[Boquillas]

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]

Incredible! Your artistic flare is shining through. Great drawings!

[dktshb]

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]

Fantastic shots and love the sketches!!!

[OhioGuy]

Great photos & drawings make for a very cool thread. :tup:

[ambiguoustraveller]

love how you've combined your drawings and photos! Great thread!

[wisla_krakow]

holyyyyy moly.
i'd buy some of your sketches.

[POLA]

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]

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]

Awesome everything!

[peanut gallery]

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]

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]

Spectacular! Love it, so many great shots!

[ThisSideofSteinway]

All you guys and your SF jaunts - I'm so jealous over here!

Great stuff!

[mSeattle]

Wow! I think this is a first (member photographer/sketcher) for SSP and SF is a very worthy subject.

[plinko]

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]

Nice. Nice. Nice.

[pawelsf]

!beautiful stuff!

[BTinSF]

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]

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]

Sweet! I love the Golden Gate Bridge shots!

[M II A II R II K]

Superb tour.

[cata77]

cool!

[TXLove]

Great work with the tour and drawings!!!

[ThisSideofSteinway]

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]

awesome drawings

[Boquillas]

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.