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@jebbrack.bsky.social
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Artist, GM, entertainer

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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
In Erlanger KY is Collection 21, an impressive display of historic cars. I could have stayed all day, but here is a 1958 Edsel Ranger and a 1951 Ford dump truck. #Autoart #carart #carartwork #coolcars #collection21
1958 Edsel Ranger hardtop front view. Edsel Ranger grille and rear view. 1951 Ford dump truck.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
#NoKings #nokingscincinnati #usk #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #sketching
No Kings CincinnatiNo Kings Cincinnati No Kings Cincinnati No Kings Cincinnati
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Met the BoUrban Sketchers at Wandering Monsters in Anderson today. Good beer, good food, good sketching. #Usk #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #sketching @uskcincinnati.bsky.social
Left side of the panoramic sketch. Right side of the panoramic sketch. Sketch and reality.  The brewery.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
At the Air Force Museum in Dayton. It’s amazing how quickly time can pass when I’m in the zone. #sketching #helicopters #airforcemuseum #watercolorpencils
A watercolor pencil sketch of a helicopter at the Air Force Museum. The line art with the subject behind it. This is a Sikorsky HH 60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter, a variation of the Army Black Hawk. The finished product with the real helicopter behind it.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Supercool outing to @motofederation.bsky.social community motorcycle garage today. Too many bikes to sketch so I’ll be going back again soon! #Usk #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #sketching
Ink sketch of a 1969 Royal Enfield motorcycle that was under repair. A 2019 Indian Springfield, a 1969 BSA with sidecar, and a 1985 BMW R80, plus some of the sketchers themselves. The Royal Enfield on the repair stand. The Moto Federation stage, with a disco ball reputed to be from Studio 54.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Ascension and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Wyoming Ohio. I have done several renderings of this building over the years and I think this one is my favorite so far. #penandink #inkdrawing #architecturalart
An ink drawing of the church with the bell tower rising behind the main building. Trees surround the church and shadows from strong sunlight define the sides of it.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
1929 Chrysler 2-seat Boat Tailed Racer. This one of a kind vehicle appeared last summer at the Cincinnati Concours d’Elegance car show. #Autoart #carart #carartwork #coolcars #classiccars
Front view of the car, rendered in ink. Two additional views from the sides, in ink and pencil.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
My sketch from the Cincinnati Art Museum outing of @uskcincinnati.bsky.social , he said archly. #Usk #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #sketching
Pencil sketch of an archway. Sketch with the arch behind it. The second floor archway at CAM.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
At the Convention Center reopening last night, representing for @uskcincinnati.bsky.social and sketching of course! #Usk #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #sketching
A watercolor sketch of the Convention Center and its giant new digital Cincinnati sign. In the foreground waves an Ohio flag while clouds drift overhead. The sketch in progress, with the Convention Center crowd in the background. Urban Sketchers Cincinnati was one of many vendors and presenters at the event. Here, admin Cory helps set up our table. All set up and ready to meet the public.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
At the Cincinnati Public Library with @uskcincinnati.bsky.social today. Don’t let the absence of people in my sketch fool you: this is a beautiful and vibrant urban space! #Usk #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #sketching
A watercolor sketch of the Social Stairs in the lobby of the Main Branch of the Cincinnati Library. The railings are vertical stripes of many colors, each designating a different style of music. The staircase rises three stories above the ground floor. A photo of the scene at the Library, complete with people. The Cincinnati Urban Sketchers group showing off their work on the Social Stairs.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Back in June, an Aston Martin DB5 complete with James Bond gadgets made an appearance at the Concours d’Elegance. This is the first chance I’ve had to sketch it. #inksketch #autoart #carart #carartwork #coolcars #jamesbond #astonmartin
Ink sketch of the James Bond Aston Martin DB-5, with Bond in the background. The Aston Martin DB5, without background. Ink sketch of the dashboard of the DB-5, complete with radar screen and gadget controls.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
I hosted the Hobby Hangout at CMC today and was able to do a couple of sketches while I talked about watercolor to museum guests. #Usk #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #sketching
Watercolor sketch of the steamboat Natchez at Cincinnati’s Public Landing. She visited during the River Roots Festival, drawing lines of people for each cruise. The sketch and the tools: a palette of QOR watercolors and two sleeves of travel brushes. A quick ink sketch of a GTO convertible.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Krohn Conservatory, Eden Park, Cincinnati. Ink and watercolor pencil. #Usk #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #sketching
