Orange Section

Now the section is orange as well as the solid horizontal and spoon. Smaller cup, smaller ring. A Careful composition but I feel it lacks the life of a more explorative drawing. Dislike thinking these are formulaic because i love the subtle compositions and testing mthods of light, shadow, surface and form...hmmm beginning to sound like architecture...

Morning Orange

So the first few I felt didn't have a tie to Syracuse, so I have begun working orange into the palate. Now we have an orange mug reflecting a white plate on a semi reflective surface. Despite the large ring, this is Stephanie Irwin's ( the Dean's Executive Assistant) favorite so far.

Morning joe

So not the most original name...here we see a section and perspective combination drawing. The plate on the left side gave me some grief. I was trying to get a section that was white instead of black. This forced me to make a coffee wash background... which shows the inconsistency of my brush. ugh. That's why I keep exercising!

Morning exercises

I should say that the school has provided mw with Fabriano card stock which is excellent for the ink and wash I like to do. Here is the second in the series, it's my "morning exercise"

Orange Coffee...?

As a tradition on this blog, coffee sketches have often made an appearance. Recently I have assisted with syracuse Architecture to build relationships with alumni and have volunteered some of these original sketches to promote the school and generate a creative "buzz" with our alumni by providing these little sketches as a correspondence card. I'll continue to post as they develop. Here's the first one.

Soloman, Speaks and Stenson

So the big three at Syracuse architecture, Michael Speaks (Dean), Jonathan Solomon (associate Dean) and Tim Stenson (Undergrad Chair) are used to giving talks in front of the school. And, with pen in hand, and sometimes some coffee, I am used to sketching them.

Here is a series of Michael Speaks with Solomon near by...

And a series of Stenson addressing the incoming class.

Syracuse architecture Faculty 2

At the Minnowbrook retreat center in the Adirondacks, run by Syracuse University, the architecture faculty escape for 2 days of messaging, presentations and camaraderie. Among the meetings and discussions is also ample time to sketch. here is Sarosh Anklesaria waiting patiently through a discussion.

below is the view of the adjacent lake from the docks of the retreat center.

Syracuse Architecture Faculty

Often, some of our closest relations make the best impromptu models. Here at a faculty retreat we see Joe Godlewski and Michael Speaks engaged in an academic forum.

Open that Bottle Night Invitation

A recent client asked me to sketch an invitation for a party they were giving called "Open that Bottle Night", an event started several years ago to provide an evening to open a bottle of wine that has been waiting to be open for a special occasion. In this case it coincided with the Chinese New Year: the year of the horse. The sketch below is the product for the occasion:

This went through a string of variations until the lines became crisp, simple and efficient.

Man in the Moon: Unofficial Poster: Self Reliance :4 of 4

This was the first poster of the completed set . It shows again the upside down flag from the opening sequence and the steam-punk fairies that first exhibited the large banner over the moon as the story was introduced. The Cyclists are finding their own self-reliance as technology grows in the world. In the red field behind the moon, the western hemisphere of the earth comes into view.