21 October 2022 A few weeks ago I published a pencil illustration of a back porch addition. This is a design presentation drawing of the interior portion of that same remodeling project, specifically of a new proposed relocated kitchen. (#2 pencil on white tracing paper). Pencil drawings like this are fairly quick to make and I love seeing some of …
From May of this year, this simple pencil rendering depicts a porch addition to a house in Cincinnati. The drawing is constructed from a photograph I took while onsite to take dimensions of the existing house and yard. I still love making drawings with a number 2 pencil!
From 2020, this drawing (ink liners and gray markers on yellow trace paper) depicts a proposed kitchen remodeling for a 1950’s ranch house in Cincinnati. I look at standard ranches from that era as blank slates to be opened up and improved upon!
This is another one of my recent design drawings (ink liners,pastels and colored pencils on yellow trace paper). The project was an open covered porch addition to a house here in Cincinnati. Love the idea of a deep purple painted wood porch up against a buff colored brick house. Happy September!
August 22, 2022 Sometimes it is useful while making a design presentation to a client to present a floor plan and a perspective view side by side. This drawing, (ink liners, graphite pencil and colored pencils on yellow trace paper) describes a recent project, a whole house remodeling in Washington DC. Peace!
August 14 2019 Last year I designed a solar greenhouse for a great local non-profit organization: Lighthouse Youth and Family Services (https://www.lys.org/). The greenhouse is to be used and maintained by students at the Lighthouse Community School and will allow the students to continue learning about sustainable agricultural techniques throughout the winter months. Thanks to a generous grant from Impact 100 (https://impact100.org/) and the …
24 April 2019 This month’s drawing depicts a proposed addition to a house near Cincinnati (pigment liner, gray markers, graphite pencils and pencil eraser on white trace paper). This was done as part of a series to explain a proposed design concept to a client. The challenge here was designing a kitchen and dining room addition that would contrast in …
15 March 2019 This is another recent design drawing of one of my projects in Cincinnati (pigment liner, gray markers, and pencil eraser on white trace paper). Like a lot of the illustrations and sketches I’ve shared before, this one was done as part of a series to explain a proposed design concept to my client. Executed in a couple …
8 February 2019 I was looking at an email this morning from a company that produces photo realistic architectural renderings. I think it would be hard to tell that their drawings were in fact not photography if one didn’t already know that they were not. Although there is a cost involved certainly this represents a huge benefit to building owners. …
Earlier this year I led two discussions regarding the process of residential design. The first of these was held @ Bromwell’s downtown Cincinnati in January. Known as the premier fireplace products distributor and showroom in greater Cincinnati, Bromwell’s sells a variety of fireplace products, furniture and custom accessories. In this video clip my client Kathy Holwadel sits with Brent Hodge and Jeff …