An ink and watercolor sketch of the inside of Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati. Thick foliage stands tall and overhangs the path, causing visitors to duck as they make their way through.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Sketching today at the American Sign Museum with @uskcincinnati.bsky.social and the weather was good enough to sketch outside. #Usk #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #sketching
A fountain pen sketch of the Cincinnati Sign Garden, outside the American Sign Museum. It includes vintage neon signs from Turfway, Skyline Chili, Graeters ice cream, and many other long-gone Cinci businesses. The sketch with the subject in the background.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Custom sketch artwork for VisitCincy.com, the official tourism organization for our region. This was a farewell gift for event planners who came to check out the city! #Usk #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #sketching #watercolor #cincinnati
A 5x7” watercolor sketch montage of several Cincinnati locations. Top: Music Hall and Cincinnati Museum Center. Middle: The New Cincinnati Convention Center. Bottom: Fountain Square fountain and Roebling Bridge.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Zoo outing today with @uskcincinnati.bsky.social and about a million school kids. I sketched the Malayan tiger which is (um actually) NOT a Bengal tiger like they thought it was. #Usk #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #sketching #tiger
Watercolor sketch of a Malayan tiger in stride.  Beneath it is a sketch of the tiger’s face in profile. The Malayan tiger at Cincinnati Zoo, walking around its enclosure.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
I won’t be giving fiery speeches or facing down armored cops, but I will sketch what I saw, and what I saw was strength in numbers. #usk #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #sketching #nokings #nokingscincinnati
Thousands of people in Smale Park Cincinnati, gathered to peacefully protest the current administration. There were songs and chants and costumes and signs in the shade of the Roebling Bridge. I did a watercolor sketch to show I was there. I tried to capture some of my favorite signs and costumes, such as: 
Dinos Against Donny
Resist
You Sucked In Home Alone 2
IKEA Has Better Cabinets
If Not Fascism, Why Fascism Shaped?
The Only Minority Destroying America Is The Billionaires
The Only Orange Monarch We Want Is A Butterfly 
I Am Aunt Tifa 
It’s Insanity; Bring Back Humanity 
Without Due Process It’s Just Kidnapping 
Rebellions Are Built On HopeI wasn’t the only sketcher in the park. Here are three sketchbooks: mine and an ink drawing of the crowd, plus another watercolor of the bridge and the crowd.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
I have sketched my little guy many times over the years. Yesterday his light left the world. Here are some of my favorites. #cavalierkingcharles #sketching #penandink #dogsofbluesky
I had just discovered the brush pen and was trying it out. I think this is my favorite sketch of Poncho ever. I had meant to go back and finish this one (from a photo, obviously) but I really like the way it looks as is. My first ever sketch of Poncho. That little face just kills me. So regal. Pencil, probably from a photo.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Beautiful morning to sketch at the zoo. I set up under a tree, which kept refreshing my page with drops of water. #urbansketching #urbansketchers
A panoramic watercolor sketch of Cincinnati Zoo’s entrance. People and strollers fill the lower edge of the sketch. The left panel of the sketch. Right panel of the sketch. A photograph of the scene shows a cloudless sky and strong shadows in the morning sun.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Got a haircut at Bellevue Barbershop, so you know I had to sketch it. #urbansketcher #urbansketching
Watercolor sketch inside a barbershop. Two men sit in barber chairs while the barbers get to work on their hair and beards. Lots of pictures and signs adorn the walls.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Sketching at the Cincinnati Art Museum today. They only allow sketching in pencil. Descriptions in the Alt text. #sketching #pencilsketch #artmuseum
Pencil sketch of a funerary lion monument. Greece, 350 BCE. Pencil sketch of a bust of Frank Duveneck, by Charles Grafly, 1915. Pencil sketch of the rooftops of the art museum.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Lake Erie, looking west. Cedar Point amusement park is on the horizon. The waves are big enough to crash on the shoreline. #urbansketch #urbansketching #urbansketcher
Watercolor sketch of the Lake Erie shoreline in Huron Ohio, facing west. The actual view of the shoreline.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Lake Erie, Huron Ohio. Facing east. West facing view to come. #urbansketching #urbansketch #urbansketcher
Watercolor sketch of houses along the shore of Lake Erie in Huron, Ohio. The actual scene of the houses. The house on the right has its own lighthouse.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
ME-262A jet fighter at the Air Force Museum. The world’s first jet fighter aircraft. #urbansketchers #urbansketching
Messerschmitt ME-262A jet fighter, drawn in ink. I chose an angle that would easily exclude the swastika markings. I like drawing planes and military vehicles, but today that insignia meant more. As I sat there staring at this brilliant piece of deadly technology, designed and built by humanity’s worst regime, a family came by: two adults and two young kids. I overheard the dad say, “Those were the bad people. They lost. The good people won.”

