Hilltop Culver City

Went to a hill top in Culver City and created this watercolor sketch with many shades of green.

Hyderabad Musicians

 

  

Here are some Musicians I sketched in Hyderabad. I met them while searching for folk musicians for my short film "Gul" (flower).

Los Angeles Forest

Went to the Los Angeles Forest on an overcast day and created this watercolor sketch.

Jamshoro, Sindh

 

  

Here are some small sketches I created in Jamshoro, Sindh. I was there looking for the musicians who eventually recorded the music for my short film "Gul" (flower).

China Sketches

 

  

Here are some sketches created during travels in China last summer.

Culver City Sketches

 

My friend Terry lives in a condo complex with beautiful gardens in it. We went painting there one day and here's what I came up with watercolors. 

Holy Sites in Pakistan

 

During my travels in Pakistan last year, I went to Data Darbar in Lahore, Nankana Sahib and Panja Sahib. Here are some small sketches I created there. The ones of Nankana Sahib and Panja Sahib were created in the morning as people worshiped inside. I waited, and watch as the morning flow of people going to work, and children off to school passed me. I was not allowed to enter until the morning prayer was over and everyone had left. I bide my time by drawing the front gates and fielding questions from passing kids on their way to school with backpacks bigger than them.

Venice Beach

Venice Beach Watercolor Sketches

Sketches from Mongolia

 

  

 

  

 

  

Here are some sketches I made in Mongolia last year. The first is a band at an Irish pub in Ulanbataar. The next 3 are Mongolian and Korean musicians playing out in the planes during the Nadam Festival. Then there are two landspaces painted out in the beautiful country and lastly some wrestlers also from the Nadam festival.

Elephants with Guns

 

Here's a sketch of Elephants with Guns Performing at Seva Cafe in Long Beach. The second sketch is of band member Andy Bauer.

Who dis?

  

Okay...I don't remember who these bands are...but I have scanned and uploaded my backlog of sketches. Been working on animation only lately..but I think I'll be sketching again soon!

Saul Williams

Saul Williams at the Troubadour.

Rockstar Part 4

Last of the Rock star set of corel painter sketches from a live model on my gateway tabletpc.

Rockstar Part 3

Rock star set of corel painter sketches from a live model on my gateway tabletpc.

Rockstar Part 2

Rock star set of corel painter sketches from a live model on my gateway tabletpc.

Rockstar Part 1

I started to get bored with the watercolors. Not because I feel like I know a lot, rather I just needed a change of pace. I brought in my tablet pc (which I could draw on directly) for this session and created these in Painter and Photoshop. It was actually very difficult to do these very quick sketches. Every time I switch to something new, there is a learning curve. That is obvious in the varying quality of these sketches.

Sailor Part 2

The rest of the Sailor sketches from this session.

Sailor Part 1

 

Here are some watercolor sketches from a Drawing Club Session.

Drawing Club: Mime

 

This weeks theme was a Mime. We had a very talented professional Mime who came and posed for us. His name is Mark Wenzel and you can see more of him here. See what other artists came up with here.

Drawing Club: Silent Film Actress

This weeks theme was a Silent Film Actress. Take a look at how others interpreted it here.