Here are a couple of ducks waddling through a patch of flowers.-Despina

another iPad drawing of a place I saw during a car ride. -Despina

Here is a frame from an animation I’m working on using the i-pad.  ~Despina

A few years back, I had the opportunity to get up close and personal with a couple of (very large) horses. I mainly did a lot of shooting that day as their handler had them trotting, galloping and doing all kinds of things. But as I was looking through the photos recently, I found a few drawings that I did that day. Here are a couple.

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This is a quick conte crayon study of a statue and it’s shadows. ~Despina

Drawing of a boy. Ipad, Auryn Ink App. ~Despina

I’ve been playing around with drawing on the I-Pad. Here’s an avocado – one of a few pieces of produce I chose to ‘paint’. To see the rest click here      ~Despina

While rearranging the house I’ve been coming across some work I haven’t seen in quite a while. Here is one of them…

-Despina

Here’s a page from my book, from when I made a storyboard about women’s shaving products. Pencil on paper. ~Despina

Abstraction of calligraphy from Japanese architecture. Colored pencil sketch by Despina.

Chalk on black paper ~Despina

I 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. This is 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

I’m not sure about much, but I know that animals will never stop blowing my mind! At the Turtle Back Zoo today, my son and I watched this kimodo dragon taking a drink from a little stream. It’s basically a dinosaur. And that basically blows my mind. ~Despina

“You ain’t seen nothing yet”

These are the words I heard upon entering the Conservatory at Longwood Gardens. The kind old man on his scooter noticed me in my state of shock and awe after seeing the beyond-words-beautiful entrance, and felt the need to warn me about the rest of the place. He was not kidding! This place is just sooooo stunningly gorgeous.

This is the drawing I made from the entrance. Let me explain parts of it: The cage-like structure shaped like a Victorian perfume bottle, is sort of like a humongous tea infuser. But instead of tea, it holds an array of aromatic flowers and as you walk through it, your olfactory system is truly overwhelmed. It is to scent what the Greek amphitheatre is to sound. The columns you see in the drawing are a few of the many that are covered with “Creeping Figs” and make the space feel like a fancy jungle. Everywhere you look you are confronted with the prettiest flora ever. I dare anyone to walk in this place and NOT feel like they “died and gone to heaven”. (Another quote from the day.)

-Despina

Here’s another thumbnail sketch with the Indian Jungle in mind. ~Despina

Here is a mood sketch of an Indian jungle for a project. I recently saw Life of Pi and it was wonderful. Loved it. ~Despina

Bundle up, hunker down, batten down the hatches! Here comes another storm. Take care and be SAFE everyone. ~Despina

Remembering my last trip to France.

The Hall of Mirrors was under construction at the time, but that didn’t prevent it from being magnificent.

-Despina

Another animal drawing. This one was done with watercolor, pen and crayon.  ~Despina

I watched the Lance Armstrong / Oprah interview last night and it reminded me of a drawing I made at the Tour de France in 2006…and what I did with it once we learned that Floyd Landis had been stripped of his title.  -Despina Georgiadis