life’s a beach

north beach (pen), in progress

A few more details to add, plus a colour wash, and this will be done. I have drawn this before, in cobalt blue; this one is entirely from the photos, rather than started on site and abandoned due to rain, to be finished at home. It is North Beach in San Francisco (but where’s the beach, I ask you?), the view down Columbus from City Lights. I like that Vesuvio place, I want to go back there some time. Those lines in the distance are the lights from an alien spacecraft that is beaming its little green people down upon the foggy city, where they will probably ride the cable-car and see the sea-lions at Pier 39.

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5 Responses to life’s a beach

  1. Alex Zonis says:

    I love the angle and perspective here! Beautiful architectural rendition.

  2. .sandrine. says:

    I love this kind of sketch… !! it’s a great one… beautiful and clean lines…

    great, just great!

    greetings!

  3. Joan T says:

    I just love your sketches!!!! You have great perspective and capture such wonderful views. I followed a link to you from Katherine Tyrell. I’ll be back I’m sure.

  4. donna noble says:

    Amazing work! I did wonder where the beach was though ;-)

  5. ha ha little green men. I like your descriptions almost as much as your drawings. This street almost looks like London, or is it I’m homesick?

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