Lot in LA (2021)

Today’s sketch makes use of various elements of the original theme, but is quite a departure from its structure. This composition is an introspection rather than outward look at a parking lot. 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 […]

Meditation Series: (7/8) Watching the Parking Lot in LA (2021)

The graffiti and storefront walls are in the same plane in this watercolor variation of the original theme of this series. The anthropomorphic windows were inspired by one of Jacques Tati’s movies (I don’t remember which one, but if you get a chance check out his filmography). There is a connection between the two realms […]

Meditation Series: (6/8) Watching the Parking Lot in LA (2021)

After a conversation with my brother Dave, I was inspired to take my variations on a theme to the next level. First, I replaced the face on the mural and made the eye direct the viewers’ attention. The arrow from the parking sign is an obvious directional symbol, acting in concert with the eye. There […]

Meditation Series: (5/8) Watching the Parking Lot in LA (2021)

The focal point of this sketch is the mural and parking arrow. The washed pen and ink sketchy part of the scene is another dimension. The mural on the side of the building is becoming more of a face and less of a part of the building, peering out, at the very center of the […]

Meditation Series: (4/8) Watching the Parking Lot in LA (2021)

This sketch has an amorphous quality. I focused on the parking lot sign and building, enlarging my photo to see as much detail as possible. The partial views of the car and the truck in the foreground does not differ from the mural and graffiti in the background. Only the green leaves of the tree […]

Meditation Series: (3/8) Watching the Parking Lot in LA (2021)

I was able to get more of the scene into this sketch. I like the mural in the context of the implied normal workday. The figure has to keep her eye open with her thumb and forefinger. Just like the daily grind. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my […]

Meditation Series: (2/8) Watching the Parking Lot in LA 2021

This is a tough one. There was a lot going on visually in the original photo of this Los Angeles street scene. There is the building facade, composed of windows and awnings and a facade of a person on the blank faced of the building facing the parking lot. That face is obscured by a […]

Meditation Series: (1/8) Watching the Parking Lot in LA (2021)

There are a lot of murals on the buildings in LA. This one overlooks a small parking lot somewhere in downtown. 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

Meditation Series: Billboard and Mural, LA (2021) Sketches 1-8

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