Cavalia Big Top
Another view. I couldn't resist returning to the Cavalia big top for another sketch, see 2/17/2012; this time on a larger format page. I blocked in the sky ...
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17 Apr
Gazebo, DeMenil Place
Gazebo, DeMenil Place
Private garden.Beyond a picket fence and surrounded by dogwoods, oaks and shrubbery, this view from the sidewalk of a gazebo in a private garden was ...
16 Apr
Grafitti Wall
Grafitti Wall
Legal grafitti. While grafitti is considered to be criminal defacement of property and a sure sign of urban decay there is a place in St. Louis where it is ...
11 Apr
Alley, DeMenil Place
Alley, DeMenil Place
Alley view. An alley is literally a back of the house view but offers the sketch hunter the visual challenge: How do you represent the scene in an ...
10 Apr
Up on the roof…
Up on the roof…
Satellite dishes. The stair well on top floor of the Keiner Plaza East parking garage bristles with satellite dishes. Like all forms of clutter after awhile they become invisible ...
08 Apr
Wainwright tomb, Bellefontaine Cemetery
Wainwright tomb, Bellefontaine Cemetery
Louis Sullivan designed one of the most sublime architectural creations anywhere for Ellis Wainwright in 1891. The arrangement of simple forms and the restrained use surface embellishments ...
18 Feb
Cavalia big top
Cavalia big top
Cavalia big top. Often the best way to paint an object is not to paint it all but rather paint the shadow shapes that define its form, especially the ...
15 Jan
Clark Bridge, Alton, IL
Clark Bridge, Alton, IL
Clark BridgeThe Clark Bridge links Highways 367 and 67 in Missouri to Alton, Illinois. The cable-stayed bridge is a spectacular engineering achievement that carries four lanes of ...
29 Oct
Baseball Heaven, World Series Game 7
Baseball Heaven, World Series Game 7
Baseball Heaven Fans are greeted by bronze statues of legendary Cardinal players (Schoendist, Ozzie, Enos Slaughter to name a few) as they arrive at the stadium for ...
01 Oct
Our Ladys Chapel, Cathedral Basilica
Our Ladys Chapel, Cathedral Basilica
Our Ladys ChapelOne of the most visually intriguing interior spaces in the city is the sanctuary of the Cathedral Basilica. The floor plan is reminiscent ...
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