By: Eddie Peña

I did this drawing of myself a while back for a project called “The shape-up”. I had layered hair back then…

Musicians rehearsing for the parade. From the Chinese New Year celebration, drawn on location in New York City’s Chinatown. An enjoyable day spent downtown…good food too!  - Veronica

Twelve Charming Elephants, Eleven Turtles Makin’ Groovy, Ten Skaters Skating, Nine Mocko Jumbies Dancing, Eight Limbo Dancers, Seven Swans a Swimming, Six Saguaro Cacti, Five Peace Roses, Four Angel Drawings, Three Happy Dancing Doves, Two Japanese Dancers and a Partridge in a Pear Tree!  YAHOO!  Next week the twelve days will  all be together.  I can’t wait to see them all in one picture!  Margaret

A color study of James…by Despina

Not sure if this guy’s name is Leo, but I’ll just assume.  I’m a leo and have always had a fondness for lions. I did this piece at the  Bronx Zoo in NY.

drawing by Greg Betza

The Metropolitan Museum of Art … is a tree of life to the worlds greatest art. It’s my church, my schoolyard, my home away from home. Just 20 minutes from the house there’s no better place to be – Michele

For those of us who welcome old man winter, a little snow and a whole lot of solace.

I came across an article that spoke about something that we don’t get to do often, especially those of us that live in cities – “Time Alone”.

Here is an excerpt, “When we don’t get enough solitude, she says, “we get very out of touch with ourselves; we get forgetful; we get sloppy.” Depending on our personalities, we can get angry, anxious and depressed as well. Modern life, filled with cell phones and pagers, with e-mail and express mail, with televisions that offer 300 channels, is far more tumultuous than in the past.”

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NAH/is_1_34/ai_111896966/

-Eddie Peña

In honor of the snowstorm that buried New York City under over a foot of snow this weekend (and gave me a gorgeous view of a surreal white forest outside my window) i thought i’d share a sketch of a wintery scene with you…

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