Sketch of the Day: San Telmo Bass
Monday, December 7th, 2009
The above sketch and haiku were inspired by a visit to the big Sunday market in San Telmo, a barrio of Buenos Aires.
“San Telmo market
Street performer serenade.
Cobbled and alive.”
Sketch of the Day: La Boca
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
The above sketch was inspired by a visit to the neighborhood of La Boca in Buenos Aires, specifically the area of it known as Caminito.
La Boca
Next to the murky waters
of an old port canal
we walk on cobblestone
through corrugated tin colors.
Accordians and meaty grills
waft in the damp air.
Vendors line the streets
selling tourist trinkets.
I look for something
amidst the pulsing square.
Something that isn’t frill.
Finally I find it
hovering like a ghost
in the reverence
of an old man
and his polished violin.
Sketch of the Day: Raiders of the Lost Park
Monday, November 9th, 2009
My friend Ty took a bike trip to an abandoned amusement park, Parque de la Cuidad, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. This is one of the sketches from that trip. Read more about the crazy experience on my blog here. Check out all the photos on flickr.
Sketch of the Day: Plaza San Martin
Sunday, November 1st, 2009
I went for a ride on my super crappy bike in the city. This sculpture was one of the things I passed. Check out the blog entry here to see what else I saw.
Sketch of the Day: Casa Rosada
Friday, October 23rd, 2009
The above sketch marked a new phase in my sketchbook and blog entries. Read about that phase and the above sketch here.
Balmy
A balmy Tuesday.
The sun is warm.
Welcomed.
Reading Edward Abbey,
Monkey Wrench Gang.
Wanting to burn down billboards
and desert mountain roadtrip.
I want to paint rebellion on suits
and dance to banjo blues.
Heading out of the city soon.
The concrete abyss.
Museum bound via subway.
Past a big pink house (Casa Rosada),
to put new noises in my head.
- Jimmy Danko 10-20-2009
