Went to see Bob Dylan the other night. I was blown away by the theatre. It was so dark during the show it was hard to draw. So I made a couple of drawings during intermission. ~Despina Add Media
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“Oma goes to Paris” …sounds like a children’s book in the making. In reality “Oma” is a very very dear family friend who just left a few days back to visit with her son in Paris during this Thanksgiving holiday. While she was packing I spoke with her on the phone and she shared her […]
View post →The moment always seems to arrive sooner than expected. But that is life. I’ve actually planned for this post for some time. I wasn’t expecting the snow, for which I am always thankful for, so the color and the subject might be out of place for those in southern New York or on the East […]
View post →A caran d’ache and pen and ink drawing of the Fantasy Land carousel at Disney World. Margaret Hurst
View post →This time of year, and all year. Prudence, Fortitude, Temperance, Faith, Charity, Hope, Justice -Despina
View post →Back in 2003-04 I spent a considerable amount of my free time walking around and drawing New York City. Here is a drawing made back in July of 2003 near the Plaza Hotel. Greg Betza ©2014
View post →Like a town stuck in time but with the occasional hole in the space-time continuum to allow for modern touches, Newport, with its stunning harbor and bevy of old homes, is the quintessential New England town and a destination we (my family) utterly adores. Above is a page from my sketchbook during one of our visits. […]
View post →On my way into the city the other morning I drew a few shocked souls as they entered the polar vortex.—Dominick
View post →AÂ drawing of Kika. I was playing around with incorporating thread into the drawing. It was fun! Would love to work with that some more! Margaret Hurst
View post →My son loves anything space. He is simply obsessed. So when we went to the intrepid the other day we spent some time in the Hubble exhibit and I made a quick drawing of the model of the Hubble. We were very impressed by the Enterprise space shuttle and the russian soyez. It was great […]
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Last night in the city it rained and a cold rain it was. Some places even had snowflakes in their midst. Winter is here. There was something quite serene though when I stopped  to listen.  Above is a drawing I did in the Japanese pavilion at Epcot during a warm summer rain. Warm or cold, I’ll take it any […]
View post →Subway commuters. Media: Adobe Sketch Eddie Peña
View post →Saw this hat at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Some things are just begging to be drawn! – Â Veronica
View post →Â A drawing of the model in the studio…favorite thing to do! M. Hurst
View post →Last Friday, I visited the American Museum of Natural History, with my son James, and my great friend Jennifer. Drawing by Despina
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A little thumbnail progressively became more than it was intended to be as shapes layered and little textures showed up as the flat, grey landscape dominated any signs of color.—Dominick
View post →New Orleans is really a romantic city – the jazz music, the voodoo vibe, the paddle boats, the wrought iron architecture and of course, the horse & carriages that are all over the city. The sound of horse hooves clomping down the cobblestone streets (I forgot that in the list!) really adds to the atmosphere. […]
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