Misty Waterfall at Guangzhou

Misty Waterfall at Guangzhou

Posted by on May 26, 2014 in Uncategorized | No Comments

This painting was inspired by a photograph I took in GuangZhou, China. The chop (red stamp) on the upper left is my name phonetically recreated in ancient Chinese characters. The poem on the lower right is inscribed in the rock next to the waterfall and means, roughly, a good friend is never distant.

Drawing of Joe

Drawing of Joe

Posted by on Jan 24, 2014 in Artworks, GALLERY | No Comments

Sketch of Joe created one morning at Coffee Bar, San Francisco.

Drawing of David Rubinger

Drawing of David Rubinger

Posted by on Jan 23, 2014 in Artworks, GALLERY | No Comments

Drawing of legendary Israeli photojournalist David Rubinger created in West Palm Beach, Florida, at the FOTOfusion conference.

Marge in Key West

Marge in Key West

Posted by on Jan 6, 2014 in Uncategorized | No Comments

“Marge in Key West”, 2014, iPad Air + Art Rage + Pencil by 53 This sketch was created from life.

Looking Out

Looking Out

Posted by on Jan 1, 2014 in Artworks, GALLERY | No Comments

Painting of looking out on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam Canal

Amsterdam Canal

Posted by on Dec 6, 2013 in Artworks, GALLERY | One Comment

Painting of an Amsterdam canal.

Sublime Jazz

Sublime Jazz

Posted by on Nov 12, 2013 in Artworks, GALLERY | 3 Comments

Painting of couple dancing to jazz music. Created during my creativeLIVE workshop.

Live iPad Painting at Opening of<br><em>David Hockney: A Bigger Exhibition</em><br>de Young Museum, San Francisco

Live iPad Painting at Opening of
David Hockney: A Bigger Exhibition
de Young Museum, San Francisco

Posted by on Oct 25, 2013 in Uncategorized | No Comments

Performing live iPad portrait sketching at the opening (October 25th, 2013) of the historic and epic “David Hockney: A Bigger Exhibition”, the largest exhibition ever at the de Young Museum, and the biggest exhibition of Hockney’s art in the United States since 2005. (Photo: Stephen Somerstein) The two iPad drawings shown above were inspired David […]

Jazz Four

Jazz Four

Posted by on Oct 23, 2013 in Artworks, GALLERY | One Comment

Series of four portraits depicting legends Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong and BB King.

Repose: A Single Line Scribble

Repose: A Single Line Scribble

Posted by on Oct 23, 2013 in Artworks, GALLERY | No Comments

Fifteen minute single line “scribble” life study of Daisy.