This is a drawing of a slipped hitch knot that was used on whaleboats. The knot is called the slipped hitch, because it came apart fairly easily. Once the whale was spotted, those boats had to move out quickly! This is one of a series of drawings of knots I did in preparation for our […]
View post →Today is a very special day. We, the artists of Dalvero Academy, are celebrating with our friends, family, and the people of Mystic Seaport Museum at our exhibition, Restoring a Past, Charting a Future. Thank you all for your art, your vision and your passion and beliefs. Cheers! Margaret Hurst
View post →Back in the garden knee-deep in soil when out popped a couple of worms. My son loves them and started to make stories as he played with them. So here begins my next project. This preliminary drawing is about a boy worm and his parents. Maybe we’ll call it “Parents just don’t understand” ~Despina
View post →…Hall of Williamsburg is a great venue to see a band. Here is an oil pastel drawing I made there a few weeks back. The band, Archers of Loaf were great, as always. -Greg Betza
View post →Last Saturday night I had one of the most incredible experiences, (it’d be selfish not to share). Chris took me to The Modern (a phenomenal restaurant in the MoMA ) for my birthday. No exaggeration, it was one of the most delicious, delightful, magnificent meal I’ve ever had, (right up there with Sierra Mar in California). If […]
View post →Is it really Tuesday again? Wasn’t it just Tuesday two weeks ago? —Dom
View post →Drawing of the Mystic seaport grounds. Mixed Media Eddie Peña
View post →Another thumbnail for a series of drawings of sailor’s knots, some of which are on view at Mystic Seaport in our Dalvero Academy exhibit, Restoring a Past, Charting a Future. posted by Veronica
View post →When I was making pen and  ink drawings and illustrations for the Arabian Nights I also experimented with some color drawings and illustrations. I attempted to create the illustration under the influence of the Persian Miniatures that I had seen at the Met. Thought it might be fun to post one of them! Margaret Hurst
View post →While the paint was still wet, I scratch-drew the woman’s face with the back of my brush. ~Despina
View post →Here are a few “cow studies” I made while working on an illustration. You never know what you’ll be drawing next in this business! -Greg Betza
View post →There’s nothing like the thrill of a classic Derby to a horse racing fan. Dad this one’s for you! – Michele
View post →Color Study of a ship drawing, interior. Eddie Peña
View post →A study of a sailor’s knot, part of a series of knot drawings made for Mystic Seaport. Our exhibit is now open! For more information, visit www.dalveromystic.com. Posted by Veronica
View post →At our Dalveromystic Exhibit we have a wall of Cinderella Stamps created for various topics the artists wished to create from their drawings and research of the  C W Morgan, the last wooden whale ship in the world, at Mystic Seaport Museum. This is one of the three Cinderella stamps that I created talking about the […]
View post →Of course by the time I went to get a pen and paper the furry little rascal went from slowly moving about and peacefully noshing on our cilantro (time to get a garden fence!) to hopping on back to where it came from. I managed to get in two pages of quick drawings though. And […]
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Another drawing from my sketchbook for Ichigoichie. Have an inspiring day! Michele Medium: watercolor, pencil
View post →Restoring a Past, Charting a Future opened this weekend. Looking forward to the long run and several trips up to Mystic. If you get a chance please check it out, great art from everyone involved. The above sketch was the beginning of the piece on display.  —Dominick
View post →I’ve always wanted to be a soldier. It’s been a desire of mine since I was a boy. I can’t say I can pin point why, but I know I would have made a great soldier. I think it takes a special heart to become a soldier. I thank every military man and woman that […]
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