Here is a drawing I did of a memory of a long-ago dream; one in which we visited a place where the people lived in huts on floating sod islands in a large river. It was a seasonal place– when the river rose during the flood season, they sailed elsewhere by pushing the islands with… Continue reading floating island of sod
These are both more examples of drawings done from old photographs, although to decidedly different effect than the earlier ones. These were done last night, the first Art Night of the new year.
These two ladies are from a photo album I bought an an antiques shop in Maryland. The families therein were from Indiana. When you click there is a third– a poor rendition of Ingrid Bergman from Casablanca. (The scene ended too quickly to get it right.)
They were all photographed in studios in Nebraska; I don't know who they were, nor whose ancestors they might be. I acquired the portraits in a boxed lot of paper and photographic miscellany purchased on eBaY. How serious they all look, and what sartorial finery and flare– they were all well-cared for when alive (at… Continue reading more drawings of old photos
A selection of postersn, art prints, jewelry and of course the maps are on display at Artez'n this month. For more information about the shop/gallery, see this article. Or just stop by and see for yourself: Artez'n * 444 Atlantic Ave December Hours: Monday & Tuesday 2-7pm • Wednesday – Saturday 11am to 7pm •… Continue reading Electrofork art in Artez’n this month
Thanks to the folks over at "Under Consideration" for featuring the calendar-map on their design blog, For Print Only (FPO). Exciting! An excerpt: "With one side featuring the intricate and finely detailed map, and the other a subtle and muted calendar peppered with old-style characteristics, this piece should keep your discovery level high as you… Continue reading Calendria on FPO!
Three quick pen drawings done while sitting in Total Wine Bar The chandelier at Total (click to see full image).
A graph paper map of the town in Lili Spooner. I'm just going to set this particular Breszny 'scope down here on my tablet of endless what-not so it may serve as a reminder to me in the coming year, the year 2010– time to start building a masterpiece. Big shiny egos with flashy tricks… Continue reading from the Week of December 3, 2009
We saw this pixie in Central Park on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, a day of beautiful sunshine and mild weather. Days have been darker since then and the winter weather has begun, sort of. (Well, it isn't 65º anymore, anyway.) Dreams have been dark of late as well, full of doubles, doppelgangers and floods.
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