Syracuse Houses

Last month, I was in Syracuse, NY for a theater job. I was able to sneak in a little bit of drawing. I was surprised to discover how much Victorian architecture there was in city, particularly of the Queen Anne style. Remnants of the city's heyday as a hub of the Erie Canal.

The Louis Will House was built in 1885. Louis Will was a candle manufacturer and mayor of Syracuse from 1914-1916. It features stained glass windows which are thought to be early works of the Tiffany Studios. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Nearby is the Truesdell-Schoeneck House. It was constructed in 1892 from an elaborate kit purchased from a mail-order catalogue. Its original owner was John Truesdell, and later it was owned by Edward Schoeneck, who also served as mayor and was later a New York lieutenant governor.

This house was near the apartment where I was staying. There's no special history to it that I could find; it's just a house.

Our Lady of Pompeii, 2011 vs 2014

 I don't often revisit a subject, but when I drew this church in the West Village, I remembered that I'd drawn it before. I didn't realize it had been 13 years! Interesting to see the comparison. I think I've improved a little bit?

Carlos

 More recent life drawing.

Jenna

 Back to life drawing last week.

Aurora

It's been a long while since I've done any live figure drawing. I'm in Durham for a short visit; I found a drawing session last night.

The Arthur Foss

 

The Arthur Foss, docked in Seattle, WA, is the oldest wooden-hulled, 19th century tugboat still afloat. She is 120 feet long with a 24-foot beam and draws 15 feet. She was built in 1889 in Portland, OR, and operated in the Puget Sound towing log rafts and then during the Alaska Gold Rush. In 1933, she was used in the film Tugboat Annie, starring Maureen O-Sullivan, and then in 1940's Tugboat Annie Sails Again, featuring Ronald Reagan.

In 1941, The Arthur Foss began towing barges from Pearl Harbor to Wake Island. She escaped the Japanese invasion by mere hours. After the war, she was returned to civilian service in Washington, and in 1970 she was donated to the Northwest Seaport Museum in Seattle. She was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989.

Historical Sources:

Harbordays.com blog - Tug of the Month: Arthur Foss

Tugboatinformation.com

Pike Place Market

 

Pike Place Market, Seattle, Washington.