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Drawings by Tom Lohre

Shown at Gallery 636

Brochure

https://www.dropbox.com/s/77ghagezneikcr5/636Show.pdf?dl=0

If you enjoy traveling vicariously through another's sketch book then this show is for you. Nantucket, New York City, East Hampton, Kentucky Derby and nude sketch class are covered. The poignant drawings have a timeless manner in their quick decisive appeal.

These drawings were done in 1988 while Tom was in Nantucket and New York City. Tom spent his summer in Nantucket painting and did not return to his apartment in New York City until late October. Tom had a habit of carrying his sketch book around and sketching from his third year of college. The sketching has tapered off now and his style has changed to very quick works without eraser filling a sketch book every two years where he used to fill two or three a year in 1988. He also takes out the sketches from time to time to keep them from getting smudged or damaged.

Some of the highlights of the series include excellent drawings of the "Life Cafe" in New York City's East Village, Caberet Singer John Wallowitch, 80's New York City videotographer Nelson Sullivan, Murray's Cheese Shop in New York City's Greenwich Village, The Fountain and a old fireplace in Nantucket and Three Mile Harbor on Long Island. Also included is a funny series of drawings of a beautiful woman and a dirty old man in Nantucket.

The sketch book still has 21 pages blank including a list of things to do to save energy.

East Hampton, Long Island, New York

Three Mile Harbor II
pencil on paper, 14" x 11", 1988
Sketched from life at the boat yard Tom knows quite well having
started visiting it in 1978. This is the view from the end of one of the
docks.

Three Mile Harbor
pencil on paper, 14" x 11", 1988
Sketched from life at the a boat yard Tom knows quite well having
started visiting it in 1978. He sailed out of it for ten years on his way to
Nantucket with his friend and captain George DuBose.

Gardiner's Bay, East Hampton, Long Island, New York
pencil on paper, 14" x 11", 1988
Sketched from the 26' sailboat, "Defiant “while on one of the many
cruises Tom took on the boat. It looks west.

Fishing boats, Montauk long Island
conte crayon on paper, 14" x 11", 1988
Sketched from life during one of Tom's many visits to Long Island while
he lived in New York City.

Band Performing on Montauck, Long Island, NY
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Sketched from life. Tom drove out from the city to help George work on his boat.
In the evening they went to hear a band from the city that was performing
on the tip of Long Island, Montauck.

Baby Sleeping
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Sketched from life of Tom's friend, Ronda Granger's son David.

Nantucket

Nantucket Deli
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
One of their specility sandwiches was turkey with dressing.

Suzie
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", October 29th, 1988
Sketched from life.

Suzie in the Bathroom
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Sketched from life and signed by Tom Lohre, a well-known collected Cincinnati artist.
Tom painted in Nantucket for four summers. It was the end of the season and Tom was staying well into the fall. He always had a sketchbook with him and drew constantly. Suzie was a friend of his. In this scene she is getting ready for a Halloween Party dressing up as “Pippi Longstockings.”

Suzanne Snyder Culling Scallops in Her Car
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Come fall the scallop season starts and the shacks are busy with temporary help
cutting the scallop from the shell.

Suzanne Snyder Doing Her Laundry
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Sketched from life.

Baker at Nantucket Bakery
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Sketched from life.

Bronagh O'Rourke
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Sketched from life in Nantucket. Bronaugh came over from Ireland to
work as a maid during the summer. As usual she was overworked
and underpaid.

Nantucket Fountain Looking Down Union Street
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Sketched from life. Tom spent his summer painting the same fountain everyday
rotating from five different spots. He used the experience to learn landscape
painting over the period of two summers.

Suzie Riding Down Main Street Nantucket on a Sleigh,
The Modern Nantucket Sleigh Ride
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", October 10th, 1988
From imagination.

Nantucket Fireplace
pencil on paper, 14" x 11", 1988
Tom sketched his good friend Paul Longnecker's guest room fireplace.
The floor boards are extra wide, considered the King's boards.

The Old Man and the Young Woman

Below is a series of drawings depicting a young girl with a old man. It's a funny series poking fun at the establishment. The old man, infirmed and wealthy, having a pretty young girl at his beck and call. It was the end of the summer turning to fall and Tom was staying with his good friend and painter Paul Longnecker. The fireplace is from his front room guest room.

Cooking at the Old Hearth
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Done from the mind.

A Pretty Woman with a Dirty Old Man
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
From the imagination.

The Club Car
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Done from the mind. This scene takes place in the Club Car, a popular bar in Nantucket made out of a railroad car.

A Pretty Woman Giving It to a Dirty Old Man
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
From the imagination. The Kenneth Taylor Gallery was one of the first
galleries in Nantucket run Reggie Levine started in 1949. The other gallery was The Lobster Pot run by James Hunt Baker.

