Musicians rehearsing for the parade. From the Chinese New Year celebration, drawn on location in New York City’s Chinatown. An enjoyable day spent downtown…good food too!  - Veronica

Saw this hat at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Some things are just begging to be drawn! –  Veronica

This week (Tuesday) marked the end of Carnival 2010 in Venice. I love carnival and have done numerous drawings, paintings, silk designs, etc on this theme. Some of these works were exhibited at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization; most appropriately, since the history of Carnival goes back to ancient agricultural traditions. This illustration [...]

My book, September 11th, 2001: Words and Pictures, has just been published by vero press. The book is a first hand account, through my words and reportage drawings, of the events of September 11, 2001 and the weeks that followed in New York City. The drawing shown above is from the book, portraying police officers [...]

Thought I’d post a watercolor painting of a tropical village. I can’t help but think about all the beauty destroyed in Haiti, along with the loss of lives.
In response to the earthquake in Haiti, myself and the other seven illustrators of Studio 1482 have each donated art to raise money on behalf of the victims [...]

This drawing is titled, “Spirit”. I created it as a tribute to the courageous spirit of the people of Haiti. I will never forget the televised images of the Haitian people walking together through the damaged streets of Port-Au-Prince, singing and clapping together. Very moving.
In response to the earthquake in Haiti, myself and the other [...]

In response to the recent terrible earthquake in Haiti, the illustrators of Studio 1482 have each created a piece of art to raise  money on behalf of the victims. It is our effort to support the international appeal for funds by CARE, a leading humanitarian relief organization. We’ve selected CARE because we believe in their [...]

A real East Village, NYC scene: dueling laptops at the Cafe Pick Me Up on Avenue A. – Veronica

One of the watchers, guardians of the New Year. Wishing you all peace and prosperity as you cross the threshold to 2010. – Veronica

As the days of freezing rain, slush, sleet and snow arrive in New York City, I like to console myself up with memories of warmer climes. This is my interpretation of a mango tree – the ones that hung over the back porch of Marg’s brother Billy. Man, just reach up and grab a mango [...]