I was at Mystic Seaport yesterday with members of Dalvero to watch and reportage the foremast of the Morgan being installed. In nuatical terms it’s called “stepping” and it’s a great milestone for a ship, done with great ceremony. It was such a wonderful drawing experience. The boat, the crane, the ropes and the crew […]
View post →is someone who makes barrels, buckets and many other things. Had a great conversation with this cooper. Pen and watercolor. ~Despina
View post →Yesterday was National Coffee Day. It made me think of a storyboard I once worked on about the goat that started it all. Here’s a little bit of it. ~Despina
View post →I made this quick pastel study of the sun setting back in the summer of 2006. –Despina
View post →The NJ Transit buses are quite comfy. I don’t mind them at all. I-Pad drawing of man on the bus. ~Despina
View post →or Remembrance Day, was yesterday. I’m not sure what the official name for September 11th is. In any case here is a drawing with a patriotic theme. Rockefeller Center, NYC. ~Despina
View post →I used watercolors, charcoal, pencil and pen to draw this crowd eating at lunch time. ~Despina
View post →I can’t decide which is cutest- the girl, the hat or the duck, who just realized there might be trouble coming his way in the form of a very curious toddler. ~Despina
View post →The fish at the bottom looks a bit cranky, maybe he should go take a nibble off of hippo to feel better. ~Despina
View post →This hippo was so sweet. She was patiently waiting under water for her friends the fish to give her a cleaning by nibbling on her thick skin. I loved the way she would shut her eyes tight. ~Despina
View post →While waiting for the parade at the Animal Kingdom to begin some kids run around, some kids get cranky and others, like this girl, just get bored. ~Despina
View post →I’ve recently been watching African drumming performances and I did my best to capture the intense look on this drummer’s face. Wow. –Despina
View post →Away from the family for a couple of weeks. I cant help seeing them everywhere. -Despina
View post →Sometimes you just dont know where to look first around there. Pen & ink. ~Despina
View post →Pen and pencil ~Despina
View post →Here is a drawing that I was able to salvage from a slight flood that affected only the bin with my art/projects in it. It mysteriously flipped, unlocked and spilled into the only puddle in the garage. I recently lost a ton of work from my hard drive that went dead on me. I dont […]
View post →with oil pastels. I normally avoid oil pastels, especially the Rembrandt brand, because of how mushy they can be. I always bring them with me when I draw from the model though. In case I ever have a change of heart. I finally used them, and mushed the colors around until I ended up with […]
View post →This one had a brilliant blue stripe on its wing. A Mallard, I believe. ~Despina
View post →I made this drawing during the advanced drawing workshop at the Dalvero Academy. The model that day was sporting a real summer look. -Despina
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