drawing (on) the world

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, June 28, 2016

Visiting Tokyo again in 2016... Meiji shrine

...one of my favorite places to see in Tokyo...
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Labels: Aqua, digital, doug, douglas, illustration, Japan, Meiji shrine, roofline, summertime, Tokyo, travel, visit, wittnebel, Yoyogi
Location: 1 Yoyogikamizonochō, Shibuya-ku, Tōkyō-to 151-0052, Japan

Saturday, June 18, 2016

It's about curry and more curry

...It may be the next cookbook by Ayesha Curry, with 30 new curry based recipes...


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Labels: Ayesha, cookbook, curry, doug, drawing, illustration, recipes, Steph curry, wittnebel

Monday, June 13, 2016

Member Profile at SPUR Urbanist Magazine


My guest appearance in the URBANIST magazine from SPUR is right here...

http://www.spur.org/publications/urbanist-article/2016-05-21/member-profile-doug-wittnebel





 http://www.spur.org/publications/urbanist-article/2016-05-21/member-profile-doug-wittnebel
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Labels: Architect, design, doug, douglas, dreamer, Gensler, illustrator, magazine, member profile, Oakland, SPUR, urbanist, wittnebel
Location: Downtown, Oakland, CA, USA

column and capital color study at Forbidden City, Beijing, China

...color study of the wonderful polychromatic columns and capitals in the Forbidden City, Beijing...
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Labels: Beijing, capital, China, colors, column, digital, doug, douglas, drawing, Forbidden City, illustration, iPad, painting, polychrome, sketches_pro app, study, wittnebel, wood
Location: Dongcheng, Beijing, China

Tuesday, June 7, 2016

Grand Palace roof shapes and colors study

  ...paint study for the roof and tile colors in the Forbidden City, Grand Palace, Beijing, China...
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Labels: Beijing, China, courtyard, digital, doug, douglas, drawing, Forbidden City, grand palace, illustration, iPad, palace, roofs, temple, tile, wittnebel
Location: Dongcheng, Beijing, China

Thursday, June 2, 2016

CCTV and Beijing views


The CCTV building looms like a giant monster in the city of Beijing...

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Labels: architecture, Beijing, CCTV, China, digital, doug, douglas, illustration, iPad, wittnebel
Location: Dongcheng, Beijing, China
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The blog serves as a collection space for a variety of musings and observations of the world around us...through the use of sketches, drawings, photos, images and videos...intended to be shared and to stimulate thoughts, ideas and inspirations...douglas wittnebel

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