About two years ago, I drew the Brooklyn Tile Supply building on Fourth Avenue in Gowanus, along with the very peculiar conical silo next door. This resulted in the smaller, spiral-bound picture, colored in with markers (I had yet to discover watercolors). I drew the larger picture last weekend. Both are rather inaccurate, but in different ways. It’s a surprisingly tough perspective.
Two years from now, I’ll be shocked if these buildings are there anymore.
I was struck by your comment that your drawings were inaccurate. I’m not familiar with the street you are depicting but the drawings lack nothing. As pictures they work really well.
I like them a lot. Thanks!
Kess
— Kess 05/11/2007 #
Both of these are wonderful – in different ways. I love the brightness that you achieve with both markers and watercolors – and I’m especially partial to ink sketches of buildings – so WINNERS in so many ways.
— Shirley 05/11/2007 #
hey jason, it was really great to meet you too! I love your pictures. I could see these being used as illustrations in a book easily!
— jen 05/11/2007 #
Thanks, y’all!
Kess, you’re quite right that accuracy isn’t exactly the point.
Shirley, I hope I don’t enhance the color too much in Photoshop (and hell, if I do, accuracy isn’t exactly the point).
Jen, if you or anyone you know wants to write that book …
— Jason 05/12/2007 #
The saturation is the least accurate thing I see, especially in that yellow sky—damn.
I’d like to see more pencil…
— susie 05/12/2007 #
Your building paintings are very exciting, and I love your colors. In this last set I particularly enjoyed the one with markers because I have a fondness for the look of marker artwork.
— Jenny 05/20/2007 #
love that larger than life traffic light…like a long fondue fork swinging in the breeze
— switchsky 05/22/2007 #