POCKET-SIZED STILLMAN & BIRN SKETCHBOOK (2023-24)
       
     
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YOUNG MAN FISHES WHILE HIS FATHER LOOKS ON FROM A DISTANCE, SMOKING A CIGARETTE
       
     
INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN
       
     
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LAKE
       
     
DOCK
       
     
THE WOODS ARE LOVELY, DARK AND DEEP...
       
     
BIRCHES
       
     
so much depends upon calibrachoa and verbena glazed with eye water amongst the cottonwood trees (July 8th 2023)
       
     
A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM (AT 33,000 FEET)
       
     
RAVEN (AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY)
       
     
A PARADE OF PACHYDERMS (AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY)
       
     
Elephants 1.jpg
       
     
Elephants 2.jpg
       
     
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BELOW THE BOATHOUSE
       
     
IN THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS
       
     
RIP PEE-WEE HERMAN
       
     
FIRE PIT BELOW THE BOATHOUSE
       
     
MOYNIHAN TRAIN HALL
       
     
FROM THE STEPS OF THE MET
       
     
LAST PASSENGER (AND PIGEON) PASSING THROUGH LIVERPOOL STATION (October 14th 2023)
       
     
WHY MAKE AN ORIGINAL DRAWING?
       
     
YOUR SPOOK
       
     
PRAYERS ON THE PATH TRAIN
       
     
WAITING FOR A TRAIN (NOT GODOT)
       
     
THE KARDASHIAN EFFECT
       
     
TWO ALONE ON THE PATH TRAIN
       
     
LUNCHEON ON THE GRASS (After Manet)
       
     
LUNCHEON ON THE GRASS (Apologies to Zadie Smith & Bob Dylan)
       
     
LUNCHEON ON THE GRASS WITH WENDY, BURGER KING, THE HAMBURGLAR AND TACO BELL (Apologies to Édouard Manet)
       
     
A PATH BETWEEN
       
     
THE APPLE STORE AT GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL
       
     
UNDERWEAR UNDERGROUND
       
     
THE BAND
       
     
A BARN AT THE END OF MAPLE GROVE ROAD
       
     
DECORATING THE CHRISTMAS TREE
       
     
BOARDING
       
     
THE VIEW OF CENTRAL PARK FROM THE CHAIR IN MY DENTIST'S OFFICE
       
     
SOMEWHERE UNDERNEATH THE HUDSON RIVER
       
     
DANA SCHUTZ AT DAVID ZWIRNER GALLERY (NYC)
       
     
KEITH No. 1
       
     
KEITH No. 2
       
     
KEITH No. 3 (HAPPY)
       
     
KEITH No. 4
       
     
A CAN OF COKE ON A CHRISTMAS EVE FLIGHT
       
     
STILL LIFE WITH SANTA CLAUS & DOG
       
     
MICKEY IN REPOSE
       
     
A LITTLE BIT OF COLOR AROUND A BLACK-AND-WHITE DOG
       
     
WHOSE WOODS THESE ARE I THINK I KNOW...
       
     
COMMUTER COLLAGE
       
     
"THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE!!!"
       
     
THE FOREST FOR THE TREES
       
     
MJ No. 1
       
     
MJ No. 2
       
     
POSTSCRIPT
       
     
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POCKET-SIZED STILLMAN & BIRN SKETCHBOOK (2023-24)
       
     
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POCKET-SIZED STILLMAN & BIRN SKETCHBOOK (2023-24)

POCKET-SIZED STILLMAN & BIRN SKETCHBOOK (2023-24)

The second-half of last year, this sketchbook had legs: All over New York City, Bismarck (North Dakota), Green Bay (Wisconsin) and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, London-Glasgow-Edinburgh (pronounced ED-IN-BRA), Palm Springs and Los Angeles – Hollywood, California. And along the way, of course, memories being made. Happy times. Gut-wrenching experiences.

Drawing has always been a lot more to me than a professional practice or enjoyable hobby taken to extremes. Drawing is a way to process the world around us and that world we can’t see with our eyes. Making a drawing by its very nature puts you in the moment, for a moment, and seemingly heightens ALL of our senses – sight, sound, smell, taste, touch. Free-associations are mingled with seemingly concrete facts until for a time, Time itself stands still, fully realized.

(This entire Stillman & Birn sketchbook can be viewed more slowly on my website. Also, TWINGLEY.COM is an archive of sketchbooks/gallery exhibitions/commissioned illustrations/books going all the way back to 1996, if you’re interested and have a few minutes…)

-Jt, April 2nd 2024

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YOUNG MAN FISHES WHILE HIS FATHER LOOKS ON FROM A DISTANCE, SMOKING A CIGARETTE
       
     
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YOUNG MAN FISHES WHILE HIS FATHER LOOKS ON FROM A DISTANCE, SMOKING A CIGARETTE
INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN
       
     
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INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LAKE
       
     
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THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LAKE
DOCK
       
     
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DOCK
THE WOODS ARE LOVELY, DARK AND DEEP...
       
