June 2007 – The Whispering Crane Institute

Ya’ gotta Love this . . .

72 yr. old beats up 27 yr. old . . . justifiably: [Here’s the story . . .] I’m outta’ here. See you on Monday or Tuesday. . . . . . . . edit: or Friday!

Here are two images of details from the previous post. The top rendering is a detail of the right side-people included. The bottom drawing shows the left side of the plaza/pergola: [Simple people, and little detail on the plantings] [Showing brick on the columns, and the bench relationships] So what happened on this project. Well… Continue reading Rendering of Pergola-Details

The Art of Pergola Design (4), and More

In the previous post several objectives were mentioned for the next drawing of the(I’ll call it) plaza/pergola area: This questioning and working through logistics led to me being asked if I could tweak this drawing some. Could I show it with brick columns? Could I show it with the overhead in white? Leading to what… Continue reading The Art of Pergola Design (4), and More

The Art of Pergola Design (3)

This is another pergola drawing for an area between 2 small apartment buildings. One unit holding 6 apartments, and the other 10. It was easy to see on the initial visit there was no place to gather. There needs to be a place where these students could spend some time together outside . . .… Continue reading The Art of Pergola Design (3)

An Appreciation of Stone (29)

[A church in Barnesville, Ohio]

Stages of a Presentation Rendering

3 stages of a drawing for a proposed residential water feature. It started with a photograph from the site and goes from there. [red pencil, and light colors for stone and tree trunks] [black line on stone, and color for supporting plants] [sky(rough), final black lines, and labeling] This is one half of a larger… Continue reading Stages of a Presentation Rendering

Los Angeles and the Japanese Garden

There is a great read on the history of Japanese-Americans and their influence(s) on the gardening culture in and around Los Angeles. [photo from the story] Included is the history of how it started, the interruption of WWII, and the demise of Japanese-Americans in the landscaping field today. This link will take you to the… Continue reading Los Angeles and the Japanese Garden

Color Rendering of Ornamental Grass (2)

[ 3buildings . . . 3 separate solutions. ] The lower rendering is the one I had previously posted. the ones above flank this middle building. Left and right respectfully. The idea presented to me was “come up with 3 separate landscape-give each building it’s own identity.” Being built at the same time, for the… Continue reading Color Rendering of Ornamental Grass (2)

Front Entry Rendering

[A marker rendering before any labeling] New plantings, new surface, more pots, space for bench and pots, trees for background and shade. middle step removed(too small) and a much deeper ‘landing type’ step to be put in. Pavers and something for the new walkway. The house looks a little Tudor style but is a ‘bastardized’… Continue reading Front Entry Rendering