Ross

This is the last of this series for the time being. I've got some ideas about taking it forward but I have some other stuff to do right now.

Ross

And again.

Ross

Another look.

Ross

I like this one, i might have another stab at it later.

Ross

Here is a sketch from another shot, i prefer the other reference but you have to have a go, don't you?

Ross

Here is another look, I'm trying to work out the best way to use the shot I was sent.

Ross

I've been doing a lot more drawing lately and i have loads of sketches to upload, I'm just out of the habit a bit. This sketch is one of a few preliminary drawings I'm doing for my nephew Ross, more on that later, but I have a bunch of these that I will be posting this week. Happy Sunday good people of the world.

Tools

I dug this up from the past, it was a drawing I did for a holiday card at work. Does this some up the holiday spirit or what? Sketch of the day is almost making a comeback.

Cart Before the horse

Here are a couple of preliminary sketches from yesterday's post. not up to much but these days, two posts is two days in nothing to sneeze at.

Dracular

This was a piece of homework I just reworked as a sample. I'm still working on a couple of bar paintings but this was a welcome distraction. I should post some sketches at some point,. what with this being "Sketch of the Day" and all.

Old Town Bar Till

How many times have you seen some version of this on this blog site, click HERE to see some others.

Rohmans

Once again it's been a while since my last post. Angie and I ran the New York Marathon on Sunday, can I use that as a good excuse? There are no excuses of course just distractions, once again I'll vow to do better, who knows maybe this time I will.
I'm mapping in the lights and darks on this painting, trying to prize the truth from the photographs I'm using, last week I went and sat in the bar again and made color notes and a value study, this is a little closer to the truth. I hope ti finish this soon, I'm working on a couple more which I'll be posting soon. Thanks for your patience.

Fishing Fish

I got around to finishing this one for an upcoming show.

Pete's Tavern

Finished this one up yesterday, I have to keep the momentum going right now. I could bestow the virtues of Pete's on you but I'll save it till later, back to the drawing board.

Iain

I drew this back in the summer, i have a back log of drawings, I don't know why I haven't been posting except to say that I'm out of the habit. I used to feel anxious until I had posted for the day and now I often don't think of it. I'm working on the bar paintings and getting this book out so my focus a has been elsewhere. Sketch of the day has become a bit of a joke, I must admit, I'll have another go and see what happens, and and apologies for those of you who are visiting the site of late. I'll do better.

Rohmans

Got a little done at the weekend but not too much on account that we are training for the marathon and ran 21 miles on Saturday, very little left in the tanks on Sunday but had a go, plat spot the difference.

Fanelli Cafe

Here we are again at Fanelli Cafe, it's starting to come together but still a ways to go. I'll be working on the Rohman's painting this weekend so hopefully I'll have done enough to give a progress report on that.

Old Town Bar

This is the finished painting of the inside of the Old Town Bar, you can see this and all of my other bar paintings by clicking HERE. I'm currently working on putting together a collection of my bar drawings into a book to be called The Little Gem. more on this one soon.

Old Town Bar

This was my favorite lunchtime spot for a little while. Angie used to work a couple of blocks away so it was a great place to meet her for lunch of wait for her to get out of work.

Fishing Fish

A bit of silliness on a Saturday morning.

Fanelli Cafe

Moving along with the inside of Fanelli's, I'm trying to create the same feeling of warmth, these things take time.

Fanelli Cafe

Here is a finish on the Fanelli Cafe painting, I'm still working away on the interior painting that is posted below. I have created a face book page of all the bar paintings which you can visit bey clicking HERE.If you take a look please take the time to "Like" the page, it's good for my fragile ego.

Fanelli Cafe

Here is the state of play on this painting, I'm trying to create a warm feeling inside with a cool early evening feel outside. I've got high hopes for this one. I've got a page devoted to my bar paintings on face book, you can visit and see what I'm up to by clicking HERE

Rohmans

Here we are after another session, still a ways to go but I took a break from this one to work on the Fanelli's painting. I'm happy when I'm doing the series, long may it last.

Beale Air Force Base

I almost forgot about this one but I really enjoyed sitting on the runway and drawing this extraordinary aircraft.

Rohmans

Here we go again, I'm right into this at the moment.

