A watercolor in the courtyard of the Palazzo Pisani, trying to capture shades and shadows… The Basilica in Vicenza, from a cafe nearby, in the morning light… In the side aisle of Santa Maria fella Salute, trying to capture the […]
Architecture
Another great drawing tour from the ICA&A: a week of hard work, some iffy weather (but some lovely afternoons and evenings) and, of course, the amazing architecture only Paris can provide. We began in studio, loosening up with mono-tone washes […]
I’m delighted to share that our office has won the 2019 A-List Award, for Renovation. This “townhome” townhouse in Greenwich began life, back at the turn of the twentieth century, as a modest in-town cottage on a small lot, close […]
While I draw in my practice almost every day, it’s almost always at the drafting table, producing scaled plans and elevations intended to illustrate solutions to clients’ needs, never the sort of “plein-air” sketching I remember from my days as […]
This past Spring I had the opportunity to visit some English country houses with Clive Aslet, the writer; his book on Quinlan Terry was one of my first autodidact’s trips down the rabbit-hole, being inspired by classicist mannerism. Listening to […]
I have to say, it was my love of wonderful old architecture—urban villas, houses, secular city buildings particularly—that brought me here in the first place…the scenic curiosities that motivate most visitors—sandy beaches, spectacular sunsets—weren’t so tempting to me, and the […]