Apple tree is one of Ron's finest pen and ink drawings. It illustrates the beautiful tree with realistic ink strokes. |
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Buffalo, New York is home to beautiful Lake Erie. This depiction of Buffalo's waterfront shows the many activities that are vibrant during the warm summer months. The City Hall and Hotel Statler are among the buildings illustrated. The sailboat is motoring its way toward the concession area, which feeds many a visitor to this tourist hot spot. |
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This solitary covered bridge over a lightly languishing stream is the subject of this pen and ink drawing. The details, including the bridge's shadow in the stream are impeccable. |
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Close to Salzburg and nearly three hours from Vienna, Hallstatt is known as the "the pearl of Austria". When visiting in late 2000, Ron and Audrey agreed that it is one of the most beautiful lakeside towns in the world. |
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Close to Salzburg and nearly three hours from Vienna, Hallstatt is known as the "the pearl of Austria". When visiting in late 2000, Ron and Audrey agreed that it is one of the most beautiful lakeside towns in the world. |
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Ron generally uses a lot of ink when creating a work of art in pen and ink, but in the case of Horseneck Beach (pen and ink, 12x18) he wanted to create silkscreen prints embellished with watercolor. When planning this type of work, he keeps his lines simpler to allow the color to show. Here is his watercolor rendition of Horseneck Beach. |
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Normandy's answer to the pyramids, this 11th century Benedictine monastery carved out of natural granite is one of France’s—and the world’s—most spectacular sights. |
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Neuschwanstein Castle near Schwangau, Germany, was completed by King Ludwig II, (mad Ludwig) of Bavaria in 1869 long after the age of fortress castles. |
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This art-deco train station, home to New York Central, was completed in 1929, after years of debate over its location. The New York Central Rail Terminal serviced passengers for 50 years and is now on state and national Registers of Historic Places. The NYC 4-6-4 (Hudson Class) No. 5284, one of 275 look-alike locomotives, helped transport almost 100,000 passengers in and out of Buffalo in 1929. |
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High above the Lahn River in the city of Limburg is this magnificent German cathedral portrayed in pen and ink and watercolored. |
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Pleasant View Road caught Ron's eye while hiking near his country home in northern New York. He found the textures and shadow patterns in this abandoned old house to be appealing, so he photographed it in both summer and winter and created this fine pen and ink drawing. Later, he water colored it to produce this fine piece of art. |
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The Castle of Sigmaringen on the Danube in Baden-Wuttenberg, German, the cradle of the Hohenzollern Dynasty, was the impressive home of the Princess of Hohenzollern. Built on a high rock ledge, this magnificent structure is straight from medieval legend. |
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"The Martin House Complex is a prime example of a Prairie House, a revolutionary design developed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the first decade of the 20th century." (www.darwinmartinhouse.org, 10/06/2010) |
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The Roycroft Inn became a National Landmark in 1986. It underwent a tremendous fire in the early 1990's and thanks to the support of the Margaret L. Wendt Foundation it re-opened in June 1995. Ron produced a felt tip pen and ink drawing of this fabulous landmark. The drawing illustrates the Inn before it was expanded and the way many Northern New Yorkers remember it. |
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