Rohmans

Here we are again, I'm making some changes to this one today to deal with the matter of scale. I'm quite excited about the mood with this one, I'm looking forward to seeing how it develops.

Beale Air Force Base

Some kind of folk lift truck that was used to load things onto other things, what can I say, it was classified.

Beale Air Force Base

So was a beauty, once again, I can't give to the details but I'm enjoying you all filling me in. These jets were used to train pilots and were in full use. whilst this does not come across in the sketch, they were big black and mean looking.

Beale Air Force Base

I can't remember what kind of aircraft this was but it was the first drawing I made on a hot desert landing field. I came , I drew, I burned my ass.

Beale Air Force Base

Here is a Global Hawk getting sorted out for a bit of business. I can say no more.

Beale Air Force Base

Can anyone tell me what this is.

Rohmans

Here I am at the first stage of this next bar painting, I'm going to be painting this one at weekend only, I'm working on a few others during the week. I've got to keep the momentum going right now.

Air Force Program

Three photo's posted in a row, that's hardly sketches is it? I've got sketches and plenty of them but right now I don't have a scanner to hand but here I am with my fellow Air Force program colleges in front of the plane that holds the speed record for getting from New York to LA in 63 minutes, something like that anyway, I really should pay more attention. We were at Beale Air Force base in California and had a truly great week, I might have mentioned that yesterday, put it down to jet lag. Sketches to follow. Stay tuned good people of the world, I'm almost back to what I've come to consider normal.

MFA Bridge Show

Hey Guys, I'm back again, i just spent the last week at the Beale Air Force base in California, what I great time and I have drawings and photo's to post on that trip. I went without a computer so I wasn't able to post again...excuses excuses. But this should be normal service resuming. Who knows, certainly not me.

Pepe at the Bridge

Pepe, whom I have painted a number of times came to the Bridge show last night. I was thrilled to see him there.

MFA Bridge Show

Here is another couple of hours spent on this painting. I'm building up the lights and darks. Tonight is the opening of the MFA Bridge Thesis Show, you can get details by clicking HERE.The main characters in this painting are my fellow MFA grads Eddy, Chad and Anwar, each one splendid to a fellow. See you tonight

Fanelli Cafe

I have been absent again, no excuses. This is the start of another bar painting, I'm got two I'm working on at the same time ans I'm laying out a third. I've got 12 of these bar paintings on display currently at FIT, if you are in the New York area and feel like stopping by, please do.

Designer Magazine

I'm delighted to report that there is an interview with me in the upcoming Designer magazine. The article covers my bar paintings and drawings amongst other things and to my delight my Ear Inn painting made the cover. I'm very excited about this, also for those of You in the NY area, 12 of my bar paintings will be on display at the,

Fashion Institute of Technology
227 West 27th St.

As part of the MFA Bridge Thesis Show. The show runs from September 2-24 with an opening reception on Thursday 8th 5:30-7:30pm

Hope all of you East coasters survived Irene, we got stranded upstate which was not all bad.

Woodstock

This is a weird one, I know, but we are upstate avoiding Irene and very near Bethel Woods which was where Woodstock was actually held. I did this illustration as part of a series of trading cards for Upper Deck a few years back and since it was on my desk top i thought I'd post it today. Dark and gloomy here at the moment but then again, in the words of Dexy's Midnight Runners, "Come on Irene".

The Delaware

This is a view of the Delaware river, I'm up to have another look at it this weekend.

Port Jervis Train

Knocked this one off whilst I was waiting for Angie's train to arrive. You are never alone with a sketchbook.

Bowling Alley At Rohman's Inn

Rohmans is a great bar in Shohola PA, it has one of only four hand set pin bowling alleys left in the US, Babe Ruth would often hop a freight train and come drink here during prohibition, plenty of good stories about this place. I'm about to start doing preliminary sketches for a painting of this place. stay tuned good people of the world.

Skull

We ate well today.

Some People

Some people look like this, sort of.

Missy

This is Missy who sat and drew with us at Wednesdays drink and draw.

Driving Home

I'm sat in the back of the car being driven back to New York which was greatly preferable to driving myself, especially in that rain.

Narrowsburgh Bridge

Once again I had until Angie and Olga had shopped enough. That's how I roll.