Veronica’s drawing of Belvedere Castle “beautiful view” in Central Park this past Sunday reminded me of a drawing I did a year or two back of St.Patrick’s Cathedral in all it’s “Gothic ecclesiastical way” I thought would be fun to share with you this week. May yours be peaceful and productive .– Michele
View post →DID YOU KNOW?….nicknamed “La dame de fer” (the iron lady) when built for the 1889 Exposition Universelle (World Fair), the Tour Eiffel faced massive opposition from Paris’ artistic and literary elite. The ‘metal asparagus’, as some Parisians snidely called it, was almost torn down in 1909 but was spared because it proved an ideal platform […]
View post →My husband owns a martial arts school in Queens and a few Saturday’s back I took the opportunity to draw two of his 7 year old (girl) students kickboxing and learning how to defend themselves. If you think 7 is too young to kickbox, you should see the 5 year olds holding their own! (All […]
View post →Funny that last weeks post was titled “Till we meet again”. For those of you that saw the post, it was a simple reflection on the season change. As I was beginning to put together this morning’s post the title seemed even more appropriate than it did then. There are certain dates in ones life […]
View post →I know I am but summer to your heart , by Edna St. Vincent Millay (1922) I know I am but summer to your heart, And not the full four seasons of the year; And you must welcome from another part Such noble moods as are not mine, my dear. No gracious weight of golden fruits to […]
View post →A small drawing I had done on location while watching this adorable kid eagerly wait (with ohhhh…such anticipation!) for the Electric Light Parade to arrive down Main Street. Walt Disney once said, “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.”  Amen to […]
View post →Picture making 101…lines, marks, texture, emotion and wonder. Could there have been a more beautiful environment available for the Impressionists than the gardens of France? Drawing by Michele, medium: watercolor, pen and ink, water-soluble crayon Location:Â The Tuileries is Paris’ oldest and most lavish garden. Its royal roots stretch to the 16th century, when Marie de […]
View post →Above is a collage I did  2 summers ago on the spot and completed in my hotel room after a visit to the Western Wall, (otherwise known as “The Wailing Wall“) in the Old City of Jerusalem. The experience was a lifetime dream realized and truly beyond words. p.s. Happy Birthday Mom! Art by Michele Medium: […]
View post →Forgive me in posting a little late today, (been crazed with deadlines and diapers). Just love this drawing though and thought it worth a share.  Drawing in graphite, pen and ink in the Picasso Museum, Paris,France – by Michele
View post →Deliciously inviting pastry drawing by Michele … have a sweet, sweet day!
View post →In Haiti there’s a new program called “Ti Manman Cheri,†or Creole for “Dear Little Mother.†It aims to reach 100,000 families in four of the capital’s poorest neighborhoods. Mothers with children enrolled in the first through sixth grades, as well as take part in vaccination programs, can receive up to $20 a month if they keep the […]
View post →xox strawberry jam! …Â Is there anything better? Watercolor (and breakfast) done by Michele. Have a sweet day.
View post →Paris has always held a very warm spot in my heart. There are days when I truly miss living there, walking the cobblestoned streets along the Seine, passing windows dressed in the finest of pastries, and even the chaotic/melodic sounds of bustling passerby’s always on the move to their next appointment….Ha!…kinda sounds a little […]
View post →Can I hear an ‘Amen’? Happy Independence Day! – artwork by Michele Bedigian
View post →Color drawing by Michele Bedigian
View post → On the spot at an event at Carnegie Hall. Have a great day – Michele
View post →Last week I posted a small drawing inspired by Chagall I drew in my garden . Thought it’d be fun to share another one. If you look closely you’ll see I used watercolors, colored pencil, and a digital pencil. I invite you to try it, it’s one of those things you can just feel your […]
View post →After 2 years of neglect I found myself back in my garden last week. I forgot how wonderful it feels to connect with the earth and experience the joy nature offers. What a peaceful, silent heartwarming moment in time. Drawing done by Michele Bedigian in watercolor and crayon.
View post →A page of drawings done while on the USS Intrepid here in NYC in honor of Memorial Day and Fleet Week. Have a good one! – Michele
View post →Truth be told, I did this drawing in 1993 on Main Street USA in Walt Disney World. I was just 23 years old. The funny thing is in all it’s young, messy, awkward and clumsy way there are earmarks of personal character that has continued to resonate in my work since then. My teacher and mentor […]
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