San Francisco :: People Watching on Fisherman's Wharf

People-watching. So many realities.

I did these drawings at the San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf in the midst of the July 4th festivities last summer. 

It struck me that there were two distinct worlds, and you could not perceive both at the same time, for they ran parallel, without any points of intersection. There was the world of the tourists, and there was the world of the homeless. Once I focused on one, the other became invisible, and vice versa. The haunting, the black & white, the slow-moving and the heartbreaking did not mix with the cheerful, the colorful, the giddily disoriented and hastily erratic. I made it a point to see both, by drawing it.

Snow

I found a drawing I did on a crisp, cold, quiet day at Mystic Seaport, Connecticut, two years ago.
Snow was everywhere. So was quietness. Snow has that magic muting effect. Or maybe it's the whiteness that makes everything go hushhhhh. I miss it. The winter is too loud this year...

Ribot & Medeski at (Le) Poisson Rouge

upd: Thank you, Dustin, for the feature on the (le) poisson rouge blog! 

John Medeski and Marc Ribot played at the (Le) Poisson Rouge last week with William Parker (bass) and Andrew Cyrille (drums). It was a very enjoyable night.  Seemed more of an impromptu jam than a rehearsed show, which is always better. A musical stream of consciousness by musicians of their stature is fascinating to listen to. Below are my iPad memories. They even gave a shout out to Auktyon, who couldn't leave Russia for their scheduled US performances with Ribot and Medeski. Needless to say, all the fans here were shattered by the news. I really hope to see them on stage together again soon.

Drawn on my iPad. John Medeski, William Parker and Mark Ribot.

Drawn on my iPhone. William Parker on Bass.

Drawn on my iPad. William Parker on Bass.

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Down Under

A couple of drawings from the aquarium for the project I'm working on about the species of the Long Island Sound. Check out www.rareawareness.com >

 

Portrait of a Great Man

This is a busy and exciting time for me and my fellow artists from the Dalvero Academy, as we're preparing for our group art exhibition opening in just a few months at the Mystic Seaport, CT. Here's a portrait of the director of Mystic Seaport's Preservation Shipyard, Quentin Snediker, who has been a major source of inspiration, information and support to us. Stay tuned for the details on our show! It's coming soon...

Quentin Snediker, Director of the Preservation Shipyard at Mystic Seaport, CT

Man's Torso

The Capitol Hill

Happy New Year! 2012 was inaugurated by a drawing class with Dalvero Academy. We spent a few beautiful January days in Washington DC, mostly visiting museums. Here are some memories from the National Mall.

View of the Capitol in sunset

The Lincoln Memorial

The Washington Monument in sunset