It made me wonder: when did our people forget this? When did we decide that the Nazis were the example we wanted to follow? I don’t think we’re the good people any more.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
1940’s Day at CMC means classic vehicles to sketch! 1947 Ford pickup here. #urbansketchers #urbansketching #classiccars
Watercolor sketch of a 1947 Ford pickup in front of Cincinnati Museum Center. The classic truck in person. Sketch and vehicle together. Ink sketch in progress, before watercolor is applied.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
1964 Porsche 356C cabriolet, at Wyoming Wheels and Wine last evening. #urbansketching #urbansketchers #classiccar #porsche
Watercolor sketch of a classic Porsche sports car. The car in question. Sketch with car in background. Sketch with car shown, actual size.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
Beholder. Pen and ink on Bristol. I’m a fan of old school fantasy art, especially the work of Dave Trampier. I’d never compare my stuff to his, but looking at his technique inspired me to try this. Took me ages. #dndart #dnd #fantasyillustration #fantasyart #penandink
A pen and ink illustration of the Beholder, the famous DnD monster with one large central eye and ten smaller eyes on stalks.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Sketching at the Natl Museum of the US Air Force. This is a Sikorsky CH-3E “Black Mariah” search and rescue helicopter. I could sketch here every week, although the lighting does pose a challenge sometimes. #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #helicopter
A watercolor sketch of the helicopter. The sketch and the real thing. The Sikorsky CH-3E “Black Mariah” helicopter at the National Museum of the US Air Force.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Cincinnati Public Radio allowed us to sketch their building today! #urbansketchers #urbansketching #cincinnatipublicradio
Watercolor sketch of the lobby at CPR. Watercolor sketch of the CPR building. Lobby of CPR. CPR building exterior.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
The Urban Sketchers Ohio Regional Summit began today, and guess where the first outing was? Yes, my very own workplace! #urbansketchers #urbansketching #cincinnatimuseumcenter
My pen and ink sketch of the Rotunda at Union Terminal, from the balcony above the entrance. The view from above. Tours often go up here to learn about Union Terminal history, and for the scenery. Me and my sketchy crew. The main force of sketchers for the Ohio Regional Summit of Urban Sketchers. Over 30 people attended!
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Jazz pianist Pat Kelly serenaded the Edgecliff tonight, so of course I took the opportunity to sketch. #urbansketch #urbansketching #urbansketcher
A watercolor sketch of Pat Kelly at the piano. The sketch, and the subject. There were handy cocktail tables set out, the perfect place for sketching.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
My sketch from the @uskcincinnati.bsky.social outing in Glendale today. I chose the Fire Department building for my subject, a place I’ve always admired. #urbansketchers #urbansketching
An ink sketch of the Glendale, OH, fire department. The sketch, and the reality. Glendale Fire Department, Engine Company No. 45 is a grand old brick building with a tall tower on one side and the garage bays on the other. Me at the Throwdown of the Cincy Urban Sketchers. There was a large turnout for this event, although most folks chose to stay in the town square.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
No lies detected. From the opening strains of music to the final post credit scene this movie is fun, exciting, and corny in the best ways. Also, the Hall of Justice? I work there. Great to see it looking so heroic! @jamesgunn.bsky.social #superman
Screenshot of a Facebook post from Geek League of America showing Superman smiling in the fortress of solitude.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Reading Library exterior, inked drawing with watercolor pencil work underway.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Sketches of Reading Ohio, made for last night’s talk about #urbansketching. Good turnout, including several members of @uskcincinnati.bsky.social.
