Friday, August 15, 2014

Thursday, August 14, 2014

COPYING RALPH SREADMAN

9" x 12" Uniball pen and Pitt brush pen in Strathmore sketchbook

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Sunday, August 10, 2014

Saturday, August 9, 2014

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Saturday, August 2, 2014

Friday, August 1, 2014

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Saturday, July 26, 2014

Friday, July 25, 2014

Thursday, July 24, 2014

PORTRAIT OF DAVID CHOE

24" x 36" Acrylic on paper
David Choe is an outstanding original artist.  When Facebook was just starting out they asked him to paint a mural in their corporate office and he agreed to the commission for $60,000.  Upon completion of the mural Facebook came up short and asked David if he would take shares of stock instead.  He agreed and last year he cashed in to the tune of $260 million.

Friday, July 18, 2014

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

LAUNDRYMAT

9" x 12" Pitt pens in Strathmore sketchbook quick sketch

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

COPYING PAUL MADONNA

Pitt big brush pens in Aquabee 9" x 9" sketchbook
I drew this house from a drawing by Paul Madonna, an artist from San Francisco. A great artist to learn from.

Monday, July 14, 2014

ROYAL HOUSE

Uniball pen and watercolor in 8 1/2" x 11" Moleskine sketchbook

Sunday, July 13, 2014

DUCK HOUSE

Uniball pen and watercolor in 8 1/2" x11 Moleskine sketchbook

Saturday, July 12, 2014

Thursday, July 10, 2014

JUNE 23 1969 MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

!6" x 20" Acrylic on canvas  Private Collection

This drawing is of the first professional prizefight my father and I attended.  I had taken up boxing as a kid at the Police Athletic league and was having some success, but my parents were against it.  I begged my Dad to take me to see this fight as I had heard that Joe Frazier was the only boxer who could beat Muhammed Ali. Frazier's opponent was Jerry Quarry, who himself was a top contender during the 1960's. Reluctantly my Dad took me and I now realize he did it so I could see for myself how brutal this sport is.  The fight was stopped in the 7th round because Quarry had a cut over his right eye.  Both of these fighters are now dead.  Quarry at 53 (brain damage sustained from prizefighting), Frazier at 67 from liver cancer.  I quit boxing because I lacked the killer instinct.

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Saturday, July 5, 2014

PORTRAIT OF MRS. KLARBERG

Oil on canvas 24" x 36" from a photo of John Howard Sanden portrait.

Friday, July 4, 2014

Thursday, July 3, 2014

PORTRAIT OF ARTIST ELSBETH McLEOD

11" x 15" Uniball pen, watercolor and gouache on Canson paper.  This is super artist at SBS Elsbeth McLeod whose work I really admire and study.

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Monday, June 30, 2014

TICKET WINDOW CONCERT HALL WEST WENDOVER, NEVADA

Uniball pen and watercolor in 8 1/2" x 11" Moleskine skeatchbook. Previously posted in SBS

Sunday, June 29, 2014

AIRPLANE AT EUGENE, OREGON AIRPORT

Uniball pen and pitt big brush pens in 5" x 7" Sketchbook Project sketchbook