Wednesday, January 10, 2024

North Carolina Barn

 

















This old barn is located on the Irvin Nature Preserve, part of the Triangle Land Conservancy in Chapel Hill NC. It's a mix of forest and farmland, and home to a cool outside school called Learning Outside. My wife is friends with one of the teachers there, and I drew this while visiting.

Wednesday, January 3, 2024

House Portraits

Two drawings of the houses of my mom's friends, done as Christmas presents for them. 


























Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Sarah P. Duke Gardens

















The Sarah P. Duke Gardens are on the grounds of Duke University in Durham, NC. It was the brainchild of Dr. Frederic M. Hanes, an original faculty member of Duke Medical School. A botanical enthusiast, Dr. Hanes passed a debris-filled ravine on the way to the school every day, and so persuaded Ms. Duke, who was the widow of one of the university's founders, to finance a public garden on the land. The gardens were built, but unfortunately heavy summer rains and floods ruined them. Sarah Duke had passed away, but Dr. Hanes was still around, so he convinced Sarah's daughter, Mary Duke Biddle, to bankroll a new garden on higher ground and name it in honor of her mother. The Sarah P. Duke Gardens were dedicated in April 1939. It was designed by Ellen Biddle Shipman, an early pioneer in American landscape design. It's one of the remaining examples of her work. It has since expanded to 5 miles of trails and walkways across 55 acres.













Monday, November 6, 2023

176-178 St. Johns Place

 


















This pair of Queen Anne-style row houses in Park Slope, Brooklyn, were built in 1886 for two doctors, Edward Bunker and William H. Thallon. Their profession is symbolized by the caduceus in the gable of No. 178, on the left. The buildings were designed by Rudolph L. Daus, a Mexican-born German  Catholic who trained in Berlin and Paris. They were among his first commission after setting up shop in Brooklyn in 1884. He designed multiple buildings in Brooklyn, and was known for his eclecticism, drawing on multiple styles and traditions. They were landmarked in 1973.


Biographical Info on Rudolph L. Daus

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Inktober 2023 Week 4

The last batch of Inktober 2023. The last one doubles as my Halloween drawing.














































































































































































Friday, October 27, 2023