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Color Drawings
 
Palm Tree, Needles CA. conte crayon
 
Two (2) Palms, conte crayon
 
Amaryllis, conte crayon
 
Chess Players, colored pencil
 
Skyscraper, watercolor and colored pencil
 
In Chinatown, prismacolor pencil
 
For the Lost, conte crayon
 
Robot Totem, conte crayon
 
Greyhound, conte crayon
 
Buddha, Golden Gate Park, SF, CA, watercolor and colored pencil

These are color drawings I did in the early 90's. Most of them are  based on photos, and combinations of photos, I had taken and felt would be good springboards  for color exploration and hand made marks. I dragged them out for a show this March at a local coffee shop, The Beanery. 
COMMENTS
Hobohuey said at 3:13 a.m. on Apr 9, 2008:
wow,great drawings.You could put them in any room and they would look great.
Chiloedream said at 3:16 a.m. on Apr 9, 2008:
Du grand art. BRAVO Allan, et merci.
Snooway said at 3:18 a.m. on Apr 9, 2008:
wow, these are great! you're very talented!
Bethe27 said at 8:13 a.m. on Apr 9, 2008:
Amazing, great work!!!
LatentE said at 8:29 a.m. on Apr 9, 2008:
Beautiful work. The coffee shop looks more like a college library common room.
Pkeener said at 8:48 a.m. on Apr 9, 2008:
Allan, these are wonderful. i knew they were yours before i read about them your use of light and shadow and perspective shine through as they so in your photos.. i am really in awe. i use conti a lot, too, and havent come close to mastering it. Thank you for showing us this side of your RIGHT side. Sweet TAbblo. Chess Players draws me right in. Greyhound seems to have a Hopper like feel, although it isn't fair to compare you, I love For the Lost, and I have just begun to scratch the surface of Skyscraper. So much there, again, your use knowledge of values is what really puts you there, in your fine art and photography.

PS How many Red Dots??
Shenresi said at 9:15 a.m. on Apr 9, 2008:
wonderful drawings , Allan- I like the chess-players and the man with the handkerchief, but my personal fave is the Buddha- Great work !!!
Andre. said at 9:25 a.m. on Apr 9, 2008:
Something I could never do. Beautiful.Love colors. Very stylish.
Leftofcenter said at 10:26 a.m. on Apr 9, 2008:
totally enjoyable tabblo, the drawings (yes Hopper came to mind fleetingly) but also the "feel" of the coffee shop where they were shown. Nice!
Noe said at 11:14 a.m. on Apr 9, 2008:
Very good shots Allan... the place feels so nice too.
Noe said at 11:15 a.m. on Apr 9, 2008:
Those drawings are excellent!
Whya said at 1:15 p.m. on Apr 9, 2008:
wow.. amazing drawings and great shots! i like the 'feel' of the coffee shop too, looks like a nice place to hang out!
Lifequest22 said at 1:54 p.m. on Apr 9, 2008:
The wonderful shots of the coffee shop is perfect to showcase your drawing on Tabblo. And the drawings are stunning. I'm always in awe of artists who fill their canvases with such heart and soul and in-your-face talent. really like each one for it's uniqueness and pleasure they all give when i view them.
John98 said at 3:22 p.m. on Apr 9, 2008:
Very nice Allan. I like Greyhound the best since I am partial to architectural-geometric stuff.
Karsten said at 10:52 p.m. on Apr 9, 2008:
you are truely very talented Allan! Thanks for sharing your other talent!
YorkJodi said at 9:01 a.m. on Apr 10, 2008:
WOW... very, very nice... Beautiful...
I was going to say this before I even knew they were done by YOU... so cool!!!
I love your gallery too... the coffee shop... and your photos of it all. I'm not sure what conte crayon is... surely not a childs crayon... I cannot make crayons look so beautiful. Thanks for showing this!!
Photosfornow said at 11:18 a.m. on Apr 10, 2008:
Great work Allen, a moment of pause peaceful work.
Setu said at 2:20 p.m. on Apr 10, 2008:
Great work ! I wish I could draw like you, the Buddha drawing is my favorite :-)
Abking said at 1:20 a.m. on Apr 11, 2008:
Thanks everyone for your great comments. LatentE: free wi-fi, laptops, and a nearby college give the coffee shop that look in the evening. It's one of those places with different ebb and flow of people depending on time of day. Pam: I plead ignorance on the red dots. Is that something to do with ancient divination practice of peeling label off beer bottle and attributing meaning based on number of dots? Thanks again everyone.
Candlepower said at 11:17 a.m. on Apr 12, 2008:
WOW! You have Tons of Talent! Especially like the Chess one. Fantastic!!!!
Pkeener said at 12:24 a.m. on Apr 13, 2008:
Allan!! Red dots=sold those red stickers they put on art work when they are sold.
Abking said at 1:03 a.m. on Apr 13, 2008:
Pam: Oh, those red dots. Haven't seen one in awhile. Forgot what they look like!
ElZorroTOX said at 4:49 p.m. on Apr 14, 2008:
Very nice work. You are extremely talented.
Siagian said at 1:02 p.m. on May 2, 2008:
skills. thats what you've got. skills.
EMA said at 10:56 a.m. on May 6, 2008:
Very cool drawings! You are an artist! :-)
Debdog said at 11:06 p.m. on May 6, 2008:
very beautiful work...
Pkeener said at 8:13 p.m. on May 12, 2008:
just wanted to drop by and view the artwork again
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