Jersey shore

I was going to post drawings of New Yorkers around the city this month, but there has been a lot of talk this week about ocean front communities emerging from the rubble that Sandy left behind last year, so I decided to post these drawings from the Jersey shore instead.

For those who have never been to beautiful, scenic Asbury Park, it is a Gilded Age beach dream nestled within a canyon of desolation along the New Jersey shore. At its heart is a Victorian boardwalk with caroussels and convention halls (imagine Coney Island’s cleaner, fancier cousin), a well-kempt beach, and a bevvy of Mid Century’s finest hotel architecture. I visited this gem two summers ago to document a show at the Stone Pony, and did some sketches in the sweltering heat before the concert.