Another ship drawing, this time of the USS Constitution, docked in Boston harbor. I sailed up to the Constitution on board the Charles W. Morgan (more on that in a later post) and she was an awesome and imposing sight. The Morgan felt light and airy next to the Constitution’s huge black hull and black […]
View post →On Tuesday, July 15, I will be riding as a 38th Voyager on the Provincetown to Boston leg of the Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan. Can’t wait to share my drawings and experiences with all of you who follow this blog! But right now, I’m sailing… : ) Posted by Veronica
View post →It’s so nice, in the middle of a busy time with work, to take a day off with family and just relax. I did this watercolor in Astoria Park, in Queens, NY. Was it before or after my nap? I can’t remember…I definitely know I had some delicious Greek food later that day. : ) […]
View post →Our One Drawing A Day Facebook page has reached 1000 likes! To celebrate, we’d like to announce the creation of our ODAD print shop, where you can purchase reproductions of some of our own personal favorite posts. Please visit IMAGEKIND to learn more. Thanks for liking us – we like you all too! – The […]
View post →“We must adjust the sails to the winds of a New Journey.” – Congressman William Keating The New Bedford Homecoming of the Charles W. Morgan • June 28, 2014 posted by Veronica Lawlor
View post →Another drawing from my recent trip to San Francisco of the Haight-Ashbury district. Groovy! posted by Veronica
View post →PRESS RELEASE! Veronica Lawlor will be joining the captain and crew of the 19th-century whaleship, Charles W. Morgan, as a 38th Voyager during the ship’s historic voyage this summer. While aboard the Morgan, on the Provincetown to Boston leg, Veronica will create a reportage essay of the voyage, in words and pictures, to add to […]
View post →Anyone who lives with an illustrator knows that, from time to time, you will be asked to pose as various characters for illustrations. My husband Neil has posed as a prince, a construction worker, a soldier, etc., etc. My sister Patty has done her share too – it’s fun, I hope, and so nice to […]
View post →A drawing of the NYC skyline that I made from Central Park, while completing one of my favorite reportage assignments. The skyline keeps changing, but I’ll always love New York. posted by Veronica
View post →Dean, one of the many workers and volunteers at Mystic Seaport who put in many, many hours of manual labor to get the Charles W. Morgan ready to sail this summer. She’s currently in New London, being fitted out for her journey through New England this summer. Very exciting! You can see her voyage itinerary HERE. posted […]
View post →This weekend, I traveled with the Dalvero Academy to Mystic Seaport, to watch the Morgan leave Mystic and travel to New London, Connecticut. It was the first leg of her 38th Voyage. Once she was in New London, the crew began the process of ‘bending the sails’ – tying them to the spars of the […]
View post →Fifty years too late for the Summer of Love, I visited the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco. The groovy feeling is still there, even the buildings have a psychedelic vibe! Fun place to draw. I’ll be posting more of my San Fran trip on my blog later this week… posted by Veronica
View post →Just got back from a few days in San Francisco. Did some work, and some studying/playing too! The first afternoon I arrived, I high tailed it over to the Disney Family Museum to see the Mary Blair show. It was fantastic! What a career, and what a talent she was. It was especially fun to […]
View post →As some of you may know, Dalvero Academy (with Studio 1482) has been documenting the restoration of the whale-ship the Charles W. Morgan for the last few years. We had an exhibit of our reportage and illustration work inspired by the restoration, which opened at Mystic Seaport in 2012. (www.dalveromystic.com) This summer, The Charles W. […]
View post →A couple of weeks ago, Margaret and I had the pleasure of driving up to the Norman Rockwell Museum of Illustration in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, to hear a lecture by the great illustrator, Murray Tinkelman. I know Murray and his wife Carol from ‘back in the day’, and even though we haven’t seen each other for […]
View post →Fluking whale, Holds the Universe, for just a moment, And gives it back. This past weekend, the Dalvero Academy artists attended the Whale Naturalist’s Workshop in Provincetown, Massachusetts. We heard so many presentations about what these wonderful people are doing to help protect the whale species of the North Atlantic, sometimes at their own personal […]
View post →While the Dalvero Academy students were drawing on Main Street in DisneyWorld one day, I decided to play around with color and line. Good for the teachers to study too! Plus, it was enjoyable. Thinking about summers and the ice cream on Main Street makes me smile… posted by Veronica
View post →One of the advantages of marrying a man with children is that I get to be a step-mom, and go visit them from time to time. This time, we were in Clearwater, Florida, and took a day to visit the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. This is the aquarium famously represented in the movie, A Dolphin’s Tale, […]
View post →And they rock, and they rock, through the sensual ageless ages on the depths of the seven seas, and through the salt they reel with drunk delight and in the tropics tremble they with love and roll with massive, strong desire, like gods. – DH Lawrence Above is a happy, slightly inebriated, whale, swimming through […]
View post →Wabi–sabi (侘寂 ) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is “imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete”. (from Wikipedia) Yes, I found Japanese wabi-sabi at the Roman Colosseum. Beautiful textures crumbling down one into the other, on a […]
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