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.

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.

Epcot France

A quickly drawn sketch of a portion of Epcot France at Disney World in Florida. Felt tip marker and pencil on tracing paper, 8 1/2" by 11" original size, done May, 2012.

Old Key West

Recently I spent a few days at Disney World in Florida. Here is a view of the hospitality house at Disney's Old Key West resort at dusk looking northeast from Peninsular Road. Felt tip marker on tracing paper, 5 1/2" by 4 1/2" original size, with sky tone added later using Paint Shop Pro, drawn May, 2012.

Cultural Center

A sketch of the east front of the Chicago Cultural Center along Michigan Avenue. I remember it more as the old Chicago Public Library. The buildings to the north and to the west are merely suggested. Felt tip marker on tracing paper, approximately 8 1/2" by 11" original size, drawn April, 2012.

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.

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.

Getaway Cottage

Sketch of the interior of a small getaway cottage project from 2006. Approximately 8" by 5" original size, drawn using Google SketchUp.

Hip Roofs

An abstract painting of hip roofs based on an aerial photograph in Scientific American from the 70s. Acrylic paint and sand on illustration board, a portion of an original work 20" by 28" in size, done Spring, 1971.

Portrait of a Woman

I suppose every architect had a figure drawing class at one time or another, and that included yours truly. The head looks a little large in this sketch done in Spring, 1970. Conté crayon on paper, approximately 4" by 6" original size, part of a larger drawing.