Frankie Manning
Frankie Manning, Ambassador of Lindy Hop, 2009 I created this collage portrait of Frankie Manning, Ambassador of Lindy Hop, as a tribute to him after he passed away at 94 years old, just short of his 95th birthday. 200 Lindy Hoppers from all over the world gathered in new York City to celebrate his […]
Frankie Centennial Dance Jam
Frankie Manning Centennial Savoy Ball Dance Jam, 2014 38″ x 19″, pigment ink print and acrylic on canvas This collage is based on imagery I captured during the Frankie Centennial celebrations in New York City which celebrated the 100th birthday of my original Lindy Hop dance teacher, Frankie Manning. To learn more about Frankie I […]
Ishmeet
Ishmeet, 2014 This portrait was created from life on a plane journey from London to San Francisco using an iPad Air using the Sketch Club app and Pencil by 53. Click on the video below to see stroke by stroke build up of the painting. My subject, Ishmeet, was a passenger who happened to be […]
The Golden Gate Bridge at 75 Soirée
“The Golden Gate Bridge” 2012 120″ wide x 84″ high, mixed media on canvas Created in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge Unveiled at the GGB75 Soirée May 26th, 2012 The Painting “The Golden Gate Bridge” This painting is a tribute to the vision, determination, skill and […]
Misty Waterfall at Guangzhou
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.
Marge in Key West
“Marge in Key West”, 2014, iPad Air + Art Rage + Pencil by 53 This sketch was created from life.
Live iPad Painting at Opening of
David Hockney: A Bigger Exhibition
de Young Museum, San Francisco
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 […]
Nicky & Steve’s City Hall Wedding
“Wow! Wow! and more Wow! It is lovely. Thank you so much for all your hard work. We love it. Thanks for doing it for us. It is truly a magical capture of our day and will have pride of place on the wall. Kind regards, Nicky and Steve xx” Congratulations Nicky and Steve! In this panorama […]