Category: Philadelphia Skylines

Philadelphia skylines by artist and architectural illustrator, Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery, with JPEG & PDF scan and prints of Philadelphia skylines #035Q.

Philadelphia skyline drawings
Philadelphia Skyline Drawing of downtown at FDR Park and gazebo by artist Stephen F. Condren.
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Philadelphia Skyline Charcoal Drawing Of Downtown #034Z

Philadelphia skyline charcoal drawing of downtown skyscrapers.

Philadelphia Skyline #034Z Charcoal Drawing Of Downtown, which is for sale at discount with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery, offering JPEG & PDF scans. This is my charcoal drawing of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, downtown skyline. Prints & Scans Of This Skyline Drawing #034Z ~ Order Here.

Philadelphia Skyline Charcoal Drawing Of Downtown #797. Key point to this drawing are as follows.

  1. The absence of clouds and foreground.
  2. Monolithic cluster.
  3. Soft lines.

It is my intention with this drawing to make a strong and bold drawing of the Philadelphia skyline by focusing my attention on the structures. Charcoal lends itself to this kind of drawing because of the soft and dark text of the coal, it leave granules at every point, thus making it very difficult to execute for it is ever so easy smear and ruin the drawing.

What is most interesting to me with regards to the grouping of the buildings is how together they form a cluster of crystals and the wonderful soft lines of charcoal lend themselves to this organic material.

Stephen F. Condren ~ Artist

312-303-0207

School of the Art Institute of Chicago ~ BFA

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Philadelphia Skyline Pen & Ink Drawing Of Downtown #033Z

Philadelphia Skyline Pen & Ink Drawing From FDR Park with gazebo.

This article is about Philadelphia Skyline #033Z Pen & Ink Drawing Of Downtown, which is for sale at discount with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery, offering JPEG & PDF scans. This is my drawing of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, skyline and FDR Park. Prints & Scans Of This Drawing #033Z ~ Order Here.

Philadelphia Skyline Pen & Ink Drawing Of Downtown #790. Key points in the drawing are:

  1. The use of brown ink.
  2. Cross hatching.
  3. Building contour lines.

In this lovely drawing of Philadelphia I have made an effort to carefully detail both the landscape and the skyscrapers that tower behind FDR Park. When doing this I made use of cross hatching to get the full range of tones given off my shade and shadows of both the landscape and the buildings. I am very pleased with how well the hatching brings out the charm of the Classical structure in the bottom right side of the drawing.

The drawing of the trees is very full and rich which is essential in visually supporting the skyscrapers that jut out from behind them. There is a strong sense of continuity throughout the drawings that makes the viewer want to come back to look and see what other things can be seen in the drawing.

Philadelphia Skyline #033Z Pen & Inks Link

Philadelphia skyline pen & inks

Stephen F. Condren ~ Artist

312-303-0207

School of the Art Institute of Chicago ~ BFA

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Philadelphia Skyline Pen & Ink Drawing Of Downtown #032Z

Philadelphia Skyline Pen & Inks

Original and prints of Philadelphia Skyline #789B are here.

This article is about Philadelphia skyline #032Z pen & ink drawing of downtown, which is for sale at discount with prints by artist Stephen F. Condren, BFA-SAIC, of Condren Galleries, a Fine Arts Gallery, offering JPEG & PDF scans.. This article is about my pen & ink drawing of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, skyline.

Philadelphia skyline pen & ink drawing of downtown #789. To do such a drawing I suggest the following:

  1. Have high quality permanent ink and excellent pens or styluses.
  2. Choose a vantage point that take in the desired angle of the site.
  3. Look at the horizon line and make sure that it is not in the center of your drawing.

This drawing is of the central downtown district on the Schuylkill River. This is my favorite drawing of Philadelphia, it is one of those drawing where all of the elements that I was seeking came together.

The brown ink is a plus for this image, it nicely compliments the flow of the Schuylkill River with it’s “brown trees” along the shore line. Most of the line work is straight and I have used very little cross hatching as the lighting of the day does not place demands for shade and shadows.

Philadelphia Skyline Pen & Inks Link

Philadelphia skyline pen & inks

Stephen F. Condren ~ Artist

312-303-0207

School of the Art Institute of Chicago ~ BFA