Yesterday I took a break from reality and spent a few hours in an online drawing session with Alison Cook Beatty Dance. As I drew Alison’s performance, the grief of the nation seemed to come through in her movements. Pain is pouring out on the streets of our cities, and healing seems so far away. […]
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Often when I have a reportage job coming up, I’ll spend some time practicing on location before I start the project. This is one such drawing, made in my NYC neighborhood of Jackson Heights in February of this year. It was a cold but sunny day, and I scored a seat in the window of […]
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One of the ways that artists can work during the pandemic quarantine are online model drawing sessions, which create their own kind of graphics. Here are some color studies I did during one such session hosted by the Society of Illustrators in NYC last Thursday. Due to the coronavirus, we’ve had to postpone our Life […]
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As we are still in quarantine in NYC, I’m still obsessed with the tree outside of my office window! The leaves are really starting to unfurl now, and the fire escape of the building across the courtyard is becoming obscured from view… posted by Veronica
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Being inside for over a month makes you really take notice of the things that are right outside your window. My office window faces the shared garden in the courtyard of our building complex. I’ve enjoyed seeing the cherry trees bloom, as well as the elms and oaks that surround them. But the tree closest […]
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One bright spot of hope in this global pandemic has been the love that ordinary people are showing for each other. Acts of bravery, by those working in our hospitals; acts of kindness, by those delivering groceries, sewing masks, and checking in on neighbors; and acts of determination, by those working to find a cure […]
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Thought I’d post this drawing I made in a cafe in Prague last July. I was sitting in this beautiful place, drawing with a friend, and it felt like a dream. Looking at it now, it feels even more dream-like. I look forward to the time when sitting in a cafe is part of life […]
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Since I am staying inside my apartment here in NYC, I am becoming a little obsessed with the view of my buildings courtyard, through my office window. The trees and cherry blossoms are in bloom, but the tree closest to the window was not showing any signs of life. I was getting worried about it. […]
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Stay Home is an illustration I created to bring attention to this difficult order disguised as a simple request. It is important and it is our path to the end of this tragedy. This illustration is also a way to express the gratitude we all have for the people on the front lines fighting. No […]
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This illustration, Love Has No Boundaries, is a THANK YOU to all of those dedicated people who work in our hospitals caring for those ill with covid19, the first responders who continue to answer the call, and the grocery store cashiers, bus drivers, delivery people, subway workers, community organizers, and everyone else who continues to […]
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Here in New York City, as is unfortunately the case in many parts of the world, we are staying inside and practicing social distancing, to mitigate the effects of this dreadful COVID19 pandemic. As artists, yes, we are used to spending a lot of time in our studios. But we are also used to venturing […]
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Staying put in my New York studio, working on this painting – a little art magic to summon the angels. The world could use their help right now. #artmagic #work in progress #painting #verolawlor posted by Veronica
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One of the things I love about New York City is that you never know what you might find on a Saturday afternoon stroll. This past weekend Neil and I visited West 116th Street in Harlem, to check out a West African restaurant, since it is Harlem Restaurant Week in NY. As we headed back […]
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This past Saturday I was invited by the John Jay Cabuay to visit with his FIT Masters in Illustration reportage class, on location at the Oculus in downtown NYC. John is clearly passionate about reportage, and his students are reflecting that passion right back to him – what a great group! I showed them some […]
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Many thanks to Margaret Hurst for inviting me to visit her Dalvero Academy Book Illustration class at the Metropolitan Museum on Saturday. I saw some wonderful projects in progress from the participants, and took a little time to draw some people in the crowded cafeteria while I ate my $15 turkey sandwich. (Yes, you read […]
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A day of drawing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is always a great day. Especially when you go with friends. 🙂 Posted by Veronica
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I always preferred the term “life drawing” to “figure drawing.” While it’s true that in a life drawing session you are studying how to draw the figure, you are also studying so much more: your personal viewpoint, sense of design, taste, texture, color feel, grasp of dimension, expression, storytelling and gesture, to name just a […]
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Going into the archives a bit for this drawing- made on the banks of the Seine in Paris a few years ago. I love Paris, and my husband Neil has been diligently learning French for the last few years. So, we will spend our spring break there this year, and I’ve decided to offer an […]
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It was cold and snowy on Saturday, but that didn’t stop women (and men) from participating in the NYC 2020 Women’s March. I call that determination. I left the signs blank on this one as a comment on the National Archives blurring them out in the photo of the 2017 Women’s March, but they issued […]
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Going through my studio the other day, I came across some thumbnails I did in Venice, many years ago. Missing that magical place, would love to visit again soon. graphite thumbnail posted by Veronica
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