breakfast drawing session with studiomate josh. this drawing is a little bit better in person, but the scan looks kind of garbage. that’s okay though, i’ve been busy and not observation drawing nearly enough, so i’ll post what i can get.
Monthly Archives: July 2008
brooklyn label
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mr. baseball indiana: alex meyer
yes, ladies and gentlemen, i have been named mr. baseball for the state of indiana.
(photo via sport illustrated)
in fact this is not the alex meyer of this here website. this alex meyer is 6’7″, 200lbs, a right handed pitcher, and was drafted in the 20th round by the boston red sox (but can you draw mr. meyer!?). a highly sought after high school pitcher, he will be attending the university of kentucky in the fall and was recently named the greensburg daily news’ male athlete of the year:
In just 51 1/3 innings of work, Meyer notched 108 strike-outs including 17 in the Regional Championship game where he posted a 3-1 decision against New Palestine.
He ended an unbeaten season in which he allowed but 19 hits, with an ERA of 0.95. That gave him a place among the state leaders in all three categories – earned run average, strike-outs, and wins.
congratulations alex, we’ll be rooting for you.
milb.com: alex meyer draft report.
guest gallery: grady mcferrin / victor gonzalez
it’s certainly been much too long since i last added to the guest gallery, but no longer! a big eben welcome to illustrative neighbors, grady and victor. grady is a studio neighbor (downstairs), and victor is an apartment neighbor (other side of the park).
grady mcferrin: guest gallery page / gmillustration.com
victor gonzalez: guest gallery page / hanger43.com
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slate: the nose that never knows
loss of seeing and hearing are situations that we are familiar with and have attempted to comprehend, but what of the loss of smell. elizabeth zierah tells the painful story of her own life and of her anosmia, the absence of the ability to smell.
this was a tough assignment, as my illustrations don’t generally go towards the realm of somber and serious, but i went for mood with this piece (albeit with a big-glaring-lack-of-nose concept) and the work of rené magritte popped into my head as reference. anyway, don’t forget to appreciate your sense of smell.
slate: the nose that never knows, by elizabeth zierah
newtown creek nature walk
newtown creek is one of the lovliest little spots you can find in greenpoint brooklyn. located in the greenpoint riviera, it is the home to the largest oil spill in u.s. history. yes, bigger than that of the exxon valdez:
(via epa.gov)
on view from this nature walk is the greenpoint sewage treatment plant which actually is kind of cool, however, the views aren’t this good. all in all, the walkway isn’t terribly impressive, i believe odd would be a better word. nature? there are some plants that look ill-tended. lots of areas to sit, however, not much shade on a hot sunny day, so you get a generic waste treatment building. in the end, probably a better place to photograph than to draw.
- recent newtown creek coversage: new york times
- newtown creek alliance