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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My 10-year-old nephew gave me a sketchbook for Christmas, so I drew his portrait on the first page and gave it to him. He was so cute: He held very, very still while I was drawing, but his eyes were just about popping out of his head to watch what I was doing. After I […]
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Wishing you all a happy, healthy, and art-filled New Year! posted by Veronica
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A portrait of my friend Margo Rivera-Weiss, a artist and a lover of life, who passed away this week. A passionate person and a generous artist, Margo lived life on their own terms, right until the end. Such an inspiration. Rest in peace as you lived in power. Posted by Veronica
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Holiday cards are often some of my favorite types of illustration projects to do. Thought I’d reach into the archives for today’s post, and put up a sketch I created for a client a few years ago. They went with another of my ideas, but I still like this thought of a global scene under […]
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Two weeks ago I ran the New York City marathon, to raise funds for Gilda’s Club, an organization that provides free support for cancer patients and their families. I ran in honor of my beautiful sister Patty, who lost her fight with cancer in 2014. We both benefited from Gilda’s Club, and this seemed like […]
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Those of you who know me, know that I’ve been a little bit scarce on social media (and in person!) lately, because I’ve been training to run the NYC Marathon, which happened yesterday. I ran to support a wonderful charity named Gilda’s Club, that provides FREE emotional, mental, and physical support to cancer patients and […]
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Burlesque Fashion – from an evening of drawing at the Society of Illustrators. Posted by Veronica.
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Here is another drawing done in Amsterdam this summer: Pedestrians and bicyclers coming over one of the many drawbridges that cross the city canals. I love the energy and constant movement of this city! This drawing is personally a nice memory. I had the perfect spot to draw from, and it was twilight, a beautiful […]
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Something I love about drawing in Amsterdam is the range of dimension in the city: Because of the canals, people are going over and under bridges, and approaching them from every direction. Challenging but fun to draw! Posted by Veronica
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This is a drawing of a grocery store in Havana that I did on a visit to that city a few years ago. The local police seemed not thrilled with me making the drawing, and were asking a few questions. The people then pulled me inside the store, lowering the outside gate to give me […]
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The Oculus and the Survivor Tree, drawn during a recent visit to the 9/11 Memorial. The Oculus transportation hub at World Trade Center was designed by Santiago Calatrava, and to me, looks like two large protective angels wings reaching out over the site of the former World Trade Center. The survivor tree is a Callery […]
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Spent a nice summer day enjoying the people of Diversity Plaza, in Jackson Heights. I was not the only one! posted by Veronica
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Spent a lovely day with Neil at the New York Botanical Gardens. Couldn’t resist drawing the water lilies. posted by Veronica
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Here’s one from the archives – a drawing I made of Hudson Yards from the top of a building in Chelsea in 2013. BEFORE there was anything built at Hudson Yards; it was just a place for the subway cars to rest. You can see the Intrepid in the distance, too. posted by Veronica
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We didn’t want to leave Amsterdam without a visit to Zaanse Schans, which is a kind of historic park with twelve working windmills. While there, we learned that there are currently 1100 working windmills still operating in the Netherlands; during the pre-industrial revolution days, there were 1100 in the small area around Zaanse alone. I […]
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