Meditation Series: (8/8) Selected Standpipes, LA (2021)

This standpipe has ports for six hoses. Unlike the standpipe manifold pictured in a previous post with four ports, this one requires additional support. 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

Meditation Series: (5/8) Selected Standpipes, LA (2021)

I found this standpipe against a wall of an apartment complex not far from where I live. It was shinier in real life. 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

Meditation Series: (3/8) Selected Standpipes, LA (2021)

I found this beauty in an alley in DTLA. The yellow stanchions are concrete-filled pipes anchored in front of the standpipe to protect it against an errant garbage truck or other vehicle that could knock it off the wall. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at:  […]

Meditation Series: (2/8) Selected Standpipes, LA (2021)

I couldn’t get out of my own way when I took a picture of this fire department connection. The resulting photo became a selfie as well as a portrait of a shiny standpipe. 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 […]

Meditation Series: (1/8) Selected Standpipes, LA (2021)

This is the first of my series of standpipes I photographed in Los Angeles. They do not take up as much space as the ones in San Jose, but I find them just as interesting. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at:  https://autisminspiredart.etsy.com My other artwork […]

Meditation Series: (8/8) Selected Standpipes, San Jose (2017)

I found this really big standpipe next to a strip mall. It was gleaming! This representation doesn’t quite catch that quality, but the sunlight did reveal small details on the painted ironwork, which I inked in. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at:  https://autisminspiredart.etsy.com My other […]

Meditation Series: (6/8) Selected Standpipes, San Jose (2017)

This standpipe is hidden in the undergrowth, and a potted plant. I hope the Fire Department can find it when it is needed. 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

Meditation Series: (5/8) Selected Standpipes, San Jose (2017)

I haven’t quite figured out where the fire department hooks up to this particular set of standpipes. Perhaps the connection is on the other side. This equipment must be do something, otherwise it wouldn’t be chained up. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at:  https://autisminspiredart.etsy.com My other […]

OtherArtByJack: Uptown Doors and Standpipe (2016)

I love all the different doors I used to see during my walks in New York City. This is a print of a pen and ink sketch I did of the cityscape on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. There was a bright red standpipe sitting off to the side, which I just had to […]