The church building is standing at the end of the Davenport Avenue in the town of Davenport. Built from concrete and cement supplied from the Cemex plant just north of the town, the church has stood since 1914 and was also apparently a subject of a photograph by Ansel Adams...have not found the image in my interent search...
Inside and outside of my creative life, I always find those valuable moments of time to draw and sketch the some of events, spaces and environments on my journeys... Sometimes I think about Robert Byron touring through regions of the Middle East in search of unique towers and monuments, and wonder about Bruce Chatwin venturing through the southern tip of South America and falling in love with Patagonia...Douglas Wittnebel...
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Thursday, May 22, 2014
post it note sketches unbuilt and a quote from John Singer Sargeant
you can draw and sketch on many surfaces, and sometimes the closest thing within reach will do when you are ready to sketch an idea before it flits away...another sampling of small sketches done on post it notes with red pen... unbuilt...
"You can't do sketches enough. Sketch everything and keep your curiousity fresh."
John Singer Sargeant
Friday, May 16, 2014
Monday, May 12, 2014
Friday, May 9, 2014
Rotunda building, napkin sketch
The beautiful Rotunda building in downtown Oakland, a historic landmark and great example of a restoration and transformation project.
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Downtown, Oakland, CA, USA
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Super Meeting at Gensler in Denver, Constellation of Stars
Great meeting with the Gensler crew at the Inverness Lodge outside of Denver, CO... Top drawing shows a view of Diane Hoskins demonstrating some of the skills/aspects of Disruptive Innovation.
The drawing below captures the flavor, the energy and the dialogue of the leaders of the Constellation of Stars and the diversity of the firm.
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