Nine Mocko Jumbies Dancing, Eight Limbo Dancers, Seven Swans a Swimming, Six Saguaro Cacti, Five Peace Roses, Four Angel Drawings, Three Happy Dancing Doves, Two Japanese Dancers and A Partridge In A Pear Tree. Â Margaret Thank you everyone for giving to our studio 1482 fundraiser for Haiti!
View post →On Saturday night I was fortunate enough to be invited to the incredible Jazz and Art II concert by The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. The show featured works by artists including Bearden, Davis, Sam Gilliam, Homer, Wifredo Lam, Mondrian, Matisse, Picasso and others projected behind the orchestra as they played jazz […]
View post →“For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. 36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they […]
View post →Thought I’d post a watercolor painting of a tropical village. I can’t help but think about all the beauty destroyed in Haiti, along with the loss of lives. In response to the earthquake in Haiti, myself and the other seven illustrators of Studio 1482 have each donated art to raise money on behalf of the […]
View post →“The only work that will ultimately bring any good to any of us is the work of contributing to the healing of the world.†-Marianne Williamson In response to the earthquake in Haiti, myself and the other seven illustrators of Studio 1482 have each donated art to raise money on behalf of the victims in […]
View post →“Spiritual Space” This is a drawing I made in St. Thomas, USVI, of three Mocko Jumbies. Â Mocko Jumbies are stilt walkers who originated in Africa and came over to the Caribbean with the African people. Â They are considered to be reaching a spiritual space through elevation. Â Because of their great height they could see evil […]
View post →THE 1482 CARE FUNDRAISER for HAITI is still going. Click here for details. Many thanks to all who have participated!! Illustration by Despina
View post →LIFE, what a precious thing it is. Being of Dominican descent I have seen first hand the suffering of the Haitian people. My hope and prayer is that out of this disaster Haiti will rise again, stronger, better and even more beautiful than ever and that our people would rise to the occasion and treat […]
View post →In response to the recent terrible earthquake in Haiti, the illustrators of Studio 1482 have each created a piece of art to raise  money on behalf of the victims. It is our effort to support the international appeal for funds by CARE, a leading humanitarian relief organization. We’ve selected CARE because we believe in their […]
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