an homage to chocolate  by Michele the cobblestone streets           open the senses          and it appears an edible rapture of delight peers through the window dressed in the finest of lace an innocent invitation? or touched by […]
View post →As I wait for my technologically challenged summer to come to a halt (scanner is on the fritz), I dig deeper in the archives and search for something that means as much now as it it did then. This is one of my favorite drawings from The American Museum of Natural History. This drawing, and […]
View post →This is one of over a hundred drawings I made in Paris. I fell in love with Paris. This drawing in particular was produced inside the Chartres Cathedral. It caught my absolute attention. The sculpture just captures the perfect picture of what life in the spirit could be. The Cathedral itself was enormous, I think […]
View post →Another reportage drawing of the lobby of the Met Museum of Art
View post →They had this thing called ‘art battles’ in the park area of my apartment complex. These four guys had two hours to make a painting in front of everyone and the crowd voted for their favorite. The winner gets a thousand bucks. There was one guy doing a pop-art kind of Statue of Liberty thing, […]
View post →CPDSA. Â This couple on the right were really enjoying watching the skaters/dancers and lovin’ the music – me, too! Â Margaret
View post →So, as you’ve maybe noticed, most international holidays are just that, holy-days. Today in Spain, and many other countries, is the day to celebrate St. James. Again, I did some quick research and found some fascinating things. St. James was, among other things, a pilgrim. The symbol for pilgrims and people with no permanent home […]
View post →I thought I’d follow-up last weeks post with another from my time down at Disney. This drawing is from the Chinese Pavilion at EPCOT. I’m sure it’s nothing like the real thing, but it does offer a beautiful glimpse into the rich history of the culture.
View post →In Dom’s edition yesterday, he said  “One of the many things that makes reportage illustration so amazing is the idea that I can sit anywhere in the world, pull out my pen and ink, and draw. “ I couldn’t agree with him more.  Funny thing is the drawing below was just that – done in […]
View post →One of the many things that makes reportage illustration so amazing is the idea that I can sit anywhere in the world, pull out my pen and ink, and draw. It is some strange hybrid of action drawings, happening, and plein air painting that makes the whole thing breath of life. Six months ago I […]
View post →It’s 5:30 am on Sunday the 19th of July 2009 and a small group of artists are lined up at the White Columns down on Horatio St. We all wait anxiously as open casting calls take place for a reality TV project starring thirteen aspiring artists. The show is being developed by Bravo which brings […]
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Reading Greg’s post the other day and seeing his drawing of Main Street put my thoughts also to Disney World and the happy summers I spent drawing there as a student of the late David J. Passalacqua. Dave taught me a lot about reportage illustration and a lot about life. This weekend marks the fifth […]
View post →Another CPDSA drawing. Â The dred locks are flying here! Â Another great skating day in Central Park! I want to edit this blog from yesterday and acknowledge Dave’s anniversary. It’s been five years, and five symbolizes change. Â So, change is on my mind, moving forward, living life! Â To a great teacher, with thanks! Â Margaret
View post →Obon (ãŠç›†?) or just Bon (盆?) is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the departed (deceased) spirits of one’s ancestors. -Wikipedia The custom usually lasts for three days during the middle of July. Like the Mexicans and their Day of the Dead, the Japanese mark these days with dancing, singing and feasts. At the end, […]
View post →Looking through some drawings I came across this one from Main Street USA (at the Magic Kingdom). I’ve spent many summers drawing down in Walt Disney World. And as soon as the weather turns warm, my thoughts always seem to go there. For many reasons, it is the most wonderful place I’ve ever been, and […]
View post →mbedigian©2009 Over the weekend I caught up with a few friends I had met in Paris a few years back in the gorgeous, (I mean GORGEOUS) musée Rodin, a museum dedicated to the life and work of  master artist, August Rodin. Their first time in America, I was excited to see them. We met in […]
View post →I have been drawing the Second Avenue Subway construction in New York City for a couple of years now. I haven’t had the time to get to the site lately but I found two drawings that I did and scanned but forgot all about at the beginning of the year. Some days I can’t even […]
View post →“All deception in the course of life is indeed nothing else but a lie reduced to practice, and falsehood passing from words into things.†-Robert Southey 1774-1843 Iago is a fictional character in Shakespeare’s Othello who entangles everyone around him in a web of lies to serve his own purpose. I find that if you […]
View post →In keeping with the New Orleans theme of my previous posts, here is a drawing of people havin’ fun and partying with the musicians in Jackson Square. Happy weekend everyone! Summer Saturdays in July are always great. – Veronica
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