Downtown Bay Windows

This is another building scene I forced myself to tackle. I'm am trying to get better with composition and perspective. I started out in ink and finished with Daniel Smith watercolors. I think this is a scene near Copley Square in Boston, Massachusetts.

6th Street Past

Years ago I got my haircuts over on the East side of Austin, Texas. Back then you didn't have too many hipsters. I've been here since 1990 so I have gone through phases in Austin. We have always had hipsters, now we just have more. When I roamed 6th street with my camera I found this guy in the foreground and the "King of 6th Street" in the background. Turns out that the foreground guy was a former professor at Huston Tillotson who had turned to drugs to resolve a heartbreak. I don't know what happened to either person as I rarely frequent 6th Street anymore. I have painted both many times. I first knew of the foreground character's history when I was getting my hair cut. He came into the barber shop and they had to kick him out. When he left they told me his story. I had also encountered him earlier the same day on the bus to the barbershop. That was my clue that I should paint him and I have many times.

Cannery Row 2

Another attempt to capture the energy of the area and that hat. This version was the first painting in watercolor and gouache. I worked from the study as well as the photo on printmaking paper. The original study was done in gouache.

Austin Bus Stop 1

Last Sunday after my workout I sat on a bench in front of the Littlefield Building and painted the bus stop across the street. I used the watercolor ACEO trading cards.

More Sassy Girls

Another little Austin cityscape. The photo that inspired this painting was taken downtown during our South by Southwest music festival.

11th Street Intersection

11th Street near the courthouses. It was rainy and a little chilly. I snapped a photo of someone crossing the street with an umbrella.