I will always love my Bronx, but I have to admit that Brooklyn is beginning to grow on me. The Brooklyn Bridge. Eddie Peña
View post →A lot of my friends find it a bit strange that I keep saying that moving from Manhattan to Jackson Heights is like moving to the country. Remember that Seinfeld episode when Kramer described Queens that way? There is definitely something to it, because here it is the weekend, and I am making a drawing […]
View post →A few years back I flew out to Arizona and drove to Joshua Tree National Park. It was unlike anything I had ever seen before. The shapes, the marks, the textures, the color, all of it was magical. Joshua trees look like people to me with raised hands reaching toward the sky. I would love […]
View post →Here’s another drawing from the model. This time it’s done with ink and brush. ~Despina
View post →Storyboards of people.  I like practicing my design of people in sequential panels. It changes the way you think about your next choice and why you do it. Ink on paper. Eddie Peña
View post →Recently my friend Lapin, the French illustrator and Urban Sketcher, was in town with his wife “Lapinette” and their beautiful little daughter Louise. We all had the pleasure of meeting with Danny Gregory, author of many books on drawing, and his girlfriend JJ. One of Danny’s recent books is An Illustrated Journey, featuring many wonderful […]
View post →I used my left hand to make the drawing of this model. The reason this is significant is because, you guessed it, I’m right handed. When I make my students draw with their “left” hands in class I call it their “ungiven” hand. Once in awhile a student is left handed and so I don’t […]
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House by the Water.Ink and colored pencil by Eddie Peña.View post →
I love elephants. I think they’re cool. I made this drawing/picture a while ago. I was inspired by being at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. After I took the Kilimanjaro Safari ride in Harambe Village and saw the elephants hanging out by the baobab tree I made a few inspired drawings. Just thinking about the relationship of […]
View post →Another duck I saw during my trip to Disney’s Animal Kingdom last week. ducks come in so many color combinations. Despina
View post →A watercolor/gouache/pencil drawing made at the New York Botanical Garden. One of my favorite places to visit in the spring. Greg Betza ©2013
View post →Spring is here in NYC, and that means Union Square is hopping. Made this quick drawing while waiting to meet the students of my last Pratt Location Drawing class this semester. What a great group, I was sorry to see the class end. Posted by Veronica
View post →I was looking through some of my older notebooks and I came across this drawing I made of two kinda whacky ladies at Epcot  in the Chinese Pavilion. God I love how amazing and different people can be. I really love to “people watch!” Definitely one of my favorite things to do in life! Margaret […]
View post →Here are a couple of ducks waddling through a patch of flowers.-Despina
View post →Playing around with yellow ink and line…and shape. ©2013 Greg Betza
View post →There is no reason I should be late today, my sincere apologies. Another drawing from my weekend up in Mystic. Looking forward to getting back to work.—Dominick
View post →A model drawing made with the  “Magic” pencil!  Multi colors – you never know what’s going to come out! Margaret Hurst
View post →another iPad drawing of a place I saw during a car ride. -Despina
View post →Painted at Epcot’s Italy pavilion, back when the entertainment was fantastic. ©2013 Greg Betza
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