These are the sketches that developed as I was reflecting on my brother Mike’s life on the second anniversary of his death. I was fortunate to have my library of photographic images to help me remember particularly important moments. I reanimated some of the meaningful times using my skills to recreate the photos by hand […]
This sketch is chock full of information. I began by sketching a photo taken in 1960 on a camping trip, of me and my two brothers standing aside my parents’ 1957 Chevy. I was looking for old photographs that depicted Mike, my autistic brother, in a cheerful mood. I know there were fun times, but […]
That sums it up: Nice moments trump (pardon the expression) being with your stuff.
This was one of the sketches I did at my Mom and Dad’s house when I began to draw every day. The vantage point is from another room. I wasn’t quite able to distinguish one form from another at this stage. I think I was concentrating on getting a range of tones, from dark to […]
