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.

Airport

Another view of the airport terminal building posted earlier on this blog, drawn using Google SketchUp in 2003.

Log Home

A sketch of the log home shown in an earlier post, but in a different setting. Approximately 11" by 8 1/2" original size, drawn with Google SketchUp in 2003 on paper and hand finished with felt tip marker.

Kitchen Addition

The interior of a kitchen addition drawn in 2006 using Google SketchUp, 7" by 5" original size.

Hilltop Interior

Interior view of the living room of the hilltop retreat posted earlier in this blog, drawn using Google SketchUp in 2005, 7" by 5" original size.

Chapel

Two views of a small Catholic eucharistic adoration chapel, drawn in 2005 using Google SketchUp, 7" by 5" original size.

Greatest Hits

Coming up to six months since I established this blog, I thought that the audience might like to know which posts have been viewed the most. The view of the Tuileries from Place de la Concorde in Paris (top sketch) has received the most hits, followed closely by the sketch of Paris' L'Arc de Triomphe (middle sketch). The most hits in one day goes to the watercolor of Bunny's Liquors in Urbana, IL (bottom sketch). Now, how does one explain the audience's interest? Some of it has to do with the subject matter of the sketches, I suppose; or it might be the medium that the drawing was done in; or it could be the style of the sketching technique. In order to make it easier to find a type of sketch or technique or media, I recently added more labeling gadgets.

Superdawg Drive-In

Sketch (really more of a scribble) of the Superdawg Drive-In, Chicago. Original size: 3" by 8", felt tip marker on tracing paper with the image color reversed using Paint Shop Pro, done March, 2012.

Townhouse

Sketch of the interior of a townhouse project from 2005, produced using Google SketchUp, 8 1/2" by 11" original size.

Our Lady, Mother of the Church

These drawings were part of a feasibility study that I did for a remodeling of my parish church. The parishioners desired the removal of the plaster baldachino which obscured the diamond-shaped stained glass windows in the church's sanctuary. The final commission was given to another architect. The sketches were drawn in October, 2001 from existing plans of the church using the Microsoft Paint accessory.

Ukrainian Church

Getting really close to home, here is a sketch of St. Joseph Ukrainian Catholic church in Chicago. The onion domes were originally bright metallic, but they were painted over because pilots landing planes at nearby O'Hare airport complained about the glare from them. Felt tip marker on tracing paper, approximately 6" by 5" original size, drawn on site, March, 2012. The sketch was photographed and color depth was decreased and a sky tone was added using Paint Shop Pro.

This is the same sketch as above, but with the vertical perspective exaggerated and with some added color using Paint Shop Pro to simulate sunset.

Chinatown

A view of Chinatown in Chicago looking north along Wentworth Avenue. Willis Tower is in the distance, behind the Chinatown gate. Felt tip marker on tracing paper, approximately 6" by 8" original size, done August, 2011, with sky tone added later.

Millennium Park

A sketch looking north toward Randolph Street from Millennium Park. A quick study, felt tip marker on tracing paper, 6" by 7" original size, done August, 2011, with sky tint added later using Paint Shop Pro.

Buckingham Fountain

I had to include a sketch of my hometown. A view of the Chicago skyline from Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park. A quick study, felt tip marker on tracing paper, 7" by 9" original size, done August, 2011, with sky tone added later using Paint Shop Pro. There is a French connection here: the fountain was inspired by the Bassin de Latone fountain in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.

Hilltop Retreat

A vacation home project on a hilltop, not of the Èze variety, but more like the Illinois variety. The drawings, an elevation and section, were done using Google SketchUp in 2005.

Beach House

Apropos of Provence and the Côte d'Azur, here is a beach house design that I made in 2006 using Google SketchUp. It is a composition of planes and pastels; a design that is a little bit Le Corbusier, a little bit Paul Rudolph, and a little bit Mid-Century Modern motel. The plan area is less than 1000 square feet; yet the variety in the volumes of space and the open plan make it seem larger. On my architect website, it uses different materials and is called a weekend cottage.

Nice Vieille Ville

Pencil sketch on paper of a doorway in the old quarter of Nice. Original size: 6" by 8", done on site, December, 1971. Image posterized in 2011.

Nice Vieille Ville

I had the opportunity to spend a month in Provence while I was studying in France in 1971. This is a typical street view in the vieille ville section of Nice. The location listed below is not the place where the sketch was done, but it gives the general atmosphere. Original size: 7" by 12", done on site, pencil on paper, December, 1971. The drawing image was posterized in 2011 using Moodboard.

Le Marais

This elevation of a student project that I worked on during my study in France in 1971 had the lofty title of "International Center for the Study of Diplomacy." The site was in the Marais district of Paris, near Place des Vosges. The building was a boomerang shape in plan that surrounded the Hôtel Salé (which much later housed the Musée Picasso). Ink and pencil on vellum (with Ock D. Eng); sepia tone added to image in 2011. Original size: 24" by 18".