A little "Art Speak" to spark your imagination......
I've been signing and dating my work "NBean" since 1970.
Always the low key minimalist, my signature is usually small
and often somewhat hidden, but because it is unobtrusive,
I often sign twice or even three times, hiding the signatures
among the images of the drawing.
Can you find them ?
A funny Thing Happened at the Roman Forum:
I fell in love with Italy, it's history, and it's people.
Florence, Italy.
Santa Maria del Fiore
and
Brunelleschi’s Dome
with the Baptistery on right
Florence, Italy
Palazzo Vecchio at the Piazza della Signoria
Antique Motor Rally in Lucca, Italy
On the way to Siena
In the Vatican plazza
Michelangelo’s Dome in St Peter’s Basilica
in the Vatican, Rome Italy
The Dove of Peace
Gian Lorenzo Bernini, ca. 1630
carved alabaster window in
St Peter’s Basilica
the Vatican, Rome, Italy
The last Harley Davidson motorcycle restored at
Bud's Motorcycle ca. 2015
1938 EL
Bud's logo
New, Used, and Abused
Pencil on Paper, About the Artist
The motorcycling lifestyle, and machines in general, are what most of my working life was all about. Attention to detail and concentration is what it takes to build and ride motorcycles safely. And likewise, most of my compositions require that I study what I am depicting so that I understand not only the visual aspects, but some of the history. Whether architecture, motorcycle or some crazy idea, having an understanding of how something works and came into being makes a drawing project all the more meaningful and real.