Looking West Unfinished
Looking West Unfinished

Unfinished pastel drawing at the Sandridge Farm in Hillview, Illinois. I was with my dad but he started feeling sick so we left quickly.

San Francisco POPOS Series Terrace at 150 California
San Francisco POPOS Series Terrace at 150 California

Pastel drawing of flower box and chairs at the rooftop at 150 California St. in San Francisco, CA.

Clouds Trees Levee Soybeans
Clouds Trees Levee Soybeans

Pastel landscape drawing. The view west from the sandridge farm in Hillview illinois.

Hot Knife Cloud
Hot Knife Cloud

Pastel drawing. The sun sets a cloud on fire, ablaze with light, looking west from Hillview Sandridge farm.

San Francisco POPOS Series, Wavy Glass
San Francisco POPOS Series, Wavy Glass

Drawn from the rooftop at 150 California St. in San Francisco, CA. Reflections in the windows.

San Francisco POPOS Series, Buildings
San Francisco POPOS Series, Buildings

Pastel drawing. View of buildings from the terrace at 150 California St. 6th floor, San Francisco.

San Francisco POPOS Series, Reflected Colors
San Francisco POPOS Series, Reflected Colors

Pastel drawing of reflections in the window grid. Looking at a building's glass cladding from the rooftop at 150 California St., 6th floor, San Francisco, CA.

San Francisco POPOS Series, Nice Colors
San Francisco POPOS Series, Nice Colors

Pastel drawing of the view east from 17th floor rooftop at 942 Mission St., San Franscisco, CA

San Francisco POPOS Series, Awkward Shapes
San Francisco POPOS Series, Awkward Shapes

Pastel drawing of a view from the 6th floor terrace at 150 California in San Francisco, CA.

Storm's Coming
Storm's Coming

Pastel landscape looking west from the hillview farm in early October.

Clouds Trees and Levee
Clouds Trees and Levee

Landscape drawing looking west from the Hillview farm with clouds on fire at their edges.

Smudgy Clouds and I Hear Duck Wings
Smudgy Clouds and I Hear Duck Wings

Pastel landscape looking west from the yard near Dad's machine shed. I heard ducks in the ditch. They flew up and over my head softly talking to each other. in duck language It was so still out that I heard their wings beating.

San Francisco POPOS Series, Sales Force Tower with Cranes
San Francisco POPOS Series, Sales Force Tower with Cranes

Drawing of the view east from 17th floor skydeck at 942 Mission St., San Francisco with Sales Force Tower under construction.

Irrigation and Sun at the Farm
Irrigation and Sun at the Farm

Landscape looking west from sandridge Hillview farm, with bright sunlight and irrigation system against the levee and trees near Illinois River.

Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy

Pastel landscape looking west from the Hillview Sandridge farm on a hot day in July. You can see the irrigation spray in the left of the image.

Overcast Day
Overcast Day

Pastel landscape looking west from the farm at Hillview.

Hopeful Sky
Hopeful Sky

Pastel drawing looking northwest from the Hillview farm on a cloudy day. There was a small opening in the dense clouds letting that patch of bright blue through. Pilot’s Knob in the distance.

The Visitor
The Visitor

Landscape view of soybean fields, drainage ditch foliage, levee, trees over the levee, and bluffs on the west side of the illinois river. A dragonfly visited me while I was making this drawing.

San Francisco POPOS Series, Layered Buildings
San Francisco POPOS Series, Layered Buildings

Looking out and up at buildings from 15th floor roofdeck at 343 Sansome in San Francisco, CA.

Awkward But Honest
Awkward But Honest

View from the rooftop terrace at 100 1st St. in San Francisco, CA.

San Francisco POPOS Series, Distortion Windows
San Francisco POPOS Series, Distortion Windows

View of windows and reflection of a crane from 100 1st St. rooftop in San Francisco, CA.

San Francisco POPOS Series, Glass Cladding
San Francisco POPOS Series, Glass Cladding

View of multi-paned glass clad building from 1 Kearny St., 11th floor rooftop terrace in San Francisco,

In the Park
In the Park

Landscape drawn at Concordia Seminary near DeMunn and North Rosebury in St. Louis, Missouri.

