When I was a novice working in and around the refrectory on kitchen duty, the old, German-speaking Benedictine nuns had a nickname for me (and others as well, truth be told), lumpensammler, the rag man. An occasional spitzbuben was heard too.
Freehand, photo reference. Procreate
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You know this one would be fun to drive in Cuba or Merced. There it sits on North Parsons Ave..
I’ve been meaning to do this. Those irises made me do it.
Procreate. iColorama. Apple Pencil. iPad Pro.
Almost two weeks ago I participated in – as an artist – my first Merced Art Hop (MAH). I was stationed at Binary Systems Computer Repair on the corner of Main St. and M St. in downtown Merced, CA.. About 20 people stopped in to chat and see prints on canvas and paper of my digital, iPad drawings. I learned a lot, sold a piece, and got an order for a larger canvas print of one of the images. As folks strolled by, I sketched these two drawings of my view shed in Procreate (with final touches in iColorama).
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I see this bank of gas meters when I walk out into the alley behind the Merced Multicultural Arts Center, and each time I wonder, is it a mural? Is it public art?
One courageous barn owner volunteered her barn for a pilot study of sorts.
Nothing political, just trying out a fill feature in Tayasui Sketches II, followed by a few colorful tweaks in iColorama and Procreate.
What a unique, April 9, 2016 event! A combination 60th birthday celebration, soil chemistry symposium, and dinner…all in one! A couple of Professor Traina’s former graduate students, along with a handful of local helpers, organized the surprise event to celebrate his academic career (to date). Currently, Sam is Vice Chancellor for Research & Economic Development at U.C. Merced. Additional former graduate students, a former professor, and several colleagues from around the country and beyond traveled in and joined a small cohort of Sam’s administrative colleagues at U.C. Merced along with a few family members and friends for preprandials, prepared talks, poster presentations, and, of course, ample roasting in the California Room on the campus of U.C. Merced.
I wasn’t carrying my iPad, but I did have with me what I call my Whiteberry, a leather index card and ink pen holder, which I used to produce this:
When I got home, I inserted a photo of that image into Procreate on my iPad Pro, and with the help of another photo import, my Apple Pencil, and iColorama, I generated this graphic record of such a heart warming event:
GMC Pickup Truck, El Portal and N. Parsons in the foreground. Water tower in the background.
Procreate, iColorama, Apple Pencil, iPad Pro
…right in front of me, here in Merced, CA.
Based on one of the last photos I took using my iPhone the other day before the camera went on the fritz.
Procreate, iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, iColorama
I started this one on a cool, drizzly Monday evening and finished it this morning, a Tuesday, before naming it “Throw back Thursday.” It’s a cousin of ours from way back.
You’re one click away from the photo reference that I brought into Procreate for a side by side, free hand drawing on my iPad Pro with Apple Pencil, finger, and ultimately, iColorama for final touches. Click here for 25-sec progress video.
