Café

There had to be a self-portrait sooner or later. A sketch of my reflection in a mirror at a café near the Gare Saint-Lazare. Dry tip marker on paper, approximately 4" by 7" original size, done April, 1972.

Café Bar

A view of a server at the bar of a café near the Gare Saint-Lazare in Paris. Dry tip marker and felt tip marker on paper, approximately 4" by 6" original size, done April, 1972.

Café

Another view of patrons in a café near the Gare Saint-Lazare. Dry felt tip marker on paper, approximately 4" by 6" original size, done April, 1972.

Café

A view of patrons in a café near the Gare Saint-Lazare in Paris. Dry felt tip marker on paper, approximately 5" by 7" original size, drawn on site April, 1972.

Café

Sketch of a patron in a café near the Gare Saint-Lazare. Dry tip marker on paper, approximately 7" by 9" original size, done April, 1972.

Café Bar

A view of patrons at a café bar near the Gare Saint-Lazare. The top sketch was drawn quickly on site and the bottom sketch is a cleaned up version of the top sketch done later. This café was all mirrors and neon lighting. Dry tip marker and felt tip marker on paper, approximately 7" by 8" each, original size, done April, 1972.

Café Bar

A sketch of patrons at a café bar near the Gare Saint-Lazare. The top sketch was drawn quickly on site while the bottom sketch is a cleaned up version of the top sketch. Dry tip marker and felt tip marker on paper, approximately 7" by 8" each, original size, done April, 1972.

Café

A sketch of patrons in a café in Versailles. Dry felt tip marker on paper, approximately 6" by 9" original size, done February, 1972.

Another sketch of patrons in a café in Versailles. Dry felt tip marker on paper, 6" by 6" original size, done February, 1972.

Café Bar

Sketch of a bar in a café in Versailles. Dry marker on paper, approximately 6" by 9", done February, 1972. Looking over all of my sketches for this time period, I have noticed that my style of drawing varies a lot. Sometimes the linework is confident and at other times, as in this drawing and subsequent drawings I will post, it is more feathery and tentative, especially when drawing people. For the most part though, I have always considered myself to be a deliberative sketcher.

Boulevard Saint-Michel

A quick study done at a café, probably Le Lutèce. Felt tip marker on tracing paper, 2" by 3" original size, October, 1971.