As the petals of the Spring blooms disappeared for yet another season, my mind turned from start to finish and I was reminded of how all the color is packed in such a short times. I will take the monochromatic days ahead and bathe in the sun, knowing the bookends will complete the story.—Dominick
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Truth be told I am posting this and last weeks drawings late. Why? Because I started the drawings and wasn’t happy with them until this afternoon. Tomorrow based on the time stamp above. Until 2 minutes ago I had not seen that Ronnie posted another beautiful cherry blossom yesterday. Spring seems to be on everyones […]
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The sight of a magnolia tree in full bloom has always caught my attention from blocks away. On the topic of childhood memories and where our passions stem from, I have always had a strong liking—obsession maybe—for trees. This species however is an oddity to me. I can’t place my first memory of it. I have […]
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… my true love said to me, did you know that you just posted the fifth day of Christmas. Maybe it is my upbringing and the lack of the sort of thing in my life as a child, but I am not one for resolutions come the New Year. While I am friendly with Janus and […]
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It has been a year like no other around the world. We will have stories to share and for anyone born post-COVID they may never understand the shift in culture. As we settle into the end of the this long and trying year, may we all find a glad tidings in everything that we do. […]
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Last week marked the end of the local softball season. Sitting on the grass in the park, watching the day draw to a close, I grabbed the few paints I had in my bag and quickly got the scene. As my studio mates know, I am not the biggest fan of Summer, but this one […]
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I’ve been pondering a project from a long time ago. I’ve gone to the archives several times and resisted posting, but this week seemed the right one.—Dominick
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I have been in-between projects the past few weeks, and I have not settled on what to lean into next. I have been reading the Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell The Power of Myth slowly as I find the time. Sitting on my desktop—not the virtual one—I leave it out for moments of insight when I […]
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The last month or so has been very busy in the studio—projects coming and going. As Spring keeps trying to pop it’s head through the ground I had planned on drawing crocusie—croci, crocuses, croquettes—however you spell many crocuses. But as they bloomed during breakfast and were gone by lunch I figure I have to put […]
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My favorite boss. —Dominick
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He hated this drawing but it was one of my favorites for the day. I never realized how funny we (I used to do this job for him way back when I was not supposed to be doing this job for him) look trying to clean the press. Our arms and hands have to get in to […]
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Planning on heading back to Jersey tomorrow to do some drawing of my father. This will be the first time for 2017 and the first time not in the summer heat. Oh, wait, it’s supposed to be 70 degrees tomorrow? WTF!!???—Dominick
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Christmas comes in all shapes and sizes. I hope yours was as small or large as you had hoped and as tacky or tasteful as you planned (or didn’t)—but most of all I hope it was peaceful and joyous all around.—Dominick
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I am not one for quoting historical figures. Their words are often too easily manipulated to play either side of an argument. Like a drawing, or a painting, or a piece of music, the inspiration comes from the personal connection and that is, well, personal to each one of us. I can’t assume that the […]
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Yesterday I watched as the school kids, softball teams, marching bands, politicians, and cultural organizations walked in our towns yearly parade of spirit. Mixed in, and new to this years procession, was a local group fighting for their voices to be heard. Right or wrong, without speaking, they made more of an impression on the crowds gathered for our city’s annual celebration […]
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Of all the national holidays the one that eternally seems to get the shaft is Labor Day. Apart from its namesake, there is little history wrapped up in the day to celebrate the workmen and women of this country. Every other holiday merits some nation wide moment of silence, celebration, and tribute, that remind us […]
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Each Sunday Studio 1482 will be featuring a post from the One Drawing A Day archives. Today’s post is by Dominick Santise, from back in 2014. It’s titled “Afternoon Ride” #ODADarchive I don’t know who was having more fun, and it ended as quickly as it began, but for the brief few moments everyone had […]
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As my daughter fell asleep in my lap and the finale just about to begin, we stared into the sky and were bombarded with what seemed to take forever. The symphony of explosions took shape and brought about a close to this years 4th of July festivities, even if it was the 3rd. Everyone had their ratings—biggest, highest, loudest, […]
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As the bbq’s get underway, pools are opened, and lazy Fridays and weekend agendas booked from now ’til September, in many towns, villages, and cities, this weekend finishes with a small tribute to those who have been killed in service to our country. There is some question as to where the very first “Memorial Day” […]
View post →I don’t know who was having more fun, and it ended as quickly as it began, but for the brief few moments everyone had a smile on their face for no other reason than the day was beautiful.—Dominick
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