LINES OF INQUIRY/ selected works

KATHLEEN GILFOY

LINES OF INQUIRY / selected works

Relevance & Reciprocity : Undergraduate Thesis_ 01

The Knowledge City_ 02

Santa Monica & Vermont: Mixed-Use Promenade_ 03

West Adams Charter Elementary_ 04

Skib_ 05

Barcelona Pavilion Digital Study_ 06

Connecting Copenhagen_ 07

Harborscape Bathing_ 08

Modular Garden_ 09

No. 13, Calle Ramon Llull_ 10

Skyline Sketches_ 11

Amagertorv_ 12

LINES OF INQUIRY / selected works KATHLEEN GILFOYBachelor of Architecture_2010

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Master of Architecture_2012University of Southern California

Personal relevance is derived from interaction and identity via surroundings, peers, and a perceived reality. Architecture should be a framework that overlaps realities to create programmatic, experiential, and social conditions—a catalyst for reciprocal action and user connections.

Reciprocity between two entities is what ensures that thereis meaning attached to any interaction, which can just as easily become a mundane and shallow exchange. Architecture, while interacting with man through a less literal reflectionof a social scenario, can lend as much relevancy to the user as it gains in return, simply through the interplay of use and spatial navigation.

This project turns the traditional music conservatory typology inside-out to create new social nodes; performance and practice spaces are all too often an enclosed structure that turns its back on the public, when the opportunity exists to not only embrace the cityscape, but to invite the city in and project its melodies outward to the public. Proposed is not a comprehensive institution for secondary education, but specifically a music academy serving the blended urban community where Chinatown, North Beach, and the Financial District converge. In the heart of San Francisco, there exists the potential for a supplementary facility to serve city high schools: a program that offers concentrated music education and highly specialized facilities to students in public schools that otherwise cannot nurture their growing talents and gifts. The site is located at the now-abandoned Jazz at Pearl’s, a jazz club with deep roots in the San Francisco music community since the 1920’s that has since fallen into decay.

With urban and typological renewal the site looks forward,to enrich a new generation of passionate musicians.

Relevance & Reciprocity:Undergraduate Thesis_ 01

public performance seating kitchen & barista public entry & box office sound stage & recording

practice rooms lounge audience seating classrooms

above: [ COLUMBUS ELEVATION ] with program call-outsbelow: unfolded continuous elevation of truss framing system

public performance seating kitchen & barista public entry & box office sound stage & recording

practice rooms lounge audience seating classrooms

formal iterations in study models

site model, looking down columbus from the financial district

final study model in context

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[ SECOND FLOOR ]01_ public seating02_ practice rooms03_ sound stage04_ technical & recording equipment05_ restroom06_ open to floor below

final presentation model; entirely handmade in basswood

corner detail at public seating

corner detail at public seating detail of audience seating beneath truss assembly

The area surrounding the Chinatown Metro station lack cohesion and vitality, despite being nestled between the lively Chinatown district, Dodger Stadium and Elysian Park, Downtown Los Angeles, and the community of Lincoln Heights. The larger urban plan seeks to repurpose the stagnant industrial zones east of the station, turning many of these warehouses into opportunities for higher education and continuing adult education. These neighborhoods are notoriously underserved in terms of the availability of educational opportunities; this project seeks to reinvent the area as a Knowledge City, centered around the interaction of large technology corporations and research-based development that involves local scholars and students.

The micro view of the project culminates in a single building, a bridging gesture that absorbs the Chinatown Metro station (previously a simple, kitschy pagoda-shaped shelter) to revision the urban lobby. Street life now occurs at the second floor, the level of the Metro, and pedestrians are invited to flow freely between lobby spaces and public opportunities within otherwise private ventures. With one tower devoted to living and the other to working, both blend at the bridge level to invite public use with shared programs: a media library, auditorium, cafeteria, and health club are used by residents, employees, and visitors alike.

