Orange car.

This vintage car grabbed my attention on a small street in Bay Ridge, in Brooklyn, but it took me forever to add color and a few details, since I am still doing few projects at once.
I hope, that I won't forget few ideas, which still popping in my head, not drawn, and a few friends I don't have time to communicate with won't forget me.
I used ink and Kuretake on Winsor and Newton paper.

Green car.

Old green car. Pretty shocking to meet on the street such a beauty. I used ink and Kuretake and a little bit of white pen.

Red car.

This little red car grabbed my attention on one of the streets in Brooklyn. May be this happy red, may be pretty boring background, may be my thirst for textures, may be all of that contributed to completing this ink drawing despite the horrible heat, at list 104 F in the shadow, with my AC broken. And my fingers and furniture stained by this bloody red. And paper didn't cooperate, Arches Rough Torchon, sand off my brushes. I used ink and Kuretake and few drops of Liquitex paint.

Old auto.

Old auto on the street of New York. I used ink and Kuretake.

Car.

Small piece of paper for the small car. Ink and Kuretake. I stole some time from antiquing furniture for the kitchen and now feel guilty and scared that I won't fit into planned timeframe.

January 27.

Since I can't sleep I decide to post a page from Alpha sketchbook by Stillman & Birn, I scribbled during the day, waiting in the car, writing memos for myself. I miss drawing dearly, it makes me physically sick, not being able to draw. This sketchbook is bigger than my usual size, it is 8 and a half by 11 inches.
We still have big machinery around and interruption in power supply.

Wrangler.

Could not pass it, the car of my childhood dreams, along with the big dog and promise of endless travels in searches of myself. Really like its boyish features. Never owned it, never had a big dog, but life is not over, who knows. Ink and Kuretake.

Bentley.

This Bentley, I believe from 1984-1990, called "Bentley mulsanne turbo R", was damaged by the ocean, during the hurricane Sandy. It was standing on our block for a longest time, elegant corpse with winged "B" on its front. Was wondering whats story its hiding, how it happened to be here, I didn't see it before. Every time I passed by, it stopped me with its mysterious loneliness, till I realized I have to draw it. I used ink and bits of Kuretake on Arches pad with hot pressed paper. Very hard to move ink on it, realized, not happy with this paper.

Big truck. Aftermath.

We have big machinery everywhere, some of it, probably, temporary generators, some strange structures, some bright colors, we have blue, gray and yellow equipment inside buildings. We have people in white clothes, looking like aliens, I guess  it is cleaning company, restoring vital functions of our octopus buildings organism, chewed by the ocean.
Here is a big green truck with heavy load. I used ink and Kuretake, I miss happy puddles with orange rims.

Aliens among us.

Car.

Hard to say goodbye to my car. Not only because I can't  buy a new one like that, but because it was taken from us so suddenly by the black water of the ocean, cutting it in its prime, cutting off the slice of life. Somehow it put a dot on our previous adventures connected to the Car, our happy trips Upstate, our secretive escapades Downtown, my drawing ventures. I miss it dearly. Feels sort of I let it die, like neglected pet. Unfair.
May be it is brought up from the Old World I came from, where things were given a deeper meaning, where it was more connected to people's lives, almost given a life of its own?
We liked that it was big, we like to sit high up, we liked that it was black color and had loud speakers, which echoing electronic beat so nicely, we liked window on the roof, that you can stand, stick out, laugh and let the wind to chew your hair and duck down when see sheriff's car on the road.
I used ink, Kuretake, I used salt, sort of imitating what really happened.

Autumn truck and Liza.

For some reason I decide to try really strange very smooth paper, I have in the corner of my room, probably feeling bad to get rid of it by simply throwing it away, because it doesn't look useful for my ink technique. Instead I was struggling with stubborn surface, trying to move ink, and if felt wet and cold and lonely and I missed my warm car. I used ink and Kuretake.

Here is a photo of Liza Queenie in her charming fat days. She was adorable.

Fire truck in Brooklyn.

Sometimes life could be scary and bring painful thoughts, and seems, no way back to joyful and care free moments, but simple things like glimpse of bright red truck in a dusk or promise to have pizza Di Fara together next week may light up a small flame of hope.
I used ink and Kuretake brush pens on Arches paper, I really like this paper, it is thinner than my previous Winsor & Newton and Saunders Waterford, but ink flows easier and sinks deeper.
 I wish I could remember the exact name, to get more of it.

5th Avenue, Manhattan.

I am almost out of expensive watercolor paper and still hard to conclude if I am that fond of it, for ink, or I like better thinner, less grainy and cheaper brands. It is not about money. It is about being able to make thinner lines, easier to manage puddles and saving my brushes from their points being sanded off.  It doesn't allowing me smaller details.
Even I went crazy on water brushes and some cheap Pentel brushes and got a whole bunch,  it is still hard for me to trow out handful of abused and spoiled water brushes.

Dodge Charger.

Adorable red car which stopped me on the street not once. Ink and Kuretake. Took me very long time to scan it, running around a lot.

Red truck on the road.

Shiny red truck, loved and groomed by his owner (building inspector), I had to draw it. It was hugged by shadows and greens on the road side. I used ink and Kuretake pens with tiny help of Stabilo pen and blue Durer pencil for the sky.

Little red Bug.

This happy little car I met in Brooklyn. It says "Twins" on the side, because of 2 guys, musicians, who perform on events and gatherings in the community, I was told. It was in the shade of the tree, but bathing in the sunlight, spilled between leaves. It made me smile, I felt hope.
I used ink and Kuretake pens on Arches board.

Billy's band song.

Driveway in Long Island.

Went hoping to get some work, end up shyly eyeballing this pretty old car in the corner of some random driveway. Drew from the car, finished home. This 2 cars had their own story, old and modern, connected and incompatible, like us, people.
I really enjoyed ink puddles and drippings. Finding desirable ink it is like coming home. I added red ochre Kuretake and blue Faber-Castell Durer pencil. One day I want to get a bunch of Durer pencils. Now I have 3.

Van in Williamsburg.

I had very few minutes alone in the car, parked behind this van. Of course I spend it on sketching with my favorite Blackwing 602 in Stillman&Birn Gamma sketchbook. Then we hit some traffic, but it was fun to chat with my daughter, I didn't mind traffic (I was not driving and we always have interesting topics). On the top I drew my pencil, Blackwing 602. I really like this texture. I used Kuretake brush pens for it.

Sketch in Eastchester, NY.

Quick pencil sketch in Eastchester  while waiting in the car. I think it is time to give up my little Palomino Blackwing 602 armed with point protector and rubber sleeve, it is worn out close to 3 inches and falling under my palm. Still,  I like when pencil is a bit worked up, seems, has more energy and personality. I start cheating on this little one with new Palomino Blackwing 602 at home, using it here-there for small tasks, now it should go into my orange pencil case, to be taken on trips.

Lincoln Continental.

Lincoln Continental Mark 4 1976. I think this what it is, I looked online. It was chilling on someone's driveway. I used Omas Sepia ink, it is juicy but red is too strong for me, I like yellow puddles more. I was trying to stuff ink into Pentel Color brush, it was resisting my crooked syringe and I was holding myself from performing open heart surgery on poor brush, but I really want to know what's inside. Didn't find it online. May be anyone knows?