-Despina

Along with my fellow Studio 1482 members, Veronica, Margaret, and Despina, I too spent the day at the High Line with the French illustrator and Urban Sketcher, Lapin. Here is a drawing of him drawing. I was sitting on top of a bench slightly above him.

Greg Betza ©2012

A small drawing I had done on location while watching this adorable kid eagerly wait (with ohhhh…such anticipation!) for the Electric Light Parade to arrive down Main Street.

Walt Disney once said, “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”  Amen to that! Hope you have a curious day. – Michele (medium: pen and ink) 

Oh yeah, it was Tuesday, again. This time not so off guard, though technically late. —Dominick

Sacre Coeur, Paris France.

Eddie Peña

Was feeling a little out of sorts the other day, so I went out to the park to draw and play with some graphics. I was cheered up by drawing my two favorite trees and also by the curious squirrel who came by to see what I was doing. Posted by Veronica.

Okay, so the mystery guest from last week is Greg Betza, a fellow studio 1482 member, and an urban sketcher! I loved the line up: left to right, Lapin, Jason and Greg!

Margaret Hurst

So Eddie’s and Michele’s latest posts inspired me to post my own version of the famous cathedral. I made this drawing 10 summers ago. It’s part of a drawing book that I hold very dear to my heart. One that is never too far from my drawing board. I’ve moved 4 times since I filled it with drawings and notes. With every move, I packed it with the “Fragile” and/or “Important” cargo. I drew this from memory and now I remember so much more whenever I look at it. Crazy what a sketchbook can do! ~Despina

Another from my trip with the Dalvero Academy down to Disney.

Greg Betza ©2012

Picture making 101…lines, marks, texture, emotion and wonder. Could there have been a more beautiful environment available for the Impressionists than the gardens of France?

Drawing by Michele, medium: watercolor, pen and ink, water-soluble crayon

Location: The Tuileries is Paris’ oldest and most lavish garden. Its royal roots stretch to the 16th century, when Marie de Medicis commissioned a palace behind the Louvre. Henry IV and Louis XIV would pursue construction and the palace housed the last monarchs of France, until it was burned down in 1871. The elaborate royal gardens remained.

Drew this while having a late lunch downtown. Other than the tourists who probably have no idea who Jeff Koons is, not a soul was paying attention to the sculpture. Understandably so.—Dominick

There is nothing like drawing on location.  I can still remember how hot it was that day. How beautiful, sunny and excited I was just to be there.

Eddie Peña

Thought I’d follow the trend set by Despina and Margaret – - -

here is my portrait of Lapin drawing Rosa Lee at the Highline in NYC:

See more drawings of the day on Urban Sketchers HERE. Posted by Veronica Lawlor.

On the heels of Despina’s post from yesterday, this is a drawing of Lapin on the High Line in New York city. Veronica Lawlor invited Urban Sketchers to join her and Lapin and his lovely wife and daughter to come draw. Ironically, when I looked out to draw all I could see was Lapin sitting next to the flowers. He seemed to be a part of them; even the colors in his shirt matched, so I extended some golden yellow over to him from the flowers. I believe Jason Das is sitting next to him on the right. As Despina said, both Lapin and Jason are from the Urban Sketchers group: Lapin in Barcelona and Jason in New York. Next week i’ll post a drawing that will include another Urban Sketcher! Guess who?

Margaret Hurst

The other day I had the privilege of meeting some very lovely people when I joined fellow studio members Margaret, Veronica and Greg on the Highline in NYC. They were there meeting some friends from UrbanSketchers to do some ‘sketching’ at one of the cities prettiest locales. It was my first visit to the area and I really loved it. Just beautiful. The drawing below is of one of the very lovely people I met- Lapin. It was so nice meeting him and his wife and daughter. Happy Friday! Draw someone today! ~Despina

Here is a drawing made during a great time spent with the Dalvero Academy in Walt DisneyWorld. The fellows in this drawing are waiting for the Main Street Electrical Parade.

Greg Betza ©2012

Above is a collage I did  2 summers ago on the spot and completed in my hotel room after a visit to the Western Wall, (otherwise known as “The Wailing Wall“) in the Old City of Jerusalem. The experience was a lifetime dream realized and truly beyond words.

p.s. Happy Birthday Mom!

Art by Michele

Medium: watercolor, water-soluable crayons, cut paper, digital paint brushes, pen and ink 

Sketch from a series of silkscreens—Dominick

Quick thumbnail of a game.  As you can see I was in the nose bleed seats.

Eddie Peña

Painted on a recent sunny Saturday at the Bronx Botanical Gardens. Posted by Veronica.