Back in the garden knee-deep in soil when out popped a couple of worms. My son loves them and started to make stories as he played with them. So here begins my next project. This preliminary drawing is about a boy worm and his parents. Maybe we’ll call it “Parents just don’t understand” ~Despina
While the paint was still wet, I scratch-drew the woman’s face with the back of my brush. ~Despina
Of course by the time I went to get a pen and paper the furry little rascal went from slowly moving about and peacefully noshing on our cilantro (time to get a garden fence!) to hopping on back to where it came from. I managed to get in two pages of quick drawings though. And I’m glad for the time I spent just watching. So no complaints little bunny. Hope to see you again soon! ~Despina
Unfortunately, fans of the Chicago Cubs can chant til their voices go, and they still wont get a championship win from their beloved team. Its a curse that has outlived Boston’s curse of the bambino. These fans seemed so jaded that even when they clapped at a home run, they couldnt muster up a smile. They seemed like they have been coming to Wrigley Field since they were kids. they were fun to draw. in the rain. -Despina
A few thumbnails or quick drawings I did as I was working out how to illustrate a book jacket for a recent commission. The book is about the suppressed rage experienced by some members of Jewish communities. I’ll be posting the published book cover in the coming days. ~Despina
They look so incredibly unnatural and fake, yet my son gravitated to them when I asked him to pick out a bouquet at the market today. Have any of you noticed these bouquets that are artificially colored and make you feel like you accidentally took a swig out of the Miracle Gro bottle? -Despina
Strange name, and every song is about a love lost or a scorned lover or a broken heart or a girl named Carolyn. Or something along those lines. -Despina 
I couldn’t really tell if this woman had dozed off while reading her book… but I drew her anyway. -Despina
Greg and I went to see Verdi’s Macbeth at the Met last night. On our way there I watched a guitar player performing on the platform of the subway. Later, while observing the sculpture at the top of the stage inside the Met, I decided I’d draw it like Japanese calligraphy because my thoughts were getting a little zen-like. Something about how music could be so grand and so simple. Or how it could be like water and become whatever container you put it in. So I used a brush pen to draw the opulent chandelier and sculpture. -Despina PS- the show was great- amazing talents and I loved the scene when Lady Macbeth loses it- smart graphics in the set design.
Had a great time last night at the ETSY Hands-On: Drawing. Thank you to everyone who came out to draw with us. Here’s a drawing of you all drawing the great Kika. -Despina
I zoomed in on this man’s face for this drawing. Pen and pencil -Despina
Pen line drawing by Despina
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