Marker on paper ~Despina
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Flower arrangement given to me by a dear friend. Pencil on paper ~Despina
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I started this drawing of the enormous statue of Athena in Nashville, TN back in August. And I added to it the other day. I’m pretty sure I gave her a different hairdo but I was enjoying drawing the curls and never bothered to look at what she actually looks like. So now she looks […]
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I made a few notes of Art Deco details while I was sitting on a bench in Hollywood Studios back in February. My son and I have been learning about architecture and how it changed during the Industrial Revolution lately . Paying attention to the details of the structures in your surroundings can tell you […]
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My son reads– a lot. And it all started alarmingly young. Once when he was still in diapers at the age of 1, I found him jumping up and down on the pages of an open book. He pointed to the pages and said pleadingly “I go in there. Mommy I go in there”. A […]
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My white poinsettias have been replaced by white orchids. Seasons change, flowers change, drawings change . ~Despina
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I had a few more things in mind for this drawing when I was forced to move because I was in the way of the acrobats that were about to perform in the Chinese pavilion in EPCOT. I told myself I’d finish later but later never came, ha. Markers on paper. ~Despina
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We were very impressed with the acrobats at the China pavilion in EPCOT. Here is a drawing of two of them inside a giant spinning metal double ring. Pen on paper. ~Despina
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I totally forgot I drew this about a year ago. The heart is an incredibly complicated organ. Endless pathways. Gruesomely beautiful. Colored pencil and watercolor on paper.~Despina
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I’ve had a craving for a croissant for days. And then I had the bright idea of drawing it before eating it. Which is why I made it the quickest drawing I ever made haha ~Despina
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I used more of my homemade walnut ink for this drawing of autumn herbs and pods sitting in a dish shaped like a leaf. I love the textures of fall. But I think for the next one I’ll abandon my feather quill dip pen because it isn’t very comfortable. The ink doesn’t flow the way […]
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Watching live Bluegrass in Nashville was such a treat. Pen on paper. ~Despina
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I love eating mangoes sprinkled with sea salt. Markers on watercolor paper. ~Despina
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After using sand to make Navajo art patterns with my son, I made a portrait of a girl by sprinkling black sand onto paper ~Despina
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