Size: 423mm x 508mm / 16.6" x 20"
Print Type: Special Limited Edition
Print Number: 2 of 100
A color pencil drawing of my walk along the seaside train tracks of the Enoden line.
A color pencil drawing of my walk along the seaside train tracks of the Enoden line.
Size: 423mm x 508mm / 16.6" x 20"
Print Type: Special Limited Edition
Print Number: 2 of 100
This is the second drawing in which I used the color pencil set gifted to me by my fellow artist and friend Sayuri. This drawing is of a photograph I took with my smartphone along the seashore next to the Enoden train tracks in a late afternoon sun on a mid-summer’s day.
We were about 4 months into the corona pandemic hoping things would return to normal soon. If you look closely you will see the train driver is wearing a mask.
I’m actually thinking about talking with the train company to see if they would like to use this drawing in an advertising campaign. If they do, I will let you all know.
I really enjoyed drawing this piece. Granted it wasn’t easy. It was very complex and time-consuming; I included many details in the drawing, but I believe it was well worth the effort. The destination, the train number and the track marker are clearly depicted in the drawing. Its warmth and easy feeling relaxes me and holds the promise of a better tomorrow. I really like this drawing. I hope you like this piece too.
Size: 432mm x 317.5mm / 17" x 12.5"
Print Type: Special Limited Edition
Print Number: 1 of 100
A color pencil drawing of the waterways of Burano, Italy.
A color pencil drawing of the waterways of Burano, Italy.
Size: 432mm x 317.5mm / 17" x 12.5"
Print Type: Special Limited Edition
Print Number: 1 of 100
This was my first color pencil drawing using my friend's gift--a color pencil set. This drawing is of the waterways in Burano, Italy.
While vacationing in Italy several years ago, my wife and I went to Milan and Lake Como, but more importantly we went to Venice. While in Venice we visited Burano and Murano islands. We fell in love with both islands.
The reason we went to Venice was of course to see the sights, but we also went to take photographs for our upcoming wedding ceremony. After the photoshoot, while still wearing our wedding attire, my wife in her wedding gown and me in my tuxedo, we went to Piazza San Marco and danced our 15 minutes in front of an enthusiastic and appreciative crowd of a 100 onlookers. For a fleeting moment, my wife and I felt we were celebrities dancing before our adoring fans. It was quite exciting to have complete strangers take videos and photographs of us while we danced our first dance as husband and wife in Venice.
When we returned from Venice, my wife asked me to draw some of the images and feelings we shared during our stay in Venice. I think I captured at least one. I truly love this drawing and I hope you will too.
Size: 210mm x 297mm / 8.3"x 11.7"
Print Type: Limited Edition
Print Number: 7 of 250
A color pencil drawing of the Seiyu department store sign in Fussa, Japan.
A color pencil drawing of the Seiyu department store sign in Fussa, Japan.
Size: 210mm x 297mm / 8.3"x 11.7"
Print Type: Limited Edition
Print Number: 7 of 250
This is a color pencil drawing of a view from an alley in the city of Fussa looking toward the Seiyu department store building. Some of you may recognize this alley. It’s the same alley where Paradise Alley used to be on. And for those of you who don’t know, a Seiyu department store is sort of like a Walmart, and I think Seiyu is now owned by Walmart.
I have lived in Fussa for more than 35 years and I love everything about this city. I’m certain I have entered that department building more than a thousand times. I’ve purchased birthday gifts and Christmas presents for my children there. I’ve bought groceries there for our dinners hundreds of times. And though I call Pennsylvania home, only because it’s where I was born and it’s where most of my family still reside, I consider Fussa to be my second home.
This is a typical view of a small Japanese town. Tiny streets where powerlines are overhead, telephone poles are in the street, tiny balconies are used to hang clothes and futons, and where you still see blue ceramic shingling covering old wooden homes. Normally places like this are tranquil and peaceful. My good friend Khaye lived next to the spot where this photograph was taken.
I like this image because of its simplicity and colors. I could have drawn this piece using regular numbered pencils, but the colors were striking and vibrant. To grayscale it would have been a mistake. I only have two regrets with this drawing. First, I wish I had included the street leading up to the intersection. And second, I wish I had made the drawing larger.
This drawing is only 8 inches by 11 inches. I have been thinking about redoing this drawing for some time now. If I do, I will include the street and make the new drawing larger. Better yet, I could redo this drawing as a painting. It has been awhile since I have picked up a brush. So that could be my next project. I’ll keep you all posted on that endeavor.
Unlike the other color pencil drawings on this website, I used my own color pencils. My friend and fellow artist, Sayuri, had not yet gifted me the color pencil set until after she saw this drawing. This drawing was specifically why she gave me the color pencil set. I do like this drawing very much. I hope you like it too.
Size: 444mm x 203mm / 17.5" x 8"
Print Type: Limited Edition
Print Number: 1 of 250
A pencil drawing of a gondola ride in Venice, Italy.
A pencil drawing of a gondola ride in Venice, Italy.
Size: 444mm x 203mm / 17.5" x 8"
Print Type: Limited Edition
Print Number: 1 of 250
This is a pencil drawing of a couple taking a gondola ride in Venice, Italy. I drew this piece after we returned from our Venice trip at the behest of my wife. We were in Venice to have fun, but we were there also for our wedding photographs.