     
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THE WOODS ARE LOVELY, DARK AND DEEP...
BIRCHES
       
     
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BIRCHES
so much depends upon calibrachoa and verbena glazed with eye water amongst the cottonwood trees (July 8th 2023)
       
     
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so much depends upon calibrachoa and verbena glazed with eye water amongst the cottonwood trees (July 8th 2023)
A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM (AT 33,000 FEET)
       
     
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A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM (AT 33,000 FEET)
RAVEN (AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY)
       
     
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RAVEN (AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY)
A PARADE OF PACHYDERMS (AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY)
       
     
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A PARADE OF PACHYDERMS (AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY)
Elephants 1.jpg
       
     
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Elephants 2.jpg
       
     
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Elephants 3.jpg
       
     
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Elephants 4.jpg
       
     
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BELOW THE BOATHOUSE
       
     
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BELOW THE BOATHOUSE
IN THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS
       
     
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IN THE HOLLYWOOD HILLS
RIP PEE-WEE HERMAN
       
     
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RIP PEE-WEE HERMAN
FIRE PIT BELOW THE BOATHOUSE
       
     
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FIRE PIT BELOW THE BOATHOUSE
MOYNIHAN TRAIN HALL
       
     
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MOYNIHAN TRAIN HALL
FROM THE STEPS OF THE MET
       
     
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FROM THE STEPS OF THE MET
LAST PASSENGER (AND PIGEON) PASSING THROUGH LIVERPOOL STATION (October 14th 2023)
       
     
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LAST PASSENGER (AND PIGEON) PASSING THROUGH LIVERPOOL STATION (October 14th 2023)
WHY MAKE AN ORIGINAL DRAWING?
       
     
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WHY MAKE AN ORIGINAL DRAWING?
YOUR SPOOK
       
     
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YOUR SPOOK
PRAYERS ON THE PATH TRAIN
       
     
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PRAYERS ON THE PATH TRAIN
WAITING FOR A TRAIN (NOT GODOT)
       
     
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WAITING FOR A TRAIN (NOT GODOT)
THE KARDASHIAN EFFECT
       
     
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THE KARDASHIAN EFFECT
TWO ALONE ON THE PATH TRAIN
       
     
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TWO ALONE ON THE PATH TRAIN
LUNCHEON ON THE GRASS (After Manet)
       
     
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LUNCHEON ON THE GRASS (After Manet)
LUNCHEON ON THE GRASS (Apologies to Zadie Smith & Bob Dylan)
       
     
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LUNCHEON ON THE GRASS (Apologies to Zadie Smith & Bob Dylan)
LUNCHEON ON THE GRASS WITH WENDY, BURGER KING, THE HAMBURGLAR AND TACO BELL (Apologies to Édouard Manet)
       
     
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LUNCHEON ON THE GRASS WITH WENDY, BURGER KING, THE HAMBURGLAR AND TACO BELL (Apologies to Édouard Manet)
A PATH BETWEEN
       
     
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A PATH BETWEEN
THE APPLE STORE AT GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL
       
     
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THE APPLE STORE AT GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL
UNDERWEAR UNDERGROUND
       
     
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UNDERWEAR UNDERGROUND
THE BAND
       
     
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THE BAND
A BARN AT THE END OF MAPLE GROVE ROAD
       
     
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A BARN AT THE END OF MAPLE GROVE ROAD
DECORATING THE CHRISTMAS TREE
       
     
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DECORATING THE CHRISTMAS TREE
BOARDING
       
     
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BOARDING
THE VIEW OF CENTRAL PARK FROM THE CHAIR IN MY DENTIST'S OFFICE
       
     
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THE VIEW OF CENTRAL PARK FROM THE CHAIR IN MY DENTIST'S OFFICE
SOMEWHERE UNDERNEATH THE HUDSON RIVER
       
     
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SOMEWHERE UNDERNEATH THE HUDSON RIVER
DANA SCHUTZ AT DAVID ZWIRNER GALLERY (NYC)
       
     
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DANA SCHUTZ AT DAVID ZWIRNER GALLERY (NYC)
KEITH No. 1
       
     
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KEITH No. 1
KEITH No. 2
       
     
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KEITH No. 2
KEITH No. 3 (HAPPY)
       
     
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KEITH No. 3 (HAPPY)
KEITH No. 4
       
     
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KEITH No. 4
A CAN OF COKE ON A CHRISTMAS EVE FLIGHT
       
     
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A CAN OF COKE ON A CHRISTMAS EVE FLIGHT
STILL LIFE WITH SANTA CLAUS & DOG
       
     
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STILL LIFE WITH SANTA CLAUS & DOG
MICKEY IN REPOSE
       
     
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MICKEY IN REPOSE
A LITTLE BIT OF COLOR AROUND A BLACK-AND-WHITE DOG
       
     
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A LITTLE BIT OF COLOR AROUND A BLACK-AND-WHITE DOG
WHOSE WOODS THESE ARE I THINK I KNOW...
       
     
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WHOSE WOODS THESE ARE I THINK I KNOW...
COMMUTER COLLAGE
       
     
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COMMUTER COLLAGE
"THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE!!!"
       
     
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"THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE!!!"
THE FOREST FOR THE TREES
       
     
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THE FOREST FOR THE TREES
MJ No. 1
       
     
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MJ No. 1
MJ No. 2
       
     
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MJ No. 2
POSTSCRIPT
       
     
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POSTSCRIPT
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