Portland - Urban Sketchers Symposium 2010 - Part I

PORTLAND 2010

The first ever Urban Sketchers Symposium is finally under way in Portland. I am so glad I made the trip. Day one is in the books. It was a great day, got to meet so many people in person that I have dialogued with for so long via flickr and USK. We had two super field sketching sessions and two exciting lecture sessions. Can't wait for day two tomorrow. Here are a few pics of some of the fun.

Frank Ching offers some sketching advice. It was really cool to meet him in person, as an architect I have admired and used his books for years.

More advice from Mr. Ching

Gabi getting his sketch on

Several of the urban sketchers in action.

A photo of my first day's sketching effort. One of the gifts all of the participants received was this awesome large Moleskine. I already filled up several panels, cant wait till tomorrow and Saturday! I'll scan these when I get home, for now a photo on the hotel room floor will have to do.

More to come......

Houston Part II

I am finally getting around to posting the last few sketches I did from our vacation in Houston a few weeks ago.

NASA Building 20 - Houston, Texas

Minute Maid Park - Home of the Houston Astros, who put a serious whipping on my Cubbies the day we were there, dangit!

- Houston, Texas

Industrial Facility- Galveston, Texas

Industrial Facility, Galveston, Texas

Houston - Part I

Last week we took a family vacation to Houston to visit my cousin and his family. It was a great time. Despite the heat and my hand sticking to the paper, I did get quite a few sketches done.

Here are a few for Houston Part I

Downtown Houston skyline

Sacred Heart Cathedral - Galveston Island

Beach house on Galveston Island

Beach house on Galveston Island

Beach houses on Galveston Island

JP Morgan Chase Tower - Downtown Houston

Toyota Center - Downtown Houston

Texaco Building - Downtown Houston

Moody Mansion - Galveston Island

Bishops Palace - Galveston Island

Patriotism Statue on Galveston Island

Industrial Facility on Galveston Island

Discovery Green Pavilion - Downtown Houston

Some sketches from Norman

Here are a few sketches from Norman.

Hiland Dairy - Norman, OK

Campus Corner - Norman, OK

Campus Corner - Norman, OK

Evans Hall - OU

Evans Hall - OU

a few oldies a few newbies......

I found a few sketches that I had missed posting earlier. Also a couple of new ones. Summer is here, I am committed to a quantum leap in sketch production. Stay tuned.........

Schwartz Ready Mix - Norman, OK
I found this one I had never posted.....

Another Schwartz Ready Mix - Norman, OK

Another Schwartz Ready Mix - Norman, OK

Atlas Asphalt - OKC

Atlas Asphalt - OKC

MMMMMMM, Carrera GT

This is what happens when I am stuck in a long faculty meeting and have been looking at a bunch of Lebbeus Woods' work.

Hiland Dairy - Norman, OK.

Hiland Dairy - Norman, OK.

It's been a while.....but I'm back!

It has been a crazy few weeks. Trying to finish my Masters work, finishing teaching responsibilities and two large projects in the office. But as they say in theater the show must go on.

Imagination sketch

Schwartz Ready Mix Norman Oklahoma

Schwartz Ready Mix Norman Oklahoma

Schwartz Ready Mix Norman Oklahoma

Schwartz Ready Mix Norman Oklahoma

Remember April 19, 1995

Remember April 19, 1995

Today is April 19th. Not just another spring morning in Oklahoma City. 15 years ago the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was destroyed by a terrorist bombing. 168 innocent people died, Oklahoma City was changed forever.

In 2000 a beautiful memorial was erected on the building site. The memorial was designed by my friend and colleague Hans Butzer and his wife Torrey. Here are a few sketches I have done over the years of the memorial.