Halloween Party

A series of drawings from a Halloween Party in Nantucket at Suzanne's home. Tom worked on the decorations by making paper mache casts of funeral urns from the graveyard.The drawings are significant for their ability to reveal the personality of the person through their costume.

Halloween Party
pencil on paper, 14" x 11", 1988
Sketched from life during a party in Nantucket.

Halloween Party II
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Sketched from life during a party in Nantucket.

Halloween Party III
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Sketched from life during a party in Nantucket.

Halloween Party IV
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Sketched from life during a party in Nantucket.

Halloween Party V
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Sketched from life during a party in Nantucket.

Halloween Party VI
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Sketched from life during a party in Nantucket.

Halloween Party VII
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Sketched from life during a party in Nantucket

Halloween Party VIII
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Sketched from life during a party in Nantucket

New York City Transportation

Bus Interior, New York City
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Sketched from life.

New York City Taxi Driver
pencil on paper, 14" x 11", 1988
Sketched from life.

East Village, New York City

Life Cafe
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Sketched from life. The cafe is a fixture on the northeastern corner of
Thompson Square Park in the East Village. The cafe was the stage for a scene in
musical "Rent."

Life Cafe http://www.lifecafe.com
343 E 10th St, New York, 10009 - (212) 477-8791

Greenwich Village

Sandy with Pretty Woman, Sheridan Square, Greenwich Village, New York City
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Sketched from life. Sandy is a real character in the Village obsessed with meeting
young women. He always wears a wig and keeps up a running banter that
is hard not to find amusing.

MacDougal Street, Greenwich Village, New York City
pencil on paper, 14" x 11", 1988
Sketched from life. Shown are the apartments where you step down a half floor to the entrance. Bob Dylan lived in one of these buildings.

Caffe Reggio
pencil on paper, 14" x 11", 1988
Sketched from life.

Caffe Reggio http://www.cafereggio.com
119 MacDougal St, New York, 10012 - (212) 475-9557

Caffe Reggio, MacDougal Street, Greenwich Village, New York City II
pencil on paper, 14" x 11", 1988
Sketched from life.

Murray's Cheese Shop, New York City, Greenwich Village
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Sketched from life from the outside looking in the famous Murry's Cheese
Shop in Greenwich Village on Bleecker Street.

http://www.murrayscheese.com
254 Bleecker St
New York, NY 10014
(212) 243-3289

The Office

   

The Office
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Done from life.

The Restaurant

The Restaurant
pencil on paper, 14" x 11", 1988
Done from life.

 

Portraits

Nelson Sullivan, March 1988
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Nelson Sullivan was a video artist in New York City during the 1980’s.
He was ubiquitous on the downtown scene during that decade. Tom was a
good friend of his and painted his portrait as the master builder of the pyramids. This drawing shows the fully developed big eyes portrait manne. The likeness leans more towards turning the subject into a pixie, a race of people who were not good enough for Heaven, than getting a likeness.

Lisa
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Sketched from life in Washington Square Park. Tom would do the sketch and then
go to have it copied giving the copy to the sitter.

Yvonne Sherwell
pencil on paper, 14" x 11", 1988
Sketched from life.

John Wallowitch

John Wallowitch Piano Lesson wth Evonne Sherwell
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Sketched from life. John is a well know entertainer. When he's good, he's very,
very good....but when he's a bad boy...well, he's just being John Wallowitch!

 

John Wallowitch Piano Lesson
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Sketched from life. John Wallowitch is an American composer, songwriter and
cabaret performer. He has written over 1,000 songs.
http://www.wallowitchandross.com

Kentucky Derby

 

Kentucky Derby
pencil on paper, 14" x 11", 1988
Sketched from the television while in New York City while attending a
Derby Party in Greenwich Village. The host did not know about
mint julips so Tom brought all the fixings.

Kentucky Derby II
pencil on paper, 14" x 11", 1988
Sketched from the television while in New York City while attending a
Derby Party in Greenwich Village. The host did not know much about the
race so Tom had fun telling the guests since he was a Kentuckian

Kentucky Derby III
pencil on paper, 14" x 11", 1988
Sketched from the television while in New York City attending a
Derby Party in Greenwich Village.

Country Scenes

Field with Woman
pencil on paper, 14" x 11", 1988
Little is know about this drawing or the others below. They may have been done from life. Tom was working on a farm scene for his friend David Burggerman and they
may have been used as studies.

Country Scene
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988, sold

Country Scene II
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988, sold

Country Scene III
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988, sold

Country Scene IV
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988, sold

Country Scene V
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988, sold

Sketch Class

On a return visit to Kentucky, Tom was invited to sketch with his college art teacher. The lessons lasted very briefly. Tom always felt that the time for sketching was over and he had to fully develope the scene as it needed.

Nude
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Done from life while sharing a model with some of his teachers from college.

Nude II
pencil on paper, 11" x 14", 1988
Done from life.