Museum of Transport

During my last trip to Glasgow, I checked out the new Riverside Museum (aka the Museum of Transport). It was really comprehensive and interactive. The building is located on the River Clyde where a lot of shipbuilding took place and there was a lot devoted to that history. I especially loved the old timey Glasgow street equipped with local shops of the era and especially ornate double-decker trolley cars. I sketched this trolley en route to Maryhill using my pocket sketchbook.

Tags: glasgow, scotland, trolley, turn of the century

Tugboat House

Back on the Drifting Parade, I have a bit more to share with everyone! Below is my tugboat house. I decided to try to change styles a bit and pick less ornamental architecture. This is similar to most farm houses around here and of course, the bottom half is based on a tugboat with its smoke stack stretching about the roof of the house.

Micron Pen on Paper. Sold.

Tags: architecture, drawing, farmhouse, house, machine, tugboat

This Weekend, Get Inspired

Christian Patchell, has long been my very close friend, fellow member of the Philadelphia Cartoonist Society, and co-conspirator in curating exhibitions. In 2007 he was diagnosed and began treatment for cancer. While undergoing treatment Patch turned to drawing, which helped him through the toughest time in his life. This Saturday, Patch will be signing his fantastically illustrated memoir, I Put the Can in Cancer: A Journey Through Pictures at Nicolas Berg Gallery in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia from 6pm – 9pm. I shot the photography for the book, the shots you see here are the originals for the front and back covers.

Tags: book, cancer, drawing, inspiration, philadelphia, Philly, publication

Fox

Hello! It has been a little while, but I still have a bit to show from The Drifting Parade exhibit. Here, is my favorite piece from the show, called Fox. The fox mask is, not surprisingly, taken from traditional Japanese masks. From what I understand they are spirits that can shape-shift and play tricks, those crafty creatures.

Micron Pen and Marker on Paper. Sold.

Tags: costume, creature, folklore, fox, japanese, parade, spirit

Who says it is the end of Polaroids?

This weekend I had a very short, but sweet visit to NYC to visit a friend who was visiting the States. It was a beautiful day so we walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and sat by the water on the Brooklyn side.

I decided last minute to break out my Polaroid camera for the trip. Ever since Polaroid closed production on their film, I began to hoard it. I have boxes sitting in my refrigerator slowly decaying. Finally, I decided, what is the point of hoarding this film if I don’t use it? Over the weekend, I fell in love with polaroid all over again. Watching an image develop without knowing for sure how it is going to look is part of the joy I have when taking pictures.

Tags: bridge, brooklyn, new york, nyc, Photography, polaroid, portrait