Yesterday’s unseasonably cold weather reminded me of this drawing I made last year. It was an unseasonably warm day then, but I was standing on a patch of ice that had yet to melt and by the time I had made this drawing outside of the American Museum of Natural History, I was trembling. Suffering […]
View post →There is something special about drawing on rainy days that I always enjoy. Eddie Peña
View post →A drawing of the Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York City’s Zucotti Park before their contested eviction by the NYPD earlier this morning. By Kati Nawrocki
View post →This is a color illustration I was asked to create for Henri’s Reserve. Once again, another fun project to work on. I was invited to Henri’s champagne tasting this past Wednesday evening. The champagnes are exquisite! Margaret Hurst
View post →While at a restaurant last night I took notice of how people browse through menus. Some were excited to choose their meals, some seemed indecisive, and others, like the man in this drawing seemed a bit disappointed and a bit bored with the offerings. -Despina
View post →Enjoy this Veteran’s Day and remember all that have served and sacrificed. Greg Betza ©2011
View post →For an animated project. Eddie Peña
View post →This Thursday at the Angel Orensanz Foundation in New York City, American Illustration and Photography hosts its annual party for selected artists and colleagues. The illustration above of the Spiderman balloon, and one other of the SpongeBob balloon, were selected for AI30 from my reportage of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. I am looking forward […]
View post →When Ronnie and I took a class out to the West Coast this past July we were down by Fisherman’s Wharf for the Fourth of July. There was a band/orchestra that played and performed only Michael Jackson music. This lady and her dog were dancing to the music all day long. This drawing has two […]
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Here is a drawing from a concert I attended (during then unscheduled nor’easter) at Town Hall NYC last Saturday. The performer, Jeff Mangum, had not performed for nearly 13 years so it was a room filled with an unusual level of anticipation.
View post →Father and son hanging out in Central Park. Eddie Peña
View post →Took this drawing I made of an Afro-Cuban band in New Orleans a few years ago and messed around with it in the computer. It was fun to create the brown line and add some music/energy marks in bright colors. This was an awesome band, the old Cuban guys really knew how to create a […]
View post →Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nature’s Government, one of the illustrations for Journal of Empire Studies. Another really fun illustration to think about, work on and execute! Margaret Hurst
View post →Every year during the Fall my memories find their way back to Paris. And very few things evoke in me the feeling of being there than those distinctive claypots on the rooftops. During my 4 month stay many years ago, I lived in the tiniest apartment you could imagine and had one tiny window to […]
View post →Hidden back behind the trees. –Greg Betza
View post →Here is another watercolor created at the New York Botanical Garden. –Greg Betza
View post →The Metropolitan Museum of Art … is a tree of life to the worlds greatest art. It’s my church, my schoolyard, my home away from home. Just 20 minutes from the house there’s no better place to be – Michele
View post →A drawing of the Zakim Bridge in Boston. I love the elegance of this bridge. I remember being very cold when I made this drawing, and there was a group of street people with a somewhat menacing air right near me, but neither of those things could break the impact seeing this bridge in twilight […]
View post →here is a study I made of balloons passing each other in the sky. –Despina
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