Archive for the 'Despina' Category
Drawing from
Saturday, August 21st, 2010Drawing information from, drawing inspiration from and, yes, drawing on paper from…the model. I had a great week of drawing, drawing and drawing at the Dalvero Academy. What a swell time!
Here’s one of the lovely Lynn by me, Despina

the Peking
Friday, August 13th, 2010Plaza Hotel
Thursday, August 5th, 2010I recently went to draw at the Plaza Hotel in NYC. Very beautiful area with rich history, beautiful structures and some of the best people watching. I saw a ridiculously long line for the “Sex and the City” Tour Bus. Very funny. Maybe I’ll post the drawing of that another day. This time, I’ll share a drawing I made of a few tourists resting by the fountain. I know it’s easy to get jaded about tourists in Manhattan. The way they walk so slow and look up all the time. Really, that used to make me NUTS during those years I had to walk through Times Square twice a day for my commute to work! I always had to remind myself that they are alright. They love this great city enough to make the trek. And that’s all that matters. This ones for them. -Despina
barnes and noble routine
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010Whenever I go to a Barnes and Noble for a while, I like to break from browsing the books and sit at the cafe. I have something to drink and do some people watching/drawing. These two were quite involved in the books they were reading, and didn’t notice me drawing their portraits at all. -Despina
A couple in the park
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010bowl of veggies
Monday, July 12th, 2010Harvesting my garden is really alot of fun. The whole family gets involved and then we sit down for dinner. Lovely.
Here is study for a painting of a bowl of freshly picked veggies. String beans, tomatoes of all shapes and sizes, cucumbers, squash, and purple pepper on top. 
Generation past and future
Sunday, July 4th, 2010Hercules and Snakes
Thursday, June 10th, 2010






