Pen and Ink Series #80: Violin Shapes, LA, 2025
I got my violins back from the luthier. He had a lot of interestingly-shaped
I got my violins back from the luthier. He had a lot of interestingly-shaped
More abstraction. My father would call this sketch ‘a violin storm’, but I wouldn’t think of doing that. 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 what I imagine to be behind the storefront, inside Luthier Rosenthal’s shop. 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 signs painted with gold leaf, outlined in black. They are so classy. This sketch is a detail of the reference photo (taken in 1989) for this series. Luthier (Sam) Rosenthal passed away in 1968, so the shop that bore his name must have been passed down to new owners. I don’t know if his shop still […]
I can only imagine the inside of the violin shop. I used to play the violin and I love the beauty of its sound as well its shape. 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 don’t remember the name of the street where I took the picture on which this sketch is based, but it might have been Madison or Lexington, near Grand Central. I like the tilt of the street and the horizontal-ness of the storefronts. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my […]