I am re-posting a drawing from a few years back that I made in Greece. I was thinking about how intertwined the culture, sea, air, and the earth are in this scene. Greece is an extraordinarily beautiful place. My thoughts are with the people of Greece who are headed for very difficult times. It […]
View post →Here is another drawing of Urban Light from the exhibit at LACMA. You can see my other reportage drawing here https://onedrawingaday.com/2015/06/09/urban-light/ -Despina
View post →I made this drawing of Urban Light by artist Chris Burden at LACMA in Los Angeles. Pen & Ink. Despina Georgiadis ©2015
View post →This sculpture by American artist Tony Smith at the LACMA was stunning. I had to draw it. Market and graphite. ~Despina
View post →On a recent trip California, I visited the Getty Center in LA. Beautiful place. Here is a pastel drawing of their famous bougainvillea canopies. I call them flower martinis. ~Despina
View post →Here is a thumbnail sketch of the Mayflower II docked at Mystic Seaport. Read more about it HERE. -Despina
View post →Here’s another drawing I made at the Society of Illustrators the night Scooter La Forge had his models there wearing his designs. Ink on paper. ~Despina
View post →This is a frame from a storyboard I created about a ship’s crew on a dark night. Ink & Chalk. Despina Georgiadis @2015
View post →A few months ago I was commissioned to work on a wine label for the Limited Edition of Nolita, an Italian wine. I was happy to spend my time drawing the bucolic scene of a hillside village in Italy with cypress trees and terracotta rooftops. It was my absolute pleasure, especially since I always imagine […]
View post →Pen and Ink. ~Despina
View post →It was fun drawing at the Society of Illustrators last week. Scooter LaForge was there with models who were wearing his art as fashion. The styles were fantastic, they looked like the walls from 1987 LES came alive and were walking around. However in this drawing I decided to focus on the models lovely hair […]
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Now if I could only remember what he was looking at! China marker and pencil. –Despina
View post →Irish, Greek. What’s the difference right? Here’s a bit of green for the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day from the famous olive tree of Vouves in Crete. It would’ve been even greener if it wasn’t for the rare heavy snow from this past winter that broke off many of its branches. Gotta love climate change! […]
View post →While on a recent trip to Crete I went to see the tree that is said to be between 3,000 and 5,000 years old. It is scientifically impossible to accurately date olive trees because they lose their “heartwood” and do not have rings to count. But many scientists agree that the tree in Vouves, Crete […]
View post →Here is a drawing of a model against a brick wall. Mixed Media. -Despina
View post →Down by the river drawing in the snow and the slush and the cold with Dalvero Academy. Pen and watercolor. ~Despina
View post →Figure drawing from sometime last year. Really happy with this one. Ink and pastel. -Despina
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Pen on paper ~Despina
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