The city fascinates me, no it totally absorbes me, actually it excites me to such degree that I feel like spending hours, days, weeks and sometimes months recreating in fine detail my impressions of all great cities I’ve visited.
Mainly from memory, I reconstruct whole cities in pen and ink and not a single little detail is lost on me: streetlights, subway entrances, shopfronts, park benches, yes, even curtains in windows. None of it is left out so I can reproduce as much as possible the same sensation I had when walking through the places which hold my fascination even long after I’ve left. I must admit I do make sketches in pen or watercolour on the spot sometimes if I get stuck and in case of an creative emergency I resort to photographic material, but only as a support.
New York above all, but also Rome, London, Budapest, Paris, Amsterdam, Florence and many, many other places provide me with an endless amount of images and perspectives fit for reproduction or to be used in imaginary but highly realistic metropolises which could actually exist.
Below you can see a few examples of my work. Enjoy!
More info: stefanbleekrode.exto.org
I reconstruct whole cities in pen and ink and not a single little detail is lost
Spacca Napoli, Naples
New York
Centro Storico, Italy
Parisian Boulevard At Night
Village In Cinque Terre
Vienna, Austria
Washington Square In New York
Berne, Switzerland
Evening In Paris
New York City At Night
Shard tower By The River Thames
Bucharest, Romania
My Imaginary American City
Broadway And 5th In Manhattan
My Invented Metropolis By The Sea
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Many thanks to all for the positive comments and attention! It's a great boost to make new drawings, which will be even more intricatr than the ones posted here!
I don't doubt in that! You're very talented boy!
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These are just absolutely breathtaking. When I saw the first one, I was just MIND BLOWN.
I recall hearing of a man who could look at a skyline and later draw everything that could be seen in complete detail. But I don't think you are that man. But you seem to have a similar talent. Incredible. I wonder how many people there are who have that kind of ability. Fascinating.
I had the pleasure of meeting Stefan on my travels in 2013 through Budapest and saw first hand how he created these beautiful art pieces.
I especially like the drawings of New York, but all of them are amazing. The detail and perspective in each one is unique, and I love it
Many thanks to all for the positive comments and attention! It's a great boost to make new drawings, which will be even more intricatr than the ones posted here!
I don't doubt in that! You're very talented boy!
Load More Replies... These are just absolutely breathtaking. When I saw the first one, I was just MIND BLOWN.
I recall hearing of a man who could look at a skyline and later draw everything that could be seen in complete detail. But I don't think you are that man. But you seem to have a similar talent. Incredible. I wonder how many people there are who have that kind of ability. Fascinating.
I had the pleasure of meeting Stefan on my travels in 2013 through Budapest and saw first hand how he created these beautiful art pieces.
I especially like the drawings of New York, but all of them are amazing. The detail and perspective in each one is unique, and I love it
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