The aesthetic concept was to create four very distinct elevations, to resonate with the diversity of community conditions. From the north and south, the building appears as a gateway to Los Angeles; from east and west, two very divergent skyscraper typologies emerge.

Studio Advisor // Christophe Cornubert, OMA

The Knowledge City_ 02

englarging the Metro’s presence

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LIVEShort-term apartments

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WORKOffices

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Located adjacent to the Los Angeles Community College and above the Santa Monica and Vermont Metro station, this urban intervention blends a variety of housing options with retail at theground level and, at its heart, educational outreach for environmental awareness programs for children and the community.

Eco-educational spaces are stacked at the corner, emblazoned with a playful skin to articulate its presence; student bedrooms are sited closest to the College to the south, senior housing is slightly separated to the west to lend further privacy and quiet, and market-rate apartment-style housing lines the northern facade.

Studio Advisor // Graeme Morland

Santa Monica & Vermont: Mixed-Use Promenade_ 03

MIXED-USEPROGRAM

transit hubresidentialcommunity

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CARVE PROMENADE

bring walkable, landscaped route

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plantings to filter site run-off

CORNER AS VOID

perimeter buildings

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context

corner becomes public

INJECT GREEN SPACE

insert outdoor opportunities

at core of senor housing and

occupy the empty corner

SCULPTURAL FACADE

treat each zone as a separate building

let the corner speak as a natural,

organic form

HORIZONTAL & VERTICAL GREEN

green promenade penetrates

through site and wraps up through the corner to bring greenscape to the

neighborhood

UNDERGROUND PARKINGLEVEL 1 OF 2, PLAN TYPICAL

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NORTH-SOUTH BUILDING SECTION 1/16” = 1’-0”

VERMONT BUILDING ELEVATION 1/16” = 1’-0”

DINER

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RETAIL RETAIL RETAILNEWSSTAND

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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | BRING ABOUT POSITIVE CHANGE{ }

EXISTING METRO

MEZZANINE

PARKING ACCESS

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EXISTING METRO

MEZZANINE

PARKING ACCESS

FLOOR 01 1/16” = 1’-0”

RESIDENTIAL GARDENOrnamental plantings surround a

private deck, enjoying a panoramic view and maximum sun exposure

YMCA ENTRY TERRACEA semi-private space that serves as the

entry point to YMCA fitness facilities, offering a sheltered outdoor space for

additional classes and gatherings

ECO-CLASSROOMFlexible presentation space outfitted

with weather center and equipment for climate and energy demonstrations

HYDROPONIC WORKSHOPA hands-on urban agriculture garden

for students and neighbors

METRO PORTAL

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APARTMENT_1 BEDROOM830 SQUARE FEET

APARTMENT_2 BEDROOM1130 SQUARE FEET

APARTMENT_3 BEDROOM1350 SQUARE FEET

APARTMENT_SENIOR550 SQUARE FEET

STUDENT_STUDIO200 SQUARE FEET

STUDENT_SUITE600 SQUARE FEET

STUDENT_COMMUNAL KITCHEN400 SQUARE FEET

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STUDENT HOUSING

studios and suites with communal kitchens

West Adams is a thriving community that blends University Park with historical neighborhoods and further connectsto downtown Los Angeles. Situated at an active urban corner across from Hoover Recreational Center, West Adams Charter Elementary holds great promise to connect the childrenof gentrified neighborhoods to education and the opportunitiesof a better future.

The concept driving the scheme follows the typology of the surrounding neighborhood: predominantly single-family homes, each unit maintains its own privacy and activity, but daily life eagerly spills out into semi-private front yards and public streets.  West Adams Charter Elementary is conceived of as a village in itself, a cohesive unit functioning as a whole with a shared identity, which celebrates the individual functions of each classroom sector and allows classes to be as publicor private as they wish.

Every child, even in a densely urban setting and transitioning neighborhood, should have access to encouraging educational experiences, safe facilities, and green spaces for both playand repose.

