Foreclosures are rampant in Detroit because of the economy and the trouble with auto industries. This house is on Canyon in Detroit, one of many. It's in (or at the edge of) the Copper Canyon area, which used to be a bit of an upscale neighborhood.
Here's a new sketch of hubby.
Biker Buddy, Resting, by Mary Stebbins Taitt. Markers. Quick sketch. Click to view slightly larger. (Detroit artist at work.)
and another set of new sketches from last night:
Last night I was fooling around doing an experiment. I did a value study of BB's face in our normal diningroom lighting using markers and then colored it with markers. It's not a great portrait (it doesn't look as nice as he really looks!), but it was a good experiment. Click to view slightly larger.
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It's very sad to see all those abandoned houses, maybe times will get better, let's hope.
I do hope times get better--I worry about the people who lived int hese houses--so many of them--where are they now?
Oh this is so sad !! Nicely explained !!
I like seeing your experiments. :)
It's incredible how bad the economy is in Detroit! It seems such a waste for those homes to be neglected. Very sad.
Thank you so much! It is very sad.
I do enjoy experimenting. :-D
It's everywhere, even in Northern Oakland County. I hope it comes back...
I sure hope so, Tony!!!
Sad to see these houses, let's hope things will get better...
This time your experiment wasn't so nice to BB: may be it's the color, the B&W was better.
Keep experimenting, you have a very patient model!
I don't like it either--it's hard to get the color right with markers. I'm just a beginner. I'll never be a great artist!
I don't understand how you get as much done as you do...these great photos, beautiful paintings, books, poetry...you're amazing!
HGTV had a show about a young woman buying her first house in Detroit...she got a very good deal, I thought!
Have you ever heard of a Detroit architect by name of Liebman?
I'm SUPPOSED to be working on my fellowship grant appliction, not painting and drawing.
Leibman? I'll have to look it up--BB probably know,s but he's not home--he's lived here all his life and I'm a relative newcomer.
I didn't find anything on my first try, I'll ask BB when he gets home.
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