These are two people who hang out at the cpdsa skating circle. Â They are not the traditional skaters you see in the circle. Â The lady on the left likes to dance, and from what I have observed she is very professional, and passionate. Â The other, the gentleman on the right, is dancing, but I don’t […]
View post →The CPDSA is a great nonprofit organization that provides a save and organized and fun place for skaters and for those who love to watch them, or join in with the skating. Â They need some financial help to keep the skating ring going in Central Park this coming spring. It costs some money to keep […]
View post →Met lobby by Kati Nawrocki
View post →Since I was a little girl, Cleopatra’s Needle in Central Park has always been this incredible icon of fact and fiction for me. It was once the symbol I decoded on imaginary expeditions with my brother as we competitively searched for the Eye of Horus we swore was there. It was the landmark I always […]
View post →My friend, and fellow studio 1482er, Veronica Lawlor and I went to draw at the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon blow up last night. Â It was buzzing, as usual. Â The kids love it. Â They scream out every name of every balloon as they go by. Â Katy Tur from NBC News interviewed us while we […]
View post →The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will be coming up in a few days. Â I thought it would be fun to post a page of drawings I made a few years ago on the eve of the parade. Â I tried to draw Spider Man from as many different angles as I could. Â It’s fun to […]
View post →I love New Yorkers. These were done in Central Park. It was fun to play with the paint for a little while. Drawings by Veronica Lawlor.
View post →I drew the cpdsa skaters again in Central Park. Â This time I drew them with two hands. Â I’m thinking that that is a more logical and artistic approach to the roller skaters movements and actions. Â It felt more comfortable to me than drawing them with one hand; I could accomplish more with two handed drawing […]
View post →SUPERMAN? Yes, Superman…he came flying around the cpdsa skate circle like a bat outta hell, faster than a speeding bullet… Â Draw, I said to myself, draw! Â I drew. Â Wow, that was cool! Â Superman just came around the circle laying on his side and balancing on one leg! Â Only Superman can do that I thought. Â I […]
View post →These two roller skaters are at the CPDSA circle every time I’ve been there. Â They dance alone or with other skaters, but when they dance with each other it is truly beautiful. Â They glide in and out of each other; blending and parting, parting and blending. Â Her knee will go up and out as he […]
View post →Squeezing in those last days of summer at New York’s Central Park, by the Bethesda Fountain. The angel of the fountain looms large in the hearts of New Yorkers! I was able to spend a lovely day at the park with Studio 1482’s Margaret Hurst and Liz Steel, an urban sketcher from Australia. What a […]
View post →This is one of many  watercolor/caran d’ache/pen and ink drawings I’ve made at the CPDSA circle in Central Park.  I was sitting on the ground getting an ant’s eye view of the skaters, so I decided to make the drawing about the skates and legs of the skaters.  A little pen and ink, a little […]
View post →here is a watercolor I made at Central Park. Get out and enjoy a park near you this weekend! painting by Greg Betza
View post →There really are few things more relaxing than laying in the grass at Central Park. -Despina
View post →It’s National Pigeon Day 2010! Â Actually, it’s not National Pigeon Day, officially. Â National Pigeon Day is usually celebrated on June 13th, in Central Park, but this year the Puerto Rican Day Parade was held on Saturday June 13th, so NPD will be celebrated today, June 19th! COO! COO! COO!
View post →still wondering what they were saying? – enjoy the day, Michele
View post →A drawing of one of the skater’s feet! CPDSA! Central Park Dance Skaters Association will begin their official skate season tomorrow, April 10th! Â Great day to start!
View post →…was not really itself the other day. I went for a stroll in Central Park on Monday and was looking forward to seeing the power driven model yachts sailing on the Conservatory Water Pond. To my surprise, there were no boats and no water! This is a very special part of the park and I […]
View post →Ahhh ….. spring in Central Park, what could be better? …(even when it is a bit chilly in the air.) I made this drawing sitting on the edge of the spectacular Bethesda fountain inspired by the breathtaking view of the Bethesda Terrace, (the lower level to be exact). This area is often referred to as the […]
View post →You really know spring is in the air when dogs start appearing en masse at the city’s parks as the perfect accessories for their owners (New York dog owners are their own breed). sdlkgas;g
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