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 title of this post says it all…it was a rainy day in Havana. But really, that is only the beginning of what one could say about Havana. A most unusual place, seemingly cut out of another time, with so many extremes and hundreds of sensations. I loved the place and it’s people. Havana sits […]
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Saw this farmer walking down the road in the Cuban countryside, not far from the Viñales Valley. Posted by Veronica
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This past weekend I picked up a project from 13 years ago and started the next phase. As much as putting the project down many years ago has haunted me, I wish I could say life was better today and there was no need for this. But unfortunately what was warned about many years ago […]
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The beautiful Viñales Valley in Cuba. This watercolor is also a lovely memory of sitting in the early morning quiet, drinking my coffee, painting this gorgeous view. Sometimes life hands you something wonderful, and I am filled with gratitude when it does. Happy birthday Neil! 🙂
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A week after Thanksgiving and moving into the holiday season here in the US, I’m continuing to think a lot about gratitude. This drawing is of a taxi driver I met in Havana, during a visit to the city in 2015. He was a very warm person, and between his pigeon English and my pigeon Spanish, […]
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In honor of President Obama’s visit to Cuba, thought I would post this drawing of a cigar roller in Havana that I made last June. The process is still done by hand, and the cigars are, of course, legendary. I will be posting more drawings from that trip on my blog in the next few […]
View post →Been such a busy last six months, I still haven’t scanned most of my drawings from my trip to Cuba last June. This one is a study of a small town we visited, on our way through the Vinales Valley. What a place – such color! It really is true, the colors of the country are […]
View post →Another drawing from the week in Cuba! Plaza de Armas in Havana. m. hurst
View post →A drawing made in Havana, last summer June 2015, during the art biennial: people, a building and a sweet dog. A colorful city! m. hurst
View post →Happy to announce that my book, The Urban Sketching Handbook: Reportage and Documentary Drawing has been released this month by Quarry! It’s illustrated with my location work, along with the work of my friends at Studio 1482, Urban Sketchers, and Dalvero Academy. It has ideas and advice for creating reportage drawings and telling stories with your […]
View post →While on the trip to Cuba we drove into the countryside west of Havana. This gentleman was sitting on his bull while his friends were talking on the bench. The tree was huge with its beautiful large green leaves. A beautiful day in Vinales! m. hurst
View post →The US and Cuba are on a path to restore diplomatic relations on July 20 – a historic event. On my recent trip to Cuba, I saw a lot of poverty, as in this neighborhood surrounding the house that “Papa” Ernest Hemingway lived in for years. When I talk about this, people will sometimes say to me, “Well, all […]
View post →I loved Ronnie’s previous post of the cigar smokers! It was a truly fun evening in Cuba drawing the cigar smokers at our hotel! They were so into it! It turns into this ritual fantasy. The body language tells it all! They are definitely in another zone. Could have drawn them forever! m. hurst
View post →As Marg pointed out in yesterday’s post, we just returned from Cuba. I have been fighting a traveler’s cold, and not able to scan too much yet, but wanted to put up this drawing as a ‘bocadito’ – or little snack. Will be posting my drawings and thoughts on the experience on my home blog […]
View post →This gentleman’s name is Armando. He lives in Cuba. Ronnie, Julia and I were drawing on the waterfront in downtown Habana when this gentleman showed up. He threw flowers in the water. We asked him why he did this. He said it was for his baby daughter, that she would be well. He asked us […]
View post →This is a thumbnail sketch for an illustration job I’m working on about Cuba. Would love to visit there some day! posted by Veronica
View post →An annual visit to the Orchid Show at the NYC Botanical Gardens is such a delight for the senses. This year’s show features Old Havana and the Cuban countryside designed by Jorge Sánchez. I can’t plead with you more, mark it down and make the trip! It’s truly incredible and only there until April 11th. […]
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