Visiting San Diego seeing all the beautiful sites. I don’t think I want to leave this place. It feels like Europe. Amazing. Today I took my son to the Birch Aquarium at Scripps. Wonderful day. We both sat down and drew while watching a beautiful tank that was the size of a house. This is […]
View post →I made this thumbnail in Paris. I could never decide if it’s the road ahead, or if it’s a view of looking back on the road just traveled. ~Despina
View post →Snow is NOT white. Trust me I’ve seen enough snow this winter to last a lifetime. But amidst all the whining and complaining about the snow, every time I look out the window, or as I walk or drive through town, I am overwhelmed by how beautiful it is. I’ve seen lavendar snow, orange snow, […]
View post →I think now might be the perfect time to dive back into this particular project. ~Despina
View post →It’s always so much fun to look at a huge mess like this scene from the demolition site of the old Giants Stadium. It’s “eye candy”. From the mountains of gravel to the crooked metal beams, the whole scene became one giant texture. See a couple of more drawings from that day on my blog. […]
View post →A while back, during my son’s “I don’t draw I only scribble” phase, James scribbled on a piece of paper and asked me to add the head of this fire dragon. Crayons and marker on paper. ~Despina
View post →While looking at the confusion on the tree, I tried to find the simpler forms. This made it easier to see everything. -Despina
View post →Yesterday we had so much fog in our area. It was remarkable. We couldn’t see the houses down the street, driving was a scary task and parks became a horror movie director’s dream come true. My family and I took a walk through one of our neighborhood parks to take advantage of this rare sight […]
View post →Watercolor with pastel accents. -despina
View post →According to the Chinese astrology calendar 2014 is the year of the horse. That’s my year. So I guess that means you can work out how old I am. Or at least get within a 12 year range anyway. Above is a watercolor and crayon drawing of a magical carousel horse. Have a great year […]
View post →Here’s another look at what a hippo holiday shindig would look like ~Despina
View post →Birds that stick around for the winter. I like them. ~Despina Last chance! Join by midnight to win a free book! See below for details. FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY! In our new Facebook group, One Watercolor A Day, (view it HERE) we’ll be encouraging readers to follow along with the exercises on a weekly […]
View post →Here’s a little fantasy about hippo at a holiday party with the people of his village. ~Despina FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY! In our new Facebook group, One Watercolor A Day, (view it HERE) we’ll be encouraging readers to follow along with the exercises on a weekly basis, and post their results. We’d love to see […]
View post →Another I-pad watercolor. This is a spool of very wide Christmas ribbon. Already decorating around here! ~Despina FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY! In our new Facebook group, One Watercolor A Day, (view it HERE) we’ll be encouraging readers to follow along with the exercises on a weekly basis, and post their results. We’d love to see them! […]
View post →The other night I went to a chocolate and wine tasting. Sweet, smokey, citrusy, spicy, peachy, leathery, creamy, gritty, smooooth. Words that sometimes would state the obvious and at other times would awaken the flavor on my taste buds just by reading the words during the tasting. Strange how that works. This is an I-Pad […]
View post →Besides animals, we saw a T-Rex at the Turtleback Zoo. The new playground is a beautifully dinosaur themed. ~Despina
View post →As I was drawing the black sheep (from my last post) I heard James getting really excited about something at the other end of the barn of the zoo. “Mom, mom, you gotta come see this!!” I completely understood what all the fuss was about when I finally got over there and saw this enormous […]
View post →Another drawing from the zoo. This black sheep had such fun curly hair and a most serious disposition. I thought that was a funny combination. ~Despina
View post →I was at the Turtleback Zoo with my son the other day and we spent a lot of time at the stingray touch tank. At first he was not brave enough to go ahead and touch, so I cheered him on and he was able to do it. Then came the inevitable “Now it’s your […]
View post →Here is a drawing with watercolor of the Morgan, the crane and the town of Mystic behind it. The history of this town is incredible. This scene is after the heavy mast was erected onto the ship, when the crane was dropping cement weights into the hull as ballast. To see more of my reportage […]
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