Frankie Centennial Dance Jam

Frankie Centennial Dance Jam

Posted by on Sep 5, 2014 in Uncategorized | 3 Comments

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

Posted by on Sep 5, 2014 in Uncategorized | One Comment

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 […]

Andrius

Andrius

Posted by on May 29, 2014 in Uncategorized | No Comments

This portrait was created by hand in a single sitting from direct observation. The paint media used was digital paint which was then printed onto canvas and acrylic gel and paint was applied. Thanks, Andrius, for being such a great portrait subject!  

Elsa

Elsa

Posted by on May 28, 2014 in Uncategorized | No Comments

Caran D’Ache Neocolor II Aquarelle on Canson Mi-Teintes pastel paper, 12″ x 16″ This portrait was created from life. Here are two photos (below) by Elsa’s Mom, MJ: Thanks for sitting, Elsa.

The Golden Gate Bridge at 75 Soirée

The Golden Gate Bridge at 75 Soirée

Posted by on May 27, 2014 in Uncategorized | No Comments

    “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

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.

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.

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 […]

Nicky & Steve’s City Hall Wedding

Nicky & Steve’s City Hall Wedding

Posted by on Aug 8, 2012 in Uncategorized | No Comments

“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 […]