San Francisco POPOS Series, Rooftops and Spire
San Francisco POPOS Series, Rooftops and Spire

Improvised color drawing looking northwest from 15th floor rooftop plaza at 343 Sansome, San Francisco. Pastel on Canson Mi-Teintes paper

San Francisco POPOS Series, Nice Flag
San Francisco POPOS Series, Nice Flag

Drawing on paper, view south from 15th floor rooftop of 343 Sansome, San Francisco, CA

San Francisco POPOS Series, A Struggle
San Francisco POPOS Series, A Struggle

Drawing looking east from 15th Floor rooftop of 343 Sansome, San Francisco, CA. Pastel on paper.

San Francisco POPOS Series, I Hear People Hate that Hotel
San Francisco POPOS Series, I Hear People Hate that Hotel

Drawn while looking east from Westfield Sky Terrace at 835 Market St, 9th Floor, San Francisco, CA. The hotel with the arch at the top is reviled by some architecture critics. I enjoyed drawing it.

Four Seasons, Palo Alto, CA
Four Seasons, Palo Alto, CA

View from my apartment door, behind the service entrance

San Francisco POPOS Series, Hotel Top
San Francisco POPOS Series, Hotel Top

Pastel drawing of a view east from Westfield Sky Terrace, 835 Market St., 9th Floor, San Francisco.

San Francisco POPOS Series, Loose Approximation Hotel
San Francisco POPOS Series, Loose Approximation Hotel

Drawing looking east from 9th Floor Westfield Sky Terrace at 835 Market St., San Francisco, CA

San Francisco POPOS Series, Peeking Over
San Francisco POPOS Series, Peeking Over

Pastel drawing looking northwest from Westfield Sky Terrace at a distant building with improvised color. While I was drawing a man appeared on the roof having scaled the wall. He had chalky hands, and so did I.

San Francisco POPOS Series, First Attempt
San Francisco POPOS Series, First Attempt

Pastel drawing looking south from 15th floor plaza at 343 Sansome, San Francisco.

San Francisco POPOS Series, Stark Shadows
San Francisco POPOS Series, Stark Shadows

Pastel drawing of San Francisco buildings drawing from a rooftop plaza. Private collection.

Looking West Unfinished
San Francisco POPOS Series Terrace at 150 California
Clouds Trees Levee Soybeans
Hot Knife Cloud
San Francisco POPOS Series, Wavy Glass
San Francisco POPOS Series, Buildings
San Francisco POPOS Series, Reflected Colors
San Francisco POPOS Series, Nice Colors
San Francisco POPOS Series, Awkward Shapes
Storm's Coming
Clouds Trees and Levee
Smudgy Clouds and I Hear Duck Wings
San Francisco POPOS Series, Sales Force Tower with Cranes
Irrigation and Sun at the Farm
Partly Cloudy
Overcast Day
Hopeful Sky
The Visitor
San Francisco POPOS Series, Layered Buildings
Awkward But Honest
San Francisco POPOS Series, Distortion Windows
San Francisco POPOS Series, Glass Cladding
In the Park
San Francisco POPOS Series, Rooftops and Spire
San Francisco POPOS Series, Nice Flag
San Francisco POPOS Series, A Struggle
San Francisco POPOS Series, I Hear People Hate that Hotel
Four Seasons, Palo Alto, CA
San Francisco POPOS Series, Hotel Top
San Francisco POPOS Series, Loose Approximation Hotel
San Francisco POPOS Series, Peeking Over
San Francisco POPOS Series, First Attempt
San Francisco POPOS Series, Stark Shadows
Looking West Unfinished

Unfinished pastel drawing at the Sandridge Farm in Hillview, Illinois. I was with my dad but he started feeling sick so we left quickly.

San Francisco POPOS Series Terrace at 150 California

Pastel drawing of flower box and chairs at the rooftop at 150 California St. in San Francisco, CA.

Clouds Trees Levee Soybeans

Pastel landscape drawing. The view west from the sandridge farm in Hillview illinois.

Hot Knife Cloud

Pastel drawing. The sun sets a cloud on fire, ablaze with light, looking west from Hillview Sandridge farm.

San Francisco POPOS Series, Wavy Glass

Drawn from the rooftop at 150 California St. in San Francisco, CA. Reflections in the windows.

