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".

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.

Pickwick Theatre

A drawing of the Art Deco style Pickwick Theatre in Park Ridge, IL, a suburb of Chicago. Felt tip marker on tracing paper, approximately 6" by 8" original size, done March, 2012; with background tone on the upper portion of the building added by placing another sheet of trace with the tone under the drawing. Sky tone was added using Paint Shop Pro.

Altgeld Hall

An unfinished drawing of the bell tower of Altgeld Hall, a Neo-Romanesque building on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Conté crayon and turpentine wash on glossy paper, approximately 8" by 16" original size, done Spring, 1969.

Leaning Tower

A sketch of the Leaning Tower.....of Niles, a suburb of Chicago. This half-size replica of Pisa Cathedral's campanile is located at the Leaning Tower YMCA. A quick study, felt tip marker on tracing paper, 6" by 8" original size, done March, 2012.

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.

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.

Burgos

View of a monastery church near Burgos, along the pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela. An unfinished watercolor from sketch notes taken on site. Original size: approximately 12" by 18", December, 1971.