Recently there was a big fire in a building in my neighborhood; about 12 blocks from where I live. Many, many people are without a home right now, and the Jackson Heights community has pulled together to donate the basic requirements of living for these displaced families – blankets, clothing, toiletries, etc. – to bring […]
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I tacked up a drawing a year ago to remind myself of all that I missed last year during the initial stages of this pandemic. A “what Spring means to me” kind of note. As with so much of life that was taken for granted until we had whatever remained in our laps on a […]
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After decades of living with an uptown-downtown Manhattan street logic, I still find the addresses in Queens to be confusing. But I love the diversity of the people and architecture there! This was drawn on-site in Astoria. posted by Veronica
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Lighting a candle in support of all the Asian-American and Asian-in-America people who have affected me greatly, and contributed to my life. Friends, colleagues, extended family members, teachers and students: too numerous to count. Stop AAPI hate. posted by Veronica
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A combination of leaves pressed with watercolor on the paper, watercolor and caran d’ache watercolor pencil. Fun! HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY! m hurst
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Posting another drawing of a pine tree this week. I love drawing pine trees – elegant, resolute, evergreen – each year they remind us of the promise of spring. Coming soon to New York City! (can’t wait) posted by Veronica
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This week’s post is a reportage illustration from August 2019, made on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. I was mid-drawing when the skies opened up and the rain decorated my page. I ducked into a nearby Italian restaurant and called my friend Marg, who lives nearby, and she met me for lunch. It’s those […]
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ink blots on snow strength and beauty amidst adversity pillar against the wind — Winter pines, ink and brush posted by Veronica
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No matter what the political climate, one thing remains true: children love to sled down snowy hills in winter! This was the scene at Central Park in NYC this past Saturday afternoon. So many children and their parents enjoying the day, laughing and calling out to each other, making memories that will last a lifetime. […]
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At The Met with the Bear sculptures. m hurst
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On the twelfth day…well, it’s still five golden rings. Holding onto a few more moments of the seasons greetings. It’s the greetings part that I miss the most. Happy to see the familiar faces who have kept our lives going day in and day out over the last 10 months or so, but I do […]
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art was having a party and I was able to take the opportunity to make some drawings for an illustration job for Henri’s Reserve Champagne I was working on of people enjoying champagne at a party. How ironic and wonderful that I was there when this party was happening at The […]
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Looking back over the infamous year known as 2020, I hope that I can remember to feel gratitude for those close to me and the simple joys of life, and remember the many lessons that the year has taught me. Happy New Year 2021! Here’s to a brighter, healthier, more just, and more peaceful year […]
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Another of the sandhill cranes from my yard. Greg Betza ©2020
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While searching the studio for a drawing the other day, I came across this OLDIE: a woodcut print of the South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan. Think I made this around 1994 – still remember how much fun I had carving all of these lines and marks into the wood. Now when I suggest to a […]
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No doubt this calendar year’s end looks different from those past. There area few traditions this season that I am going to miss for sure. One of which is my annual trek to see the Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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As the last leaves fall from the trees in NYC and we move into the final month of the year, I find myself thinking about all that the world has endured in 2020; and hoping for a renewed sense of community and purpose in springtime, when the trees will bloom again. Posted by Veronica
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However you may be celebrating the holiday in these uncertain times, Thanksgiving is a chance to reflect for a moment on those things in life that we are most grateful for. I made this drawing of a sweet little family picnic a few weeks ago in Long Island City. I loved how involved they were […]
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As the fall/winter holiday season is now upon us, I find myself looking back at all the traditional markers of the season in New York City, and wondering how they will be altered during this time of Covid19. For my contribution to our Studio 1482 Armchair Travels series this month, I revisited some of those […]
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