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Boquillas
03-23-2009, 01:05 AM
Man, there's been a lot of great San Francisco threads going up. I thought I'd share a little of my recent trip. I just spent 3 days visiting my friend in Berkeley, so I went into town, walked around a little bit, did some drawing, and took some pics.

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PA Pride
03-23-2009, 02:12 AM
Incredible! Your artistic flare is shining through. Great drawings!

dktshb
03-23-2009, 02:23 AM
That was simply outstanding! You could certainly frame your sketches and put them on a wall and put them in a gallery. They're really incredible. Thanks for posting

denveraztec
03-23-2009, 02:29 AM
Fantastic shots and love the sketches!!!

OhioGuy
03-23-2009, 03:13 AM
Great photos & drawings make for a very cool thread. :tup:

ambiguoustraveller
03-23-2009, 03:22 AM
love how you've combined your drawings and photos! Great thread!

wisla_krakow
03-23-2009, 04:20 AM
holyyyyy moly.
i'd buy some of your sketches.

POLA
03-23-2009, 04:30 AM
With so many SF threads out there, this may be my favorite of the batch! And you could seriously make a living selling your moleskin sketches to rabid SSP members! Thanks for sharing, you've got a good eye.

Rocket1964
03-23-2009, 05:01 AM
Nice pics.
The first time I looked at this thread I didn't realize you made those drawings. Spectacular. Sorry i didn't comment the first time.

giallo
03-23-2009, 05:07 AM
Awesome everything!

peanut gallery
03-23-2009, 07:06 AM
Your photos are great in their own right, but the amazing drawings make this one of the most original SF threads I've seen. Thanks for sharing them!

kpexpress
03-23-2009, 07:37 AM
Incredible sketches, I found myself scrolling quickly through the photos looking for more of the sketches. Question: What type of pen were you using (brand/weight)?

Such great talent.

stepper77
03-23-2009, 04:44 PM
Spectacular! Love it, so many great shots!

ThisSideofSteinway
03-23-2009, 04:52 PM
All you guys and your SF jaunts - I'm so jealous over here!

Great stuff!

mSeattle
03-23-2009, 06:40 PM
Wow! I think this is a first (member photographer/sketcher) for SSP and SF is a very worthy subject.

plinko
03-23-2009, 07:28 PM
Your drawing style reminds alot of a book I received in the late 80's:

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/80/2c/f09e92c008a0e2f94d986010.L._AA240_.jpg

http://www.amazon.com/Building-Manhattan-Donald-Mackay/dp/0060916036

The book was really inspirational in terms of me developing my own drawing style and later on becoming an architect.

Cool.

The photos aren't too shabby either!

HomeInMyShoes
03-23-2009, 10:22 PM
Nice. Nice. Nice.

pawelsf
03-23-2009, 10:55 PM
!beautiful stuff!

BTinSF
03-23-2009, 11:53 PM
All you guys and your SF jaunts - I'm so jealous over here!

Great stuff!

Why be jealous? I've visited New York (and greatly enjoyed it) every year for several years now. Come visit SF.

Boquillas
03-24-2009, 12:11 AM
Thanks everyone! I've been wanting to include some urban sketches in my photothreads, but I thought most folks would be more interested in the photos. I'm glad I put these in. San Francisco is at least as fun to draw as it is to take pics of, and I like the opportunity to get to spend more than a few seconds looking at a subject. Some, like the Washington Square park sketch, were done early in the morning when it was still very peaceful. Some old women were doing Tai Chi in the park and it was very meditative to just sit and draw.


Your drawing style reminds alot of a book I received in the late 80's:

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/80/2c/f09e92c008a0e2f94d986010.L._AA240_.jpg

http://www.amazon.com/Building-Manhattan-Donald-Mackay/dp/0060916036

The book was really inspirational in terms of me developing my own drawing style and later on becoming an architect.

Cool.

The photos aren't too shabby either!

Thanks! I've always loved pen and ink architectural drawing, especially done without a ruler. David Macaulay was another early influence of mine.

CapitalCity
03-24-2009, 12:34 AM
Sweet! I love the Golden Gate Bridge shots!

M II A II R II K
03-24-2009, 12:52 AM
Superb tour.

cata77
03-24-2009, 01:53 AM
cool!

TXLove
03-24-2009, 08:27 AM
Great work with the tour and drawings!!!

ThisSideofSteinway
03-24-2009, 12:48 PM
Why be jealous? I've visited New York (and greatly enjoyed it) every year for several years now. Come visit SF.

Oh I hope to soon - it's just a matter of finding place in the budget for it (of course, Lord knows when that will be...).

Evergrey
03-25-2009, 08:00 PM
awesome drawings

Boquillas
03-26-2009, 01:09 AM
Incredible sketches, I found myself scrolling quickly through the photos looking for more of the sketches. Question: What type of pen were you using (brand/weight)?

Such great talent.

Missed this the first time around. The pens I use are Staedtler Pigment Liners in varying weights (.3 to .05) and Copic Multiliners in similar weights.



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