Category Archives: Observation

Sketchbook Number 65 – 20 December 2012 to 27 March 2013

Cover of Sketchbook No. 65, ink and sticker on book cover

Cover of Sketchbook No. 65, ink and sticker on book cover

I finished my 65th sketchbook last week. Continue reading

Transit Rider Sketches – February 2013

Woman on the #2 Train, brush pen ink on paper in Sketchbook No. 65, 25 February 2013, about 8.5"x11"

Woman on the #2 Train, brush pen ink on paper in Sketchbook No. 65, 25 February 2013, about 8.5″x11″

Commuting from Jersey City to the Bronx, I have a lot of time on the train Continue reading

Queens, NYC Street – 23 February 2013

Queens, NYC Street - 45th Street at Greenpoint Ave, ink and watercolor on paper, 23 February 2013, 6"x6"

Queens, NYC Street – 45th Street at Greenpoint Ave, ink and watercolor on paper, 23 February 2013, 6″x6″

This is a fairly quick ink and watercolor streetscape Continue reading

Rooftop Manhattan Skyline drawing – January 2013

Manhattan skyline looking east from top of Carrie's work at SVA, ink on paper in sketchbook, 8-30 January 2013, about 11"x17"

Manhattan skyline looking east from top of Carrie’s work at SVA, ink on paper in sketchbook, 8-30 January 2013, about 11″x17″

I took a long time to finish this drawing. It’s a view of Manhattan from the rooftop of School of Visual Arts Continue reading

Transit Riders Sketches – 11 January 2013

Sketches of folks riding transit, pen on paper in sketchbook, 11 January 2012, about 8.5"x11"

Sketches of folks riding transit, pen on paper in sketchbook, 11 January 2012, about 8.5″x11″

Above is a page I like from my latest sketchbook Continue reading

Sketchbook Number 64 – 28 October 2012 to 19 December 2012

Cover of Sketchbook No.64 - 2012, about 8.5"x11"

Cover of Sketchbook No.64 – 2012, about 8.5″x11″

I am just getting around to posting some highlights from my most recent completed sketchbook – Number 64. Continue reading

NYC Buildings sketch – 3 January 2013

NYC Building at 21st and 6th Avenue - brush pen on paper in Sketchbook No. 65, 3 January 2013, about 8.5"x11"

NYC Building at 21st and 6th Avenue – brush pen on paper in Sketchbook No. 65, 3 January 2013, about 8.5″x11″

Here’s a fairly quick sketch of a good looking New York City building Continue reading

Jury Duty Sketches – 12 December 2012

jury room sketch, ink on paper in Sketchbook No. 64, 12 December 2012, about 8.5"x5"

jury room sketch, ink on paper in Sketchbook No. 64, 12 December 2012, about 8.5″x5″

I had jury duty earlier this week. Continue reading

Airplane Sketches – 9 December 2012

Awaiting de-icing on Delta Flight 821  from Minneapolis to Los Angeles, brush pen ink on paper across two pages of Sketchbook No. 64, 9 December 2012, 11"x17"

Awaiting de-icing on Delta Flight 821 from Minneapolis to Los Angeles, brush pen ink on paper across two pages of Sketchbook No. 64, 9 December 2012, 11″x17″

I flew back to L.A. from New Jersey Continue reading

Tree and Church NYC – 3 December 2012

Tree and Church Streetscape - 29th Street near 5th Avenue, New York City, ink and watercolor on paper, 3 December 2012, 8"x8"

Tree and Church Streetscape – 29th Street near 5th Avenue, New York City, ink and watercolor on paper, 3 December 2012, 8″x8″

This is another Manhattan streetscape Continue reading