Category Archives: live music

i love live music, and a big portion of my sketchbook goes to drawing it as it happens. these tend to be super rough, but occasionally get tidied up and colored in.

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Sketchbook: Live Music at Clubs & Bars

for my drawing class, we were assigned to do a series of drawings centered on a specific location or theme. i chose live music, and used the project as an excuse to hang out in bars and clubs. featuring Pete’s Candy Store in brooklyn, the High Watt/Mercy Lounge in nashville, and the Bowery Electric in [...]

Sketchbook: CMA Songwriter Series at Joe’s Pub

a few drawings-in-the-dark from last friday night at joe’s pub in nyc, featuring terrible inaccurate likenesses of bob dipiero, scotty emerick, david lee murphy, josh thompson, and craig morgan.

Sketchbook: Heypenny cd release show

sketchbook scans from heypenny‘s cd release show for their marvelous new album at mercy lounge a couple weeks ago. i did the pen sketches on site, then ink washes afterwards (bc being afraid of color palettes is no way to live).

Sketchbook: The Civil Wars at Grimey’s

sketchbook scans from the civil wars‘ in-store performance an grimey’s last week. it was awesome! and packed, obviously– i ended up standing behind them, in the New Rock Vinyl section. =)

Sketchbook: Kopecky Family Band

sketches of kopecky family band playing at mercy lounge a couple weeks ago. they’re super fun to draw, but it’s tricky bc there are seven of them all in constant motion. =)

Sketchbook: Saturday at 3rd+Lindsley

saw madi diaz and the civil wars at 3rd and Lindsley last saturday.

Sketchbook: Crosby, Stills, and Nash

a couple pages from my sketchbook– blind contour drawings of crosby stills and nash, drawn in the dark during a concert.

Sketchbook: Kopecky Family Band

a quick sketchbook spread from an in-store performance at Grimey’s yesterday (colored in after the fact).

Sketchbook: Mercy Lounge

a couple sketches from a CD release party at mercy lounge last night.

Sketches from a Writers’ Night

a few sketches from a songwriters’ circle i went to last night to benefit nashville flood relief.