I made this drawing last summer, but since I’m on such a bee kick lately I thought I’d share it with you today. -Despina

Here is a study of the typography of a watch shop sign.

Have a nice weekend wherever you are and whatever time it is!

-Greg Betza

I dreamt of being back in Paris last night.

I reminisced of standing there in awe in front of Sacre’ Coeur, (the Basilica in the sky) marveling at it’s beauty.

The drawing above was all about feeling in watercolor and crayon. Done with love – Michele

A quick study this morning.—Dominick, with a little help with the red.

Two 1920ies models in beachwear triggering some special memories in a pair of mature (and still stylish) gallery visitors.

This summer Margaret and I did a three day Dalvero Academy/Urban Sketchers workshop in Seattle. What a great city! I really loved the people, the place – EVERYTHING! On the second day of the workshop, we took the students to Gas Works Park on the shore of Lake Hood. Wow! What a place! In the middle of the park looms the remains of the only coal gasification plant left in the United States. Phenomenal, really great. Of course, Marg and I were teaching so we couldn’t really get in there and draw it like we’d like to, but we couldn’t keep from making a few drawings from a location overlooking the plant. (It’s below a big hill.) All I can say again is, Wow! And the workshop was really fantastic – it was great to mix the Dalvero students and the Urban Sketchers and watch them all learn from each other. Terrific energy, can’t wait to do it again. And I’ll be back to Gas Works Park some day, to get in there and draw like crazy! : )

ALSO – I was recently interviewed by Jon Gerberg from Brooklyn Independent Television for a program called, “Caught In The Act,” about artists who live or work in Brooklyn. I thought that Jon, Judy and Norm did a great job with the piece. You can see it on my blog, HERE, if you’d like.

Posted by Veronica.

This is a very fancy, little more complex snail, a little art nouveau and many toes on her one snail foot!

Margaret Hurst

Remember my lavender post? The buds have since bloomed and are they are now the stomping grounds of my new friends the bees. This pair of ‘early bird’ bees were already busy at work just as the sun was coming up. -Despina

This is from a hot day, like today, spent in Bryant Park one year ago.

-Greg Betza

Mystic Seaport is one of those places that uniquely changes every time you visit. There’s an unpredictable quality that’s rare and wonderful. It should be a must on everyone’s bucket list! Below’s a quick preliminary study for a logo design.-Michele

medium: pastel and graphite

The very last drawing I did.—Dominick

the parasite, benefits at the expense of the other.

Wikipedia

If only that behavior did not exist among us.

Eddie Peña

A silk embroidered “driving cap” from 1924 that would totally pass for stylish in Williamsburg or the Lower East Side today. Available in goldens and greens.

I recently had the opportunity to draw from a terrace on the 47th floor of a downtown New York City building – talk about getting dizzy. But what an exhilarating experience! – Veronica

The Little Snail in the Little Black Dress. No Snail should be without one…

Margaret Hurst

Early every morning I go out to tend to my garden. The bees are always out there to greet me. I used to be afraid of bees, but not anymore. -Despina

Just a quick drawing of my wife sitting next to me on a recent flight.

A small watercolor study done in the Japanese pavillion in Epcot, by Michele

What it would be like to go back? Who I might meet again? What I might find? —Dominick

People having a good meal at a local diner.

Eddie Peña