San Francisco POPOS Series, Buildings

Pastel drawing. View of buildings from the terrace at 150 California St. 6th floor, San Francisco.

San Francisco POPOS Series, Reflected Colors

Pastel drawing of reflections in the window grid. Looking at a building's glass cladding from the rooftop at 150 California St., 6th floor, San Francisco, CA.

San Francisco POPOS Series, Nice Colors

Pastel drawing of the view east from 17th floor rooftop at 942 Mission St., San Franscisco, CA

San Francisco POPOS Series, Awkward Shapes

Pastel drawing of a view from the 6th floor terrace at 150 California in San Francisco, CA.

Storm's Coming

Pastel landscape looking west from the hillview farm in early October.

Clouds Trees and Levee

Landscape drawing looking west from the Hillview farm with clouds on fire at their edges.

Smudgy Clouds and I Hear Duck Wings

Pastel landscape looking west from the yard near Dad's machine shed. I heard ducks in the ditch. They flew up and over my head softly talking to each other. in duck language It was so still out that I heard their wings beating.

San Francisco POPOS Series, Sales Force Tower with Cranes

Drawing of the view east from 17th floor skydeck at 942 Mission St., San Francisco with Sales Force Tower under construction.

Irrigation and Sun at the Farm

Landscape looking west from sandridge Hillview farm, with bright sunlight and irrigation system against the levee and trees near Illinois River.

Partly Cloudy

Pastel landscape looking west from the Hillview Sandridge farm on a hot day in July. You can see the irrigation spray in the left of the image.

Overcast Day

Pastel landscape looking west from the farm at Hillview.

Hopeful Sky

Pastel drawing looking northwest from the Hillview farm on a cloudy day. There was a small opening in the dense clouds letting that patch of bright blue through. Pilot’s Knob in the distance.

The Visitor

Landscape view of soybean fields, drainage ditch foliage, levee, trees over the levee, and bluffs on the west side of the illinois river. A dragonfly visited me while I was making this drawing.

San Francisco POPOS Series, Layered Buildings

Looking out and up at buildings from 15th floor roofdeck at 343 Sansome in San Francisco, CA.

Awkward But Honest

View from the rooftop terrace at 100 1st St. in San Francisco, CA.

San Francisco POPOS Series, Distortion Windows

View of windows and reflection of a crane from 100 1st St. rooftop in San Francisco, CA.

San Francisco POPOS Series, Glass Cladding

View of multi-paned glass clad building from 1 Kearny St., 11th floor rooftop terrace in San Francisco,

In the Park

Landscape drawn at Concordia Seminary near DeMunn and North Rosebury in St. Louis, Missouri.

San Francisco POPOS Series, Rooftops and Spire

Improvised color drawing looking northwest from 15th floor rooftop plaza at 343 Sansome, San Francisco. Pastel on Canson Mi-Teintes paper

San Francisco POPOS Series, Nice Flag

Drawing on paper, view south from 15th floor rooftop of 343 Sansome, San Francisco, CA

San Francisco POPOS Series, A Struggle

Drawing looking east from 15th Floor rooftop of 343 Sansome, San Francisco, CA. Pastel on paper.

San Francisco POPOS Series, I Hear People Hate that Hotel

Drawn while looking east from Westfield Sky Terrace at 835 Market St, 9th Floor, San Francisco, CA. The hotel with the arch at the top is reviled by some architecture critics. I enjoyed drawing it.

Four Seasons, Palo Alto, CA

View from my apartment door, behind the service entrance

San Francisco POPOS Series, Hotel Top

Pastel drawing of a view east from Westfield Sky Terrace, 835 Market St., 9th Floor, San Francisco.

San Francisco POPOS Series, Loose Approximation Hotel

Drawing looking east from 9th Floor Westfield Sky Terrace at 835 Market St., San Francisco, CA

San Francisco POPOS Series, Peeking Over

Pastel drawing looking northwest from Westfield Sky Terrace at a distant building with improvised color. While I was drawing a man appeared on the roof having scaled the wall. He had chalky hands, and so did I.

San Francisco POPOS Series, First Attempt

Pastel drawing looking south from 15th floor plaza at 343 Sansome, San Francisco.

San Francisco POPOS Series, Stark Shadows

Pastel drawing of San Francisco buildings drawing from a rooftop plaza. Private collection.

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