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For Mary: Illustrations of Real Property

Examples of Commercial & Residential Properties 

that I drew in pen & ink on commission, for a proposal, or as a gift

 ~ 2012 ~

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I was approaching the age of 65 when I discovered 
that I could draw quite a bit better than I thought I could.
Go figure!  Left-temporal dementia, perhaps?  (Look it up.)
So far, I'm making enough money to support my music habit.
It's promising, but I would keep my day job ... if I had one.

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The black borders are designed to be partially covered by an 8"x10" mat. 
They mimic black-core matboard on cheaper white-core, ivory-colored  mats.
   These borders do not appear on the note-cards.

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This house belongs to the man who offered me my own exhibit, less than two  months  after I discovered that I can draw a lot better than I ever realized.   
Note "Sparky" (John's Jack-Russell Terrier) on the front porch.  

 I gave Sparky a red ball; then declared the drawing complete.  Well, almost....

The Bundy Museum in Binghamton, NY, which is hosting my exhibit

(from October 5 to December 1, 2012).  

I am proposing a $10,000 fundraiser based on this and two other illustrations.

  

 Drawn as a gift for the Gilbert's 20th wedding anniversary.
Note the monogrammed cloud..  

The blue border was combined with a white-core green mat to represent
the three school colors of the high school next door to this youth center.

The two previous illustrations were done primarily for Christmas cards as a fundraiser for the youth center.  The greeting above the pictures said, simply, "Peace" (in Edwardian Script) -- to appeal to nearly everyone in the market group.   The settings and decorations are imaginary -- to make a 20th-century ranch-style building dramatic enough for a marketable Christmas card. The actual setting of the building is shown in the following blurry photo, which was the model for the drawings. 

This drawing earned me vouchers for 5 haircuts at this salon.   
I also used it on their appointment cards.

This drawing was done for a dear friend, an avid gardener.
I knew it was time to stop when I put up the red flag on her mailbox.
I later resisted the temptation to draw some stray animals on the front steps 

so that everyone would know that this is:

The house of Kathy DeGolyer,

the County's kindest pet-owner.

Every poor creature that strays

shows up on her doorstep -- and stays.

On her bed, all the others move over.

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Thanks for your interest!
If you would like some  hard-copy samples of note-cards
or Christmas cards, please eMail me:
VinLucid@GMail.com

Having a Fundraiser?

All I need is a photo or two, 

           and I'll do a pen & ink of your church, business, home or boat.  

Ridiculously low rates, until I get famous.  That could be a while.  

Contact VinLucid@GMail.com

Lost Art Notecards are now on the market

Sold locally in packs of 8 identical cards with envelopes.  Blank inside.
Will be available on-line sooner or later.

 

 

 

Yet More Drawings

Did these in Pen and Ink -- sometimes a little charcoal -- for a series of notecards ... now available locally ... eventually to be available on line from this website.   8 identical cards per pack, with envelopes... about $7.

There's no caption on the next two, 'cause I dreamt them up.   The first one was inspired by Thirteenth Lake in the Adirondacks.  The last one just appeared gradually in my sketchbook when I sat down to draw ... I'm not sure why or how.

I call them "Lost Art Notecards" ... because writing  handwritten notes is becoming a lost art, thanks to texting and email.  I figure I have a moral obligation  ...  to cash in on it, of course. It's the least I can do, don'tcha think?.

More Drawings -- Pen & Ink & Charcoal

 

My Church -- in 1911 and 2011 -- original, freehand pen & ink

 

Some Portraits of the Only Model Who Would Pose for Me

 

Stillwater 2010

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Note:  I helped God a little with this scene.

Just an Ordinary Tug-Hill Barn

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Parallel Universe

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Olivia's World

 With photo credit to Lisa Hawthorne and apologies to Andrew Wyeth.

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The Promise of an Old Day

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Mi Casa es Su Casa

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WAIT !
I've recently fixed the place up:

Rockport, Mass., more or less

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Motif Number 1.n

Rockport, Massachusetts

Life is NOT Just a Bowl of Cherries...

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Life is NOT Just a Bowl of Cherries. 
Sometimes Life is a Bowl of Berries.
Sometimes Life is a String of Pearls.
Sometimes Life is a Bag of Squirrels.
Sometimes Life is a Bowl of Warm Piss.
Life is What Happens ~  It is What It Is.

Green #1