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New BFLO Series piece. Kept this one simple and brought a sketch in my sketchbook to life.
The newest piece in the BFLO series, a tribute to the legendary Rick Martin who died today. He was one-third of the famous Buffalo Sabres line known as the “French Connection”—one of the greatest offensive lines the game has ever seen.
BFLO Series - Connecticut Street Armory
Also known as the 74th Regimental Armory, the Connecticut Street Armory is a historic National Guard armory building located at Buffalo, New York. It is a massive castle-like structure built in 1899 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
The BFLO series has been featured on ISO50! I’ve been going to the ISO50 site for years now. I think before there the, now extremely popular, blog existed. Big thanks to Jakub for the recognition—great way to start my 26th birthday off!
BFLO series featured on the Colt + Rane blog, thanks guys!
Central Terminal / 08
Buffalo Central Terminal was called Station Too Late because it opened just before the Great Depression; and Station Too Far because it was located too far from the central city business district.
The CTRC was formed and currently owns the building today, continue to slowly preserve the Terminal and help promote it as a viable redevelopment opportunity in the City of Buffalo.
See the rest of my BFLO series pieces, here.
I decided to redo this piece, I wanted it to have an edgier and darker feel to it. I think it worked. Some india ink, a brush, and a few pieces of packing paper did the trick.
Darwin D. Martin House
Frank Lloyd Wright designed The Martin House Complex for Darwin D. Martin, and his wife Isabelle. It is considered to be one of the most important projects from Wright’s Prairie School era, and ranks among his greatest works, along with The Guggenheim in New York City and Fallingwater in Pennsylvania.
The other day I saw a picture of Fallingwater, and was inspired to do another FLW piece of his work in Buffalo (see The Larkin Building). That’s two new pieces in just a few days, it feels good to get in the groove with doing fun and creative work like this.
Randy Smith
Smith, drafted in 1971, played his first seven years in the NBA as a Buffalo Brave. In his career he tallied 26,262 points for an average of 16.7 points a game, held the record for consecutive games played with 906 straight games until 1997, and was named MVP of the 1978 All-Star Game.
Smith died from a massive heart attack on June 4, 2009, and will always be remembered as an adopted son of the Queen City.
For my newest (finally!) piece for my BFLO / a creative series I really wanted to explore textures and set it apart from the rest of the pieces in the series, which translated into making the photo look as if it was made with spray paint. Hope you like it.
The Aud
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium opened on October 14, 1940. The final standing pieces of the Aud came down in early July 2009. Only the Southwest corner of the basement remains.
Newest piece in my BFLO series, really like the way this one turned out!
Buffalo Bills vs NY Giants. January 27, 1991. Super Bowl XXV.
“Here we go, the Super Bowl will ride on the right foot of Norwood. Waiting for the snap, Reich arms extended, puts it down, on the way, it’s long enough and it is no good. He missed it to the right with four seconds to play.”
- Van Miller
1977. Winds up to 69 miles per hour. 10,000 stranded cars. $56,250,000 in damages. 23 dead.
The William McKinley assassination occurred on September 6, 1901, at the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York.
Above is an excerpt I thought sounded very interesting from McKinley’s speech at the Expo.
I swear not everything in the series will be dark and depressing!
Designed and built for the Larkin Soap Company by Frank Lloyd Wright. It was demolished to make room for a truck stop. No truck stop ever materialized.
I find myself feeling uninspired, being a graphic designer, inspiration is essential to growth and most importantly, happiness. Gone are the days when personal projects dictate my free time, I intend to change that. My hometown will always be a catalyst of pride and a reminder of who I am, where I’m from, and where I’m going.
This ongoing series of visuals pays homage to my beloved city—Buffalo, NY.
