INSPIRATION AND IDEAS

March 28, 2015 in Inspiration, ideas

Lecture - “Development of an Idea”

On Thursday March 26, 2015 - I gave a lecture and slide show presentation to the students of Advanced Drawing II at the Vancouver Island School of Art

Click here to see the slideshow presentation

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Some of my sketch books since 1984

Seaweed study from a sketch book page

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Yesterday, was a beautiful but cool day @thebutchartgardens in @victoria_city_canada I was thankful to be in the gardens at this time, to catch the sun on these beautiful Himalayan blue poppies. Soon they will be over.
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Times Square Tower - foreground — is a 47 story office tower located at, 7 Times Square (1459 Broadway)in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Some of the most prominent features of the Times Square Tower are its billboards, several of which hang on the building's façade. Most of the large signs are found near the base, but one 4-story sign is found above the middle of the building. Towards the end of 2011, an electronic billboard replaced the static billboard towards the top of the tower. The building is also known for the zig-zag patterns on its exterior

The Knickerbocker Hotel - background — dates back over a century. This Beaux-Arts building was the height of New York luxury hotels in the early 20th century until it was converted into offices. Today, this historic New York landmark building has been transformed back into the classic hotel it once was with 330 rooms.
Built as a luxury hotel in 1906 by wealthy industrialist JohnAstor; it was the playground of the rich and famous. But the great hotel lasted just 14 years, having been dealt two striking blows: Astor died in the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 and prohibition was signed into law in 1920, sending the high life underground.
Developers refurbished the property into office space and so it sat for more than 90 years, until 2014’s transformative return to a remarkable luxury hotel.

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Beautiful cast-iron building in SoHo, NYC on Greene Street. The SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District is a section of lower Manhattan bounded by Broadway, West Broadway, Canal Street, Howard Street, Crosby Street, East Houston Street, and West Houston Street. The district comprises about 500 buildings, many of which are characterized by their cast-iron facades. Development of the district began in the late 18th century as a few businesses and wealthy residents moved in. The population surged after the War of 1812, and some homes from this era still remain. The latter half of the 19th century saw the district evolve into a center of commerce and entertainment, and the majority of the cast-iron buildings the district is known for were constructed during this period. The use of cast-iron allowed for ornate facades that were a much cheaper alternative to granite and marble. For more info check out the The New York Preservation Archive Project.
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So much to see in NYC! Just pick a direction, there is lots to see no matter where you go.
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Laundry day in NYC. View from Manhattan Bridge near China Town. . #newyork #newyorkcity #newyorkcityskyline #skyline #ilovenewyork #manhattanbridge #graffiti #arttour @visa_art_school

Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Waiting to go inside with our art tour group from @VancouverIsland schoolofart #visa_art_school #newyork #newyorkcity #ilovenewyorkcity #metmuseum #metropolitanmuseumofart

Soho and Tribeca’s windowed sidewalks provided light to basement factory workers before electricity. In many parts of Soho and Tribeca, the sidewalks are made from small circular glass bulbs instead of solid concrete. Known as “hollow sidewalks” or “vault lights,” the unique street coverings are remnants from the neighborhood’s industrial past when they provided light to the basement factories below before electricity was introduced. These skylight-like sidewalks first came about in the 1840s when these neighborhoods were transitioning from residential to commercial and when their signature cast iron buildings first started to rise. Info from 6sqft.com #newyork #newyorkcity #ilovenyc #ilovenewyorkcity #soho #greenestreet

Graffiti, New York City. Such rich sights to see in the back alleys. #ilovenewyork #graffiti #newyorkgraffitti @visa_art_school #arttour #backalleys

New York, New York! 🍎
I never imagined a scene of New York City like this one from the Manhattan Bridge. #ilovenewyork #manhattanbridge #graffiti #arttour @visa_art_school

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