Studio Advisor // Charles Lagreco

West Adams___Charter Elementary_ 04

view from the corner of west adams boulevard and hoover street

[ FIRST FLOOR ]01_ daycare02_ daycare yard03_ clinic waiting room04_ exam room05_ lab06_ reception07_ administration + records08_ physical education09_ multipurpose room10_ kitchen11_ trash + deliveries12_ food service13_ custodial14_ kindergarten15_ kindergarten yard16_ first grade17_ library

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preserved palm trees from existing site line Hoover

perforated metal screen blocks noise and maintains privacy while still encouraging natural ventilation

operable windows hidden behind rainscreen

glazing-dominated walls face courtyard for natural light and connection to school life

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sitecast concrete wall

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exploded wireframe model with circulation highlighted in gray

formal evolution

A playful rocking chair that rethinks repose, the Skib (pronounced “skeeb” in Danish) invites users to collaborate with one another and with the chair itself to achieve balance.

Able to support one or two people, the Skib is comprised of a sleek birch laminate frame resembling the prow of a viking ship and a self-contained structural cushion, reversible from fur to leather.

The frame was CNC fabricated; the upholstered cushion and internal nylon webbing tensile system was all machine- and hand-sewn.

Designed and built for the Vellum Furniture Exhibition 2009.

Skib_ 05

reversible cushion

tensile structure

wood frame

reversible cushion:from fur to leather

Digitally reconstructing Mies Van Der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion, this exercise incorporated published floor plans as its basis with additional dimensions and relationships drawn from personal photographs.

The study was a challenge to take two-dimensional information and translate it into a three-dimensional model.

Created in Rhinoceros. Night rendering with Toucan Render.

___ Barcelona Pavilion___Digital Study_ 06

personal photos from visiting the pavilion in 2009

regenerated floor plan

exploded perspective wireframe model

Excerpt from personal research of successful public transportation as a catalyst for engaging and dynamic cities. This article addresses the Metro and its expansion as a catalyst for focused development and a uniquely Scandinavian commuter culture.

December, 2010. University of Southern California, M. Arch

____Connecting Copenhagen_ 07

Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, is a thriving city and home to two-fifths of the entire national popula-tion. What makes this bustling capital city so remarkable is the Danish take on urbanity, weaving medieval roots with modern culture; the streets of Copenhagen are a beautiful tapes-try of new, cutting edge examples of contemporary buildings and Scandi-navian design set against a backdrop of historic architecture lining wind-

ing medieval avenues. From an urban design standpoint, this juxtaposition con-

tinues to flourish from a single defining ca-tastrophe: the British fleet leveled much of Co-

penhagen in 1807, and planners and policymakers saw an opportunity, not simply to replace what had

been destroyed, but to regenerate life in these areas and catalyze positive urban growth. [3] The urban fabric initi-

ated in the early 19th century has largely endured to the present day, and continues to support an accessible, connected, and generally car-free Copenhagen.

Urban design is a catalyst, certainly, but if it is to succeed it must be the result of local culture. The success seen in Copenhagen springs from a synthesis of microcosms: a strong urban planning tradition, cyclist and commuter cultures, pedestrian life, behavioral patterns, all tied together via a uniquely Scandinavian design mindset.

Copenhagen’s planning model rather explicitly rejects the planting of “self-contained satellite towns,” favoring instead expanding the existing metropolitan core. [1] By allowing transit systems to dictate growth, as opposed to building isolated suburbs and then vainly attempting to connect them, the model seeks to avoid sprawl and instead strengthen the center. While accommodation has been made for local employment in these subcenters, emphasis remains on connection to the city proper. Copenhagen today remains as one integrated unit, with diversity amongst its neighborhoods and boroughs.