The couple in the gondola is my wife and I, and our gondolier is Lupin III. For those who don’t know who Lupin III is, he is a popular Japanese manga character. Obviously, I was having a little fun with this drawing.
To create this image, I spliced two separate photographs I took while in Venice. I put them together for dramatic effect. I don't think the gondolas are actually allowed to go that far outside the city.
While in Venice, my wife and I did ride in a gondola. I had my tuxedo on and my wife was wearing her wedding dress in the gondola. She looked as beautiful as the day was in Venice. I really like this drawing, but I’m afraid not as much as my wife. I hope you like it too.
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A color pencil drawing of my walk along the seaside train tracks of the Enoden line.
This is the second drawing in which I used the color pencil set gifted to me by my fellow artist and friend Sayuri. This drawing is of a photograph I took with my smartphone along the seashore next to the Enoden train tracks in a late afternoon sun on a mid-summer’s day.
We were about 4 months into the corona pandemic hoping things would return to normal soon. If you look closely you will see the train driver is wearing a mask.
I’m actually thinking about talking with the train company to see if they would like to use this drawing in an advertising campaign. If they do, I will let you all know.
I really enjoyed drawing this piece. Granted it wasn’t easy. It was very complex and time-consuming; I included many details in the drawing, but I believe it was well worth the effort. The destination, the train number and the track marker are clearly depicted in the drawing. Its warmth and easy feeling relaxes me and holds the promise of a better tomorrow. I really like this drawing. I hope you like this piece too.
Print Type: Special Limited Edition
Print Number: 2 of 100
A color pencil drawing of the waterways of Burano, Italy.
This was my first color pencil drawing using my friend's gift--a color pencil set. This drawing is of the waterways in Burano, Italy.
While vacationing in Italy several years ago, my wife and I went to Milan and Lake Como, but more importantly we went to Venice. While in Venice we visited Burano and Murano islands. We fell in love with both islands.
The reason we went to Venice was of course to see the sights, but we also went to take photographs for our upcoming wedding ceremony. After the photoshoot, while still wearing our wedding attire, my wife in her wedding gown and me in my tuxedo, we went to Piazza San Marco and danced our 15 minutes in front of an enthusiastic and appreciative crowd of a 100 onlookers. For a fleeting moment, my wife and I felt we were celebrities dancing before our adoring fans. It was quite exciting to have complete strangers take videos and photographs of us while we danced our first dance as husband and wife in Venice.
When we returned from Venice, my wife asked me to draw some of the images and feelings we shared during our stay in Venice. I think I captured at least one. I truly love this drawing and I hope you will too.
Print Type: Special Limited Edition
Print Number: 1 of 100
A color pencil drawing of the Seiyu department store sign in Fussa, Japan.
This is a color pencil drawing of a view from an alley in the city of Fussa looking toward the Seiyu department store building. Some of you may recognize this alley. It’s the same alley where Paradise Alley used to be on. And for those of you who don’t know, a Seiyu department store is sort of like a Walmart, and I think Seiyu is now owned by Walmart.
I have lived in Fussa for more than 35 years and I love everything about this city. I’m certain I have entered that department building more than a thousand times. I’ve purchased birthday gifts and Christmas presents for my children there. I’ve bought groceries there for our dinners hundreds of times. And though I call Pennsylvania home, only because it’s where I was born and it’s where most of my family still reside, I consider Fussa to be my second home.
This is a typical view of a small Japanese town. Tiny streets where powerlines are overhead, telephone poles are in the street, tiny balconies are used to hang clothes and futons, and where you still see blue ceramic shingling covering old wooden homes. Normally places like this are tranquil and peaceful. My good friend Khaye lived next to the spot where this photograph was taken.
I like this image because of its simplicity and colors. I could have drawn this piece using regular numbered pencils, but the colors were striking and vibrant. To grayscale it would have been a mistake. I only have two regrets with this drawing. First, I wish I had included the street leading up to the intersection. And second, I wish I had made the drawing larger.
This drawing is only 8 inches by 11 inches. I have been thinking about redoing this drawing for some time now. If I do, I will include the street and make the new drawing larger. Better yet, I could redo this drawing as a painting. It has been awhile since I have picked up a brush. So that could be my next project. I’ll keep you all posted on that endeavor.
Unlike the other color pencil drawings on this website, I used my own color pencils. My friend and fellow artist, Sayuri, had not yet gifted me the color pencil set until after she saw this drawing. This drawing was specifically why she gave me the color pencil set. I do like this drawing very much. I hope you like it too.
Print Type: Limited Edition
Print Number: 7 of 250
A pencil drawing of a gondola ride in Venice, Italy.
This is a pencil drawing of a couple taking a gondola ride in Venice, Italy. I drew this piece after we returned from our Venice trip at the behest of my wife. We were in Venice to have fun, but we were there also for our wedding photographs.
The couple in the gondola is my wife and I, and our gondolier is Lupin III. For those who don’t know who Lupin III is, he is a popular Japanese manga character. Obviously, I was having a little fun with this drawing.
To create this image, I spliced two separate photographs I took while in Venice. I put them together for dramatic effect. I don't think the gondolas are actually allowed to go that far outside the city.
While in Venice, my wife and I did ride in a gondola. I had my tuxedo on and my wife was wearing her wedding dress in the gondola. She looked as beautiful as the day was in Venice. I really like this drawing, but I’m afraid not as much as my wife. I hope you like it too.
Print Type: Limited Edition
Print Number: 1 of 250
