NYC Sketches
by Douglas Fromm
Title
NYC Sketches
Artist
Douglas Fromm
Medium
Mixed Media - Mixed Media On Paper
Description
In 1967 I moved to New York City. While working as a messenger I would make very quick sketches of street scenes and buildings while waiting for stoplights to change, or while waiting for buses. After work I would select some of them from my pocket size pad and transfer them to a sheet of watercolor paper. I changed mediums almost every time, so this final work is a conglomeration of pencil, ballpoint, felt tip pen, crayon, watercolor, and even coffee that spilled while working on the piece, which I outlined to make them resemble dirty clouds.
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February 26th, 2018
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Comments (19)
Gary F Richards
Spectacular NYC Sketches composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L voted
Alexandra Vusir
Masterfully done! You know your craft, Douglas. Very delicate yet powerful and unique. l/f
Douglas Fromm replied:
Thanks so much for such a delightful compliment, Alexandra !….you certainly know your craft as well, as demonstrated by your masterfully done concepts…
Hartmut Jager
👍 - Douglas, in contrast to the thousands of 'normal' images - you created a unique and totally different splendid version of New York ! -
Douglas Fromm replied:
Thanks, Hartmut….I was “a unique and totally different “ person half a century ago… ‘normal’ was just a strange concept that didn’t seem to apply to me…
Melinda Dare Benfield
WOW! Just wow! This is SUPER! Love the use of blank space. Love the exciting *chaos* of the background....but it is not really chaotic at all once one looks again. And then there is the masterful linework....I am a sucker for a confident hand using pen and ink. Just WOW!
Michael J Cooper
Love the depth and abstract qualities of this image, also, your color choices and mixed media palette really add oomph to this piece. Mike
Douglas Fromm replied:
Thanks, Mike….it took several years, but this jumbled conglomeration of images finally blended somewhat together…many years after it’s creation I have finally come to appreciate it !
Hartmut Jager
👍 Douglas You created a Marvelous 'conglomeration' of Mixed Media Art ! -
Douglas Fromm replied:
I appreciate your compliment, Hartmut !....Conglomeration is one of my favorite techniques ....
Birgit Haselhuber
This is a wonderful mixed-art image of NY! I also enjoyed reading the story behind it.
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