Hill-and-Pond
The Hill-and-Pond Garden in early spring. Mixed ink sketch on watercolor paper.
24 Mar
Shadow and Light in a Japanese Garden
Shadow and Light in a Japanese Garden
A chance encounter with the sun in the Viewing Pavilion at the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden, Brooklyn, New York.
06 Mar
An Afternoon Sketching at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden
An Afternoon Sketching at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden
Rose-scented Geranium with leaf-edge contours. Black and silver ink on paper. Sitting in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden Viewing Pavilion on a mild late-winter afternoon. …
10 Feb
detail of a work in progress
detail of a work in progress
Detail of an abstract, architectural line drawing in progress.ink & pencil on bristol
09 Feb
snow
snow
Detail of branch structure transformed by freshly fallen snow. Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY.
23 Nov
nevado de toluca: rock forms, sky and clouds
nevado de toluca: rock forms, sky and clouds
Rising towards the mountain through the shadows of winter clouds. Wispy clouds of crystalline ice intersect the rocky strewn slope. The knife edge of the sloping ridge …
22 Nov
pyramids & mountains
pyramids & mountains
The Avenue of the Dead and the Pyramid of the Sun.ink on watercolor paper Teotihuacan, Mexico.
15 Aug
sketchbook anthropology
sketchbook anthropology
Study of a partial cranium, homo sp. American Museum of Natural History, NY, NY.
31 Dec
New Drawings from Michael Alan’s Living Installation.
New Drawings from Michael Alan’s Living Installation.
Figures drawn from life using an iPad and Autodesk Sketchbook Pro.
13 Oct
Mapping the COCOONS II
Mapping the COCOONS II
New Mapping Drawing based on sequential photographs of a performance of Sherry Aliberti’s COCOONS during Art in Odd Places at The High Line on 10.1.11. Cocoon Map …