Life as I see It

Each page of a sketchbook is marker in time - of places visited, adventures traveled, heroes acknowledged, and ideas explored. Here are a few recent excerpts.

Visiting Erie Canal, Lock 62, Port Byron, NY   06.18.16

I captured some perverts in my sketchbook

The National preforming at Mass MOCA, North Adams< MA 6.11.16

Purple Butterflies

At my daughter's graduation from NYU, Radio City Music Hall   05.18.16

Outdoor service, St Paul's cathedral  Buffalo, NY     06.19.16

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Life as I See It

I was fortunate to spend a few days at Bethany Beach, Delaware this week. When I wasn't boogie-boarding (or getting swallowed by waves),  I was soaking in a glorious mix of sand, sky and ocean.

Bethany Beach, Delaware 7.15.15

Bethany Beach, DE   7.14.15

July 4th weekend was spent in my hometown of Buffalo. Between a Independence Day cookout and an outdoor service at St. Paul's Cathedral - it was a peaceful weekend.

Buffalo Harbor - Water Intake Station and break wall - July 4th cookout

Sometimes unrelated observations meld together, as in the case below...

sketch mash-up of Rhinecliff Train Station and life drawing...

These quick gestures are from a life drawing class I teach at on Thursdays, 6:00-8:30 PM, Atwater Gallery, Rhinebeck, NY. The model is the amazing Vera...

2 minute gesture drawings, Atwater Gallery, Rhinebeck, NY

This final sketch is from my daughter Abigail's high school commencement. She graduated with an IB Diploma, and won the Bard College Prize in Humanities. I'm a proud father.

Red Hook High School Graduation - 6.27.15

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