B-for and After B-lo

Newest sketches before and after Buffalo. Happy belated 4th.

Shadow at the QH and some flowers on Colesville --- A chick at Panera

Out side the Silver Spring Station --- A women on the Red Line

A Guy waiting for a train at Metro Station --- Guy on Red Line

This Guy was a character on the train, someone I was with said he looked like SideShow Bob from The Simpsons --- guy at Austin Grille and some unfinished drawing morphed

A sketch I became frustrated with --- Grace before she left for NYC

An artist at Seattle's Best --- 2 bad sketches of women

Girl at BWI waiting to go to Buffalo 

Man asleep on the MARC train towards DC --- A Flower at Tommy L's parent's garden

Tommy L. (kinda) --- Fritz (kinda)

A small sketch and comment by Eric and my sketch of Twan and Cloe's Hookah --- A lady asleep on the plane from Buffalo at 6:00 am

Charlotte's drawing of me (obviously) and my sketch of Nick 

Mirrors Mirrors On My Wall...

So I have finally finished(I think) this mirror project and hung it on my bedroom wall. It is nine 10" X 10" wooden framed mirrors from IKEA, that I have painted and painstakingly hung to fit into each other. 

A view from my door w/ bed and part of Irish flag

A closer side view gives better detail

A shot straight on, so you can see me taking the photo

Another straight on with the flash on

While I'm at it here is another wall in my room with 2 of my paintings

It has been a while, but here are some more sketches.

A guy at McGintys --- A Man watching the band at the Quarry House

The band "Snake Head Run" at the QH. I used a lot of ink in this one

2 members of Snake Head Run

Snake Head Run w/ 1 string instrument --- Guy watching the band

Gordon of the Quarry House Tavern

Guy on a date at QH --- another QH guy

crappy quick sketch of Nikki --- Guy eating at Cafe St. Ex

Guys on the Metro

Another awful sketch of Sarah --- and a worse one of some guy who likes the Beastie Boys

Hopefully you see more soon-bye

Creeping Tom

Here are the latest sketches. Some hits and some misses.

A lady reading the paper at Seattle's Best --- Guy writing on Z6

All 3 guys were  drawn at Panera

I wrote C4 here, but she was on the 9 bus --- Guy at Austin Grille, girl at QH

Big guy w/ Gilligan hat at the Quarry House, he knew I was sketching him so he moved  --- Girl with crazy hair and backless shirt at QH

Bald guy with glasses at the QH

My fourth Drawing of Heidi spilled onto a second page  

Heidi focused on "Casino Royale" 

A guy at McGintys  --- A poor rendering of Sarah S. at QH

Steffi drawing me at the Quarry House --- Eric asked Tom to join our table at QH so we could sketch him. I'll see if I can get pictures to post of Eric and Steffi's sketches of Tom

May the Force be with you... always

Something New, Something Blue

Here are a few sketches from the past week or two. I lost my pens on two separate occasions and had to use a black Bic(which I like), and this overpriced blue pen(which I didn't get along with)

 

A dilapidated plant in downtown Silver Spring --- A dude at the QH 

A girl outside Starbucks --- Surprise! A guy at Panera, because you just can't go to work without some coffee and sketching

Downtown Silver Spring from Austin Grille Patio --- Girl on Bus, Austin Grille 

Guy watching TV at Austin Grille --- A Lady eating Lunch on A. Grilles' patio

A few more

So, here are a few sketches I did Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

A lady at Panera and Megan from Adega --- Eric G., I might have beefed him up a bit too much in this sketch 

My back-up pen --- Heidi knitting at Adega

Girl at the Quarry House --- Dude at the QH with some funky posture 

(or maybe it's just a funky drawing)

I stumbled across this file in IPhoto and thought I'd share it.

This is a painting I did last summer, I think.

Later

New Kids on the Blog

So I started a new sketchbook this past week. Check-ch-check-check-check-a-check-it-out

Here is the cover with a sticker designed by Sean

and a Ralph Wiggin puffy sticker

This is my 2nd sketch of Emily F. at he Quarry House, 

she also drew the pattern in the background

Lady w/ dreads at Panera --- I meet Nate and Charles randomly at a friend of a friends house late night

Guy at Panera --- Guys on computers at Seattle's Best

Girl at Seattle's Best --- Jackie falling asleep during the trip to Shenandoah

A Label of Oasis Winery's Brut I got from the wine tour, and a barrel seat at Oasis --- My second sketch of Heidi was done in the limo during the wine tour, and a quick sketch of some kind of an old wine machine 

New Painting/sketches

These are sketches I did last night.

Heidi at the Quarry House --- This guy is at Panera just as much as me

I stopped in at Mayorga Cafe today for coffee and ended up sketching this girl at the counter

Mayorga is a great spot, they have cool art on the walls too!

This a commissioned painting I just finished today of Duke Mansion in Charlotte, NC

I went to a UPS store to send it to my client in NC (not cheap)

That is all for today. I will hopefully have more in the next couple days.