DEVELOPING A TRANSIT NETWORK AS THE CATALYST FOR URBAN GROWTH

CONNECTING COPENHAGEN

Copenhagen’s abstracted transit map showing the S-Tog, Metro, and proposed Cityringen lines [5] [6]

Kathleen GilfoyM. ArchDecember 2010

CONNECTING COPENHAGEN

Adapting the abstracted transit map to correspond to the actual geographic location of the S-Tog and Metro routes [12]

Overlay of the “Five Finger Plan,” which describes open green spaces that separate major city development as it corresponds to the train lines [12]

KASTRUP LUFTHAVNEN

ØRESTAD

AMAGER STRANDSYDHAVNEN

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VESTERBRO

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FREDERIKSSTADEN

ØSTERBRO

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SUBURBS

The boroughs of Copenhagen proper and outlying communities, as defined and interconnected by the S-Tog and Metro network [11] [12]

KASTRUP LUFTHAVNEN

Most importantly, planning remains rooted in uplifting Copenhagen’s “social and cultural role... as the essential source of a diversity of services and facilities which could not be matched if decentralization of activities to satellite communities were accepted as a major goal.” [1] A sym-biotic relationship is forged between suburb and center, concentrating growth and focusing on strengthening the center for the benefit of the periphery. This model of “decentralized concentration” is more concerned about how people are getting from place to place, from home to work, from task to leisure, and seeks to use transit as the catalyst for growth. [2]

With the inception of the S-Tog, or “state trains” in 1934, Copenhagen set the tone for future development. [8] More than just an iconic fleet of clean, red trains slinking through the Danish landscape, the S-Tog system grew to radiate from Copenhagen’s city center and connect self-sufficient clusters of growth. Today, the boundaries of the city are blurred into the suburbs at the periphery of the train lines, but the green spaces between this so-called “Five Finger Plan” remain preserved from the original urban model. In keeping with the ideal conditions for a car-free city, each borough or cultural pocket remains, from end-to-end, fully accessible to pedestrians, while connected to the larger entity of the Commune. With the introduction of the driverless Metro in 2002, Copenha-geners began turning away from their cars and toward new methods of transport. [2] [7]

The bicycle plays a dominant role in Danish life and, despite technological advancements and new transit systems, continues to rise in popularity. While in 1960 a surprising 34% of Copenhagen commuters cycled to their jobs in the city, statistics suggest that by 2012 this demographic will rise even higher to reach 40%. [3] [4] Infrastructure is continually designed and considered to both keep up with this growth and encourage more Danes to ride their bikes, removing more cars from the streets of Copenhagen; on most major boulevards, such as the swarming H.C. Andersen Boulevard that cuts through the city center, the iconic blue bike lanes are as wide as a standard traffic lane, with respective traffic lights. Busses and trains welcome bikes. It’s not enough to tell people to ride their bikes--the infrastructure is al-ready in place to make people want to ride their bikes.

The iconic character of Copenhagen public transit. Top: S-Tog at Central Station [8]. Middle: Metro at Kongens Nytorv Station [10]. Bottom: Crowded bicycle racks outside Nørreport Station

With overwhelming popularity for the public system, designers are finding new challenges in dealing with overcrowding on trains and bike lanes. Now, with the Metro system planning further expansion with its Cityringen campaign, more attention is being turned back to the city core to connect dense and growing ar-eas and relieve some of the mounting pressure on the S-Tog. [6]

While urbanists have pioneered public transportation and invented some catalytic solutions to infrastruc-ture, Copenhagen has also not lost sight of restoring pedestrian streets for their inherent social value. A strong example is the popular shopping street Strøget, a purely-pedestrian scheme literally in the heart of

Cyclist culture has evolved into something quite styl-ish in Copenhagen, so it follows that developments in public transportation would be held to a high standard of design and style in order to integrate cyclists and hold public support. Bikes, busses, trains, and met-ros work together seamlessly.