Benson Street bridge, Reading, Ohio. Pencil. Reading Library, Reading, Ohio. Ink and watercolor. Reading Library exterior, pencil under drawing. Reading Library exterior, inked underdrawing.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
The 1935 MG PA…now with added color. #Autoart #carart #carartwork #coolcars #urbansketching #watercolorpainting
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
Sketching Shelly, the Eastern Box Turtle, at Cincinnati Museum Center. #urbansketching #penandinkdrawing #boxturtle
Pen and ink sketch of an Eastern Box Turtle. The sketch, with the live model.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Another vehicle from the Concours. 1950 Crosley Super Sport. #urbansketching #autoart #carart #carartwork #coolcars #penandink
Pen and ink drawing of a 1950 Crosley Super Sport, a small convertible.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
1935 MG PA, from this weekend’s Cincinnati Concours D’Elegance. Watercolor will be added but I like the drawing this way. #Autoart #carart #carartwork #coolcars #penandink
Pen and ink drawing of a 1935 MG PA.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Rain at Concours d’Elegance, but I got to sketch this beautiful 1965 Shelby Cobra 289 in person. #Usk #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #sketching #autoart #carart #carartwork #coolcars #shelbycobra
Watercolor sketch of a Shelby Cobra with the hood raised. The actual vehicle, hood closed due to rain. Different angle of the vehicle with the hood raised.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
1958 Harley Davidson Servi-Car from the Garst Museum in Darke County Ohio. #penandink #urbansketching #harleydavidson #garstmuseum
A pen and ink sketch of a Harley Davidson police trike.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Model A Ford truck from Bear’s Mill in Darke County Ohio. #Autoart #carart #carartwork #coolcars #urbansketching #vintagecar #modelaford #penandink
A pen and ink sketch of a Model A Ford truck.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Gray fox from the Museum of Natural History and Science at Cincinnati Museum Center. The shadow behind it is the Triceratops skull on the next page. #sketchcmc #penandink #sketching #cincymuseum
A pen and ink drawing of a gray fox, from the Get Into Nature Gallery at Cincinnati Museum Center.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Too gorgeous to stay inside so I walked down to Eden Park to sketch this cool Art Deco building. May add color later. #urbansketching #penandink #artdeco
A pen and ink sketch of the Art Deco apartment building at 2109 Victory Parkway, across the street from the Twin Lakes section of Eden Park.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Despite the rain (again) I finally got the elephant sketches I was hoping for. #urbansketching
A watercolor pencil sketch of elephants at the Cincinnati Zoo. A watercolor pencil sketch of Sabu, the biggest of the male elephants. An elephant in the Elephant Trek enclosure at the zoo. Sabu, the male elephant, in his indoor enclosure.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
WWII jeeps from the Tri-State Warbird Museum in Batavia, OH. They had two on display, with and without the canopy. #urbansketching #sketching #jeep
Three sketches of WWII jeeps from different angles. The top sketch is in pencil and the bottom two are in ink.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
“Leaf On The Wind,” 2017. Just finished watching Andor and rewatching Rogue One, and was reminded of this painting I did for May the Fourth. #andor #firefly #gouache
A gouache painting of K2SO, the droid character from Rogue One, as he was killed by stormtroopers.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
My sketches from the Treasures Facility at CMC today, complete with both mammoths. #Usk #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #sketching #watercolor #penandink #mammoths
An 11x14” watercolor sketch of the building and grounds, complete with the two mammoth statues. A smaller, faster ink sketch of one of the mammoths. The scene in real life.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Sketching the eagle in Eden Park, trying different techniques. #usk #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #sketching #penandink #pencilsketch #edenpark #cincinnati
Pencil and ink sketches of the eagle sculptures that flank the road on Eden Park Drive in Cincinnati. The pencil sketch is a small tonal study. One ink sketch is an unfinished stipple drawing, while the other is a quick line sketch of just the head. The subject of the sketches was an eagle sculpture, one of four on Eden Park Drive.
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Wordspicturesmagic @jebbrack.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
A cold, rainy 1950s Day at CMC means that only 4 classic cars showed up…but I was able to sketch them all. #Usk #urbansketch #urbansketchers #urbansketching #sketching #sketchcmc #autoart #carart #carartwork #coolcars #penandink
An ink sketch of four vintage cars: a 1952 Crosley Super 8, 1957 Chevy Bel Air, a Chevy coupe, and a Nomad wagon. The sketch compared to the actual scene. The only four cars to brave the weather for 1950s Day at Cincinnati Museum Center.
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