Over July/August this year I traveled through America, visiting four cities and staying about a week in each one
Fourth and final stop - New York
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Times Square. A heaving sea of tourists and touts. |
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Coffee and donuts - so New York. You can tell who the locals are as they avoid the crowded sidewalks and stroll on the street! |
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My stereotypical shot of New York - Yellow Cab, Orange and white steam vent and an American flag |
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The Metropolitan Museum is superb! - Picasso |
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The Metropolitan Museum is superb! - Braques |
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The Metropolitan Museum is superb! - Picasso |
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The Metropolitan Museum is superb! - Matisse |
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The Metropolitan Museum is superb! - Mondrian |
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The Metropolitan Museum is superb! - Monet |
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The Metropolitan Museum is superb! - Rousseau |
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The Metropolitan Museum is superb! - Warhol |
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The Metropolitan Museum is superb! - Jasper Johns |
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The Metropolitan Museum is superb! - Eric Ngan! |
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The Metropolitan Museum is superb! - I got to display my sketch at the Met! |
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The Metropolitan Museum is superb! - Basquiat |
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The Metropolitan Museum is superb! - Van Gogh. Starry Night |
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I joined the New York Sketch group for their outing at Central Park |
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Poetry in the Park - a very active poet! |
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Looking towards 5th Avenue and 74th Street |
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Acapella busking family inside an awesome vaulted thoroughfare |
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After the main sketch session, we went for a crawl. Five minute, walk with a two minute sketch. John Lennon Memorial |
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Its easy if you try... 5 mins x 2 mins |
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Central Park roller disco! |
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Roller Disco 5 mins x 2 mins |
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5 mins x 2 mins |
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Yum Char - very nice |
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The Brooklyn Sketch Book Library |
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30,000 sketch books - awesome! |


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Thriving Steam Pot restaurant. flushing NY. A SUPERB culinary experience |
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Thriving Steam Pot restaurant. flushing NY. Lobster |
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Thriving Steam Pot restaurant. flushing NY. Veges and seafood |
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Thriving Steam Pot restaurant. flushing NY. Steam egg, fish |
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Lady Liberty |
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Huddled masses.. |
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My visual notes from the Guggenheim event. Captured by their event team and posted on their Instagram! Does this mean I've 'exhibited' at the Guggenheim?! |
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The High Line. Genius concept |

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Art will unite us all! He he, my contribution to the wall of notes |
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Delicious congee! |
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AMAZING XLB |