Bowling night

Okay, I’ve discovered that I am kind of terrible at bowling. Here’s a look at the difference between how I bowl and how my friend Nadia bowls. She is so graceful and almost looks like she’s dancing out there. She’s really good. I on the other hand was so uncoordinated and just…well…I was a mess! […]

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Hydrangeas…2

Both of these pieces were painted/drawn at the New York Botanical Garden.  I just like the way two different mediums, but the same subject, look like side by side. Margaret Hurst IN RESPONSE TO THE RECENT TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN AND THE TSUNAMIS IN THE PACIFIC, THE ILLUSTRATORS OF STUDIO 1482 HAVE EACH CREATED A […]

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me too greg

Like Greg wrote in the previous post, I too, found a drawing that I made at the Tuilleries Garden in Paris that I haven’t seen in quite a while. Today’s forecast calls for HOT, and on the day I was drawing in the gardens, it was sweltering! The white statues and sculptures were glaring white […]

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sketchbook

I have a small sketchbook that I carry around with me to take notes and make quick drawings. It’s so interesting to look back through it and see the many ideas written as well as the brief record of where I’ve traveled over the last few months. Here is a drawing I nearly forgot about […]

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Cherry blossoms

The blossoming of these particular trees is truly magical. -Despina In response to the recent terrible earthquake in Japan and the tsunamis in the Pacific, the illustrators of Studio 1482 have each created a piece of art to raise money on behalf of the victims. Please click here for more information.

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Sleeping on the plane

2 studies while on a flight to Florida. zzzzzzzzzzzz Drawing by Greg Betza. In response to the recent terrible earthquake in Japan and the tsunamis in the Pacific, the illustrators of Studio 1482 have each created a piece of art to raise money on behalf of the victims. Please click here for more information.

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Bonsai for Japan

The purposes of bonsai are primarily contemplation (for the viewer) and the pleasant exercise of effort and ingenuity (for the grower). ~Wikipedia Eddie Peña IN RESPONSE TO THE RECENT TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN AND THE TSUNAMIS IN THE PACIFIC, THE ILLUSTRATORS OF STUDIO 1482 HAVE EACH CREATED A PIECE OF ART TO RAISE MONEY ON […]

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