The Dansk Statsbaner, or DSB, runs the S-Tog and Regional Train lines, carrying 200 million passengers annually. [5] Like the world of cycling, riding the S-Tog comes with behavioral expectations, as tidy and con-servative as those red cars. Persisting standards of not drawing attention to oneself, as seen in the notori-ous Janteloven code of beliefs regarding the individ-ual with respect to the collective identity, are indeed enforced by fellow passengers; shared responsibility to care for society and the system at work is part of the Danish appreciation of clean, respectful, and ef-ficient transportation. This includes respecting the Stillezone (designated silent cars), bicycle rules, and the honor system driving the ticket policy. [9]

PAST: the 7-line network of Copenhagen’s S-Tog [5] PRESENT: the current branching Metro tunnels that run through Copenhagen and connect the island Amager (East) [6]

“[Copenhagen] has prioritized a whole range of cultural, social, and economic

activities which now take place in spaces that were previously given over purely for

the convenience of the motor car.” [3]

the capital, which invites city and market life into a dense and previously car-dominated area. Strøget paired with the Commune’s downtown parking policy, which sought to eliminate 2 to 3% of parking spaces each year. [2]

Denmark has a rich history of design, so it comes as no surprise that the construction of the Metro line was seen as an opportunity, not just to connect neighborhoods and people, but to create beautiful, clean spaces. Designed by KHR Arkitekter, the Metro itself is relatively straightforward, but the stations truly create an atmosphere--something that appeals to people of all social and economic classes--seen as a meeting of two worlds, the crisp modern aes-thetic of the Metro below an old, stone city of towers and turrets. The Metro acknowledges that it creates “a whole new level of traffic in the city,” and adapts

FUTURE: the proposed Cityringen to supplement existing Metro service [6]

“Decreasing dependence on private cars requires high quality public transport.” [2]

stations to be either below- or above-grade depend-ing upon the locale while retaining the same cohesive look. Wonderfully futuristic, the driverless Metro raises the standards and perceptions of public trans-portation. [10]

The result of these cultures colliding is the current state of the Copenhagen transit network, an efficient system with a modern aesthetic that enjoys a high lev-el of ridership and serves as lifeline carrying growth outward from the city’s core.

Not every station appears modern at first glance. Nørreport Station, slated for renovation in 2014, is the result of layered modernity. The neighborhood itself sits along the boundary of the original medieval city wall and by a series of parks and lakes, sounded by beautifully restored stone buildings. The station is merely a shelter, surrounded on either side by heavy vehicular traffic, most recognized for the abundance of bikes parked along its perimeter. One level below ground, however, are the hectic, poorly-lit platforms connecting every S-Tog line and regional trains--a completely different world, not perceived below the picturesque streetscape. When the Metro line was built, Nørreport went even deeper (about 10 meters) to accommodate the intense boring that had to occur beneath the existing fabric and well below the water table. The result is a station characteristic of a blend-ing of ages and cultures: a spectrum from the historic above to the futuristic below. [10]

The station at Ørestad, however, is the quintessential “middle of nowhere” on Amager, between Copenha-gen’s center and the airport. City officials and plan-ners pushed to bring life and industry to Ørestad, by first dragging the Metro line through this vacant space when connecting to the airport. Transit again set the pace for development of new communities, and as a result, Ørestad is growing steadily. Now the largest building site in Northern Europe, Ørestad is projected to welcome 20,000 students, 30,000 residents, and 70,000 workers within the next decade. Catalyzed by public transportation, a new city can grow from the ground up. [4]

Ørestad Station in section, showing the relationship be-tween the neighborhood under construction and Metro line above ground.

Ørestad could never have received so much attention without the Metro. Because København ran the Metro into Amager before it had been significantly developed, the commune put in place agreements to bring housing, jobs, and attractions to Ørestad--many of which boast renowned architects and cutting-edge projects, such as Bjerget (The Mountain) by BIG, pictured above, or the Ørestad Gymnasium by 3XN and DR Byen by Jean Nou-vel, also positioned prominently along the Metro line.

Nørreport Station in section, showing the relationship between the street, S-Tog (red), and Metro (blue).

