Torres de Serranos

Impressionistic study of Torres de Serranos in Valencia, Spain. Done April, 2022 based upon photographs taken during a visit in March, 2022. Watercolor with pen flourishes.

Lobster

Portrait of a lobster done in one hour in a watercolor class onboard the cruise ship Viking Sea, March, 2022. Watercolor and pen on illustration board. Original size: 7.25 in. by 4.25 in.

Ship Café

A caricature of passengers in the ship café on Deck 1 of the cruise ship Viking Sea as part of a watercolor class onboard. Done March, 2022, pen and watercolor.

Jaunty Fellow

Quickly-drawn study of a figure done in a watercolor class onboard the cruise ship Viking Sea, March, 2022. Original size: approx. 3 in. by 6 in.

 

 

Calle in Cádiz

View looking down a calle toward the dome of the cathedral in Cádiz, Spain during a walking tour. Impressionistic marker and watercolor tint painting depicting the vibrant colors of the façades. The woman in the foreground had a bold-patterned shawl. The perspective is slightly off. Original size: approx. 5 in. by 6 in. Done April, 2022.

 

Sea Bass

Painting of a yellow tail sea bass done in one hour at a watercolor class onboard the cruise ship Viking Sea in March, 2022. Some artistic license was taken in the depiction. It was finished with some flourishes using pen and marker. Original size: approx. 7.5 in. by 5.25 in.

 

Cádiz Redux

View of the cathedral of Cádiz, Spain from the bow on Deck 7 of the cruise ship Viking Sea. Drawn on site on ship stationery at the end of March, 2022, using pen and marker. Original size: 4 in. by 6 in.

Same drawing as above but with patches of color added by smartphone markup.

 

 

Ukraine on the mind

A re-posting of a sketch from March, 2012 of St. Joseph Ukrainian Catholic Church in Chicago. Marker on tracing paper and then post-computer-enhanced. The church was designed by Ukraine-born architect Zenon Mazurkevich; and was dedicated in 1977.

Cádiz

Finally I got around to posting a drawing again. A quickly-drawn sketch looking toward the cathedral of Cádiz, Spain, from Deck 6 of the cruise ship Viking Sky. Drawn on site, March, 2018, using ball point pen on ship’s stationery.

Málaga

A quickly drawn sketch of the skyline of Málaga, along the Costa del Sol of Spain, from Deck 10 of the cruise ship, Disney Magic. Drawn on site, May, 2014, using ball point pen and marker on ship's stationery.

It's A Small World

A quickly drawn sketch of the whimsical façade of world architecture in the loading area of It's A Small World, an attraction at the Disney World Magic Kingdom theme park in Florida. Felt tip marker on tracing paper, with color added later, 8" by 4" original size, done December, 2012.

Old Key West

Down at Disney World again to see holiday decorations. A view looking along the breezeway at the hospitality house of Old Key West resort. Quickly drawn with marker on tracing paper, approximately 6" by 9" original size, done December, 2012. 

Magic leaving Manhattan

Sailing away from Manhattan. A quickly drawn sketch of the New York skyline from the top deck of the Disney cruise ship Magic. Felt tip marker on tracing paper, approximately 7" by 10", done September, 2012.

Peggy's Cove

Recently I visited Peggy's Cove on the coast of Nova Scotia, near Halifax. It was very picturesque. These are two quickly drawn sketches done there, felt tip marker on tracing paper, approximately 6" by 10".

Wonder at Night

A view of naval architecture: the two funnels of the Disney cruise ship Wonder at night, standing on Deck 10. Marker and pencil on tracing paper, with sky added later using Paint Shop Pro, 5" by 7" original size, drawn from sketch notes, May 2012.

Canada Place

A quickly drawn sketch of the Disney cruise ship Wonder docked at Canada Place, Vancouver, British Columbia. Ball point pen on paper, approximately 5" by 8" original size, drawn on site, May 2012, with color touches added later with marker.

Alcatraz

A quickly drawn view of Alcatraz and Pier 39, San Francisco Bay, from Deck 10 of the Disney cruise ship Wonder. Ball point pen on ship's stationery, 5" by 3" original size, drawn on site, May 2012.

Coit Tower

A quickly drawn view of Telegraph Hill and Coit Tower, San Francisco, from Deck 10 of the Disney cruise ship Wonder. Ball point pen on ship's stationery, 5" by 3" original size, drawn on site, May, 2012.

Presidio

A quickly drawn view of San Francisco looking toward the Presidio from Deck 9 of the Disney cruise ship Wonder. Ball point pen on ship's stationery, 5" by 2" original size, drawn on site, May 2012.

Embarcadero

I recently sailed on a repositioning of the Disney cruise ship Wonder. One of the ports of call was San Francisco. The ship docked at Pier 35. Here is a quickly drawn sketch view from the promenade deck of the ship looking toward the Embarcadero and the Oakland Bridge. Ball point pen on ship's stationery, 5" by 2" actual size, drawn on site, May, 2012.