New Years Eve at McSorley's

I'm not even going to attempt getting into McSorely's tonight, I'm sure it's going to be packed tight. Have a great evening how ever you choose to spend it and I wish you all a happy new year.

Reader

two things the subway is good for, reading and drawing, that's if you can get a seat.

Last Night at the Lobster

is the book I bought Angie for Christmas, she really enjoyed it and finished it already. You should go to Barnes and Noble and buy it, it's written by Stewart O'Nan.

Wine Reception

I'm receptive to a little wine on the odd occassion

Holiday Cheer

Seems to have left the building

Boxing Day

and these two gentlemen retreat to the pub to discuss their unbelievable good fortune. New socks and underwear abound and 2008 looks like being a winner.

Merry Xmas

And look what was waiting under the tree for me this morning, I swear Angie can read my mind sometimes.

Macky's Jolly Christmas

This is Matt, he's one of the many regulars at the Old Town Bar, I could tell you many tales about Matt but for a glimpse you should go to YouTube and search for Macky's Jolly Christmas. It's festive to say the least.

The Eve of the Eve

So you might as well take yourself off for a pint and reflect on all the new socks and scarfs that will be coming your way.

Party Time

hope you're all enjoying the holiday festivites

Oil Change

This is our car finally getting some TLC. Took it to a place on Bedford, those guys work quick. So did I. Not what you were expecting to see?

Three's A Crowd

As promised I found safe haven in a bar, no nudes here. The guy seen drinking the beer didn't like the guy in the white shirt, it was a very uneasy triad but enjoyable non the less.

Not a Bar

I wasn't in a bar last night and look what happened, tomorrow I'm going to a bar where I know I'll be safe

Silly Hats

These are subway drawings of which I have multiple filled sketchbooks, these I did yesterday on my way into the city. It's turned realy cold here but people in hats are fun to draw.

Bill's

Here is another look at my new favourite bar. This also represents a new direction with the work although I'm not quite sure of what that direction is. Ultimately I'm putting together a collection for a book and exhibition.

The Met

yesterday we went to the Klimt exhibit at the Neue to get inspired and then to the Met to do some drawing. We sat on the balcony and ordered a bottle of wine and got busy.

Tom

Tom has been drinking at the Old Town Bar since the eighties. Can't argue with that.

Dudes

I'm in a bar drawing dudes in a bar drawing. so what do you think about that then?

Till

It's been a while since I covered this subject, I ought to give it another look in a different medium. Till we draw again.

Graphite

The return of the pencil.

commitment

this chap has clearly been through a great deal but the important thing is he held onto the ball.

Liquid Lunch

something tells me it's going to be a long week.

Quick Study

Sometimes you just have to fire from the hip and see what happens

Doing The Lords Work

And guess who that pint is for.

Today Is My Birthday

but I'm still younger than this guy.

200 Park Slope

Happy hour from 11-7 on Fridays. Good Kitchen, about 30 beers on tap.

Not Nude

Couldn't talk this one out of her clothes, I must be losing my touch.

Bill's

Lunch time trade at Bill's. The day time bar tender's name is Tom and he is as good as it gets, I'd draw him if he'd keep still. 54th st between Madison and Park, do yourself a favour

Nude

hopefully this drawing will take away some of those Monday blues. I like this one and I was getting a little bar heavy.

White Horse Tavern

This is another view of the White Horse Tavern from the dinning room at the end of the bar, you can see the door in the first drawing so I'm sat on the other side. All I'm thinking about when I see this is that the chap in the blue shirt with his back to us hasn't heard from his daughter in a while.

Drawing session

People can be more interesting than stuffed animals although this is often not the case.

Social Solitude

wireless service has forever changed the landscape. Social solitude is how Angie put it. i went to two such places to draw yesterday and didn't buy so much as a bottle of water or say a single word.

White horse Tavern

Is on Hudson St and 11th. yet another of New york's landmark bars and the place in which Dylan Thomas drank himself to death (18 whiskeys). Originally built in 1817 it became the White horse in 1880. Great light for drawing. As with most of these great bars, I like to get there around opening time, choose my spot and watch the locals turn up.

Ulimate Nude

This lady really took it all off. Last night we drew at the Bodies exhibition, they open up after hours some nights for artists to go and sketch.

Bill's

A quick linear study done during lunch yesterday. As I've often said, I find it hard to keep things simple so this one made me happy. Also Bill's, on 54st is another of New Yorks great bars and former speakeasy, I'm thinking of giving my own bar tours.

Nice Pair

McSorley's serves it's own ale which comes ethier light or dark. It also comes two mugs per order. Fine by me.

McSorley's

Can't say enough good things about this place. It opened in 1854 and survived prohibition. Reeks of history,a must if you live in New York or if your'e a tourist, which is why I don't go near the place at weekends. Best sampled during the week at lunchtimes when you can see the place for what it is, a living museum.

Car

It's not a bar or a nude, normal service will be resumed as soon as possible.

Quickie

this was done really fast, just to see what I could do when I thought I wouldn't have time to do anything at all. I caught my reflection in the mirror behind the bar, yes I'm really that suave.

She'll Not Do

England's football team manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Business as usual as these likely lads will attest to. England duly sacked their manager after failing to qualify for the European Championship next year. Managing England is a thankless task, talking of which, Happy Thanksgiving.

Nude

Sometimes lying down on the job is acceptable although it's never worked out for me.

Last Class

Things got a little out of hand at the Museum of Natural History last night. My lawyer has advised me to make no further comment.

Beer Nymph

This drawing represents a kind of love story, a man who's seach has come to an end, enters the world of eternal bliss. Well, maybe not eternal but certainly for the next couple of hours for we all know bliss can be fleeting.

Memorial

this bicycle is a memorial for a woman rider who was hit by a truck on fith ave in Park Slope.

Morning Coffee

You made it to another weekend. Thats no mean feat these days. Congrats.

Chad with Guinness

or Guinness with Chad, at the risk of upsetting Sam Adams

Angie Draws a Bufflehead

As per your requests I'm posting Angie's drawing below. We've got one more class at the Natural History Museum on Monday, after that I guess we'll have to draw the cat's.

Angie's Bufflehead Drawing

Angie can be quite the bufflehead herself.

Watercolor

Tried something new last night. Failed more often than not but this one worked and I'm going to keep trying this for a while.

Happy Hour

This is a gouache study of a sketch I made during an extreamly busy bar session. I had plenty of time to do a drawing, it took forever to get served.