Nørreport is the first connection of Metro to S-Tog. Although in the competition phase for a makeover, Nørreport serves as an excellent example of necessity meeting classic Danish design, in the heart of medieval København.

The incremental development of the Copenhagen Metro demonstrates a modern urban-minded intervention on an intact medieval city. With a society rooted in a rich design legacy and a passion for sustainable and forward thinking urban practices, Copenhagen crafts a clear strategy to unite both historic and emerging neighborhoods with a uniquely Danish commuter culture. Focusing on connection first and outward growth second has ensured that Copenhagen retains and a strong and vibrant core, encouraging its intrinsic cultures and learning from them for future development.

The platform at Nørreport Station

1 Westergaard, John H. “Scandinavian Urbanism: A Survey of Trends and Themes in Urban Social Research in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.” Acta Sociologica, Vol. 8, No. 4 (1965). Pages 304-323.

2 Mega, Voula. “Cities and Energy: The Sustainability (R)evolution.” Ekistics, January –June (2002); 69, 412-414.

3 “Just How Wonderful is Copenhagen?” Building Design, July 2005.

4 Asset One Immobilienentwicklungs AG. Conceptions of the Desirable: What Cities Ought to Know About the Future. Springer Vienna, (2007). Pages 51-57.

5 DSB (Danske Statsbaner) Official Website. http://www.dsb.dk

6 Københavns Metro Official Website. http://www.m.dk

7 “Copenhagen Metro” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen_Metro

8 “S-Tog” / “S-Train” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S-train

9 “Jante Law” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jante_Law

10 KHR Arkitekter (Krohn Hartvig Rasmussen) http://www.khr.dk

11 Politikens Forlag CityMap Guides: Copenhagen. Everyman Publishers, London. 2006.

12 Google Maps. http://maps.google.com

Maps shown were traced from maps accessed from Google. http://maps.google.comOriginal transit maps can be found at DSB’s Official Website, http://www.dsb.dk, and Københavns Metro Official Website, http://www.m.dk

Photos without footnotes are original, taken 2008-2009

SOURCES CITED

Bringing new life to the waters at Sydhavnen, the additionof a harbor bath speaks to the developing community inthis formerly industry-dominated borough of Copenhagen.

The harbor bath extends an existing deck to include changingand storage facilities for the public, a lounging deck for sunbathing, an enclosed basin for swimming safely, a diving point, and a sauna.

Renderings are hand-drawn in ink then collaged with site photographs and textures in Photoshop.

___ Harborscape Bathing_ 08

public services: showers, restrooms, lockers, and lifeguard station

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sauna, locker room, lounging spaces, and opportunities to dive into the harbor

sydhavnen, copenhagen, denmark

Hosting an organic farmer’s market and lending a bit of green lounging space to the crowded city core, the units comprise acradle-to-cradle pavilion system for the united nations climate summit, COP 15. Easily relocated, each unit is sized so that its components fit in shipping containers and on standard transportation vehicles. Most important to its life cycle,materials used are fully biodegradable.

When the pavilion is no longer needed, it can be broken down into its components and reused. The green wall system, basedon burlap pouches, can be removed from the frame and usedto enrich local soil or agricultural land.

The pavilion itself leaves a green footprint each time it moves.

___ Modular Garden_ 09

natural fibers

burlap fabric

reused to save agriculture

spun + wovenbiodegradation

burlap lining

burlap pouch to hold soil vines

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green screen system

pod assembly: exploded frame, green component, and exterior bracing

pods modeled at 1:200 scale

Quick graphite sketch made during the DIS Architectural Sketching Study Tour to Deia, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

Original size // 9” x 12”

No. 13, Calle Ramon Llull_ 10

Small ink and watercolor studies of three city skylines:Copenhagen, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

Original size // 4" x 6"

Skyline Sketches_ 11

Ink and watercolor piece as part of the Bakersfield Museum of Art’s annual Eye Gallery Exhibit, showcasing ten local artists.

Original size // 24” x 36” unframed

Amagertorv_ 12

2012