Meditation Series: (6/8) Texaco at Lafayette and Bond, NYC (1989)

This was a quick sketch with my water soluble pens. I water washed the areas that I inked and tried to leave the mural un-blurred. The ghost of a car in the foreground is under repair. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at: etsy.com/shop/AutismInspiredArt. My […]

Meditation Series: (5/8) Texaco at Lafayette and Bond, NYC (1989)

This is a closer look at the area adjacent to the Texaco gas station. The mural is still visible around the corner. It looks like the gas guzzling car has pulled up the the garage door awaiting entry. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at: […]

Meditation Series: (4/8) Texaco at Lafayette and Bond, NYC (1989)

I focused on the signs and part of the mural in this variation on the pen and ink theme for the current edition of this meditation series. 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: (3/8) Texaco at Lafayette and Bond, NYC (1989)

I concentrated on the mural in this iteration of the series. I took liberties with colors (since the source photo is in black and white) and the design, since it was a bit small in the original. Please visit my Etsy shop for my artwork for sale inspired by my autistic brother Mike at: etsy.com/shop/AutismInspiredArt. […]

Meditation Series: (2/8) Texaco at Lafayette and Bond, NYC (2/8) (1989)

I guessed at the colors for the mural and used a second photo to fill out the architecture surrounding the urban gas station. 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: (1/8) Texaco at Lafayette and Bond, NYC (1989)

I was again plowing through my old photos in search of something interesting and came upon a photo of a gas station in Manhattan. The year was 1989. The gas price was 137.9. Those were the days. The mural was another surprise. I can’t wait to improvise on the colors (the photo was black and […]