This past Saturday Eddie posted a study called playing with patterns that I absolutely loved. It reminded me of a watercolor series I was experimenting with years back in the Japanese gardens in Epcot. Then influenced by the beautiful patterns presented in traditional Japanese kimono designs, it was hard for me to resist exploring what […]
View post →I enjoy studying patterns, this is one of hundreds of experimental pattern play. Eddie Peña
View post →A little drawing I was inspired to do one day at the Shakespeare Garden in Central Park, New York City. It’s a lovely garden, if you haven’t been, right behind the theater where they perform the Shakespeare in the Park during the summer months. Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind. […]
View post →These are two people who hang out at the cpdsa skating circle. Â They are not the traditional skaters you see in the circle. Â The lady on the left likes to dance, and from what I have observed she is very professional, and passionate. Â The other, the gentleman on the right, is dancing, but I don’t […]
View post →using my left hand, from the model, with my two year old on my lap and singing Yellow Submarine. Can’t beat that. -Despina
View post →At least that’s what it looked like to me watching these 2 men sit and talk on a park bench. drawing by Greg Betza
View post →We at Studio 1482 have been weaned to communicate visually through culture and language. Once a project’s been declared the first step we take is to explore graphic possibilities historically presented by the culture we’re involved with. This is a page from my sketchbook done in Paris in 2006. So did you ever ask what […]
View post →Once considered a limitless and inexhaustible resource, oceans are in jeopardy. The demands of a growing population are damaging marine ecosystems and depleting ocean and coastal resources. New and innovative approaches are needed now to maintain and restore the biological wealth of the world’s oceans and coasts. reference from <http://www.nature.org/initiatives/marine/>
View post →Arlecchino, called Harlequin in English, is one of the characters of the Commedia dell’arte, and a popular disguise for Carnival celebrations. This week marks the 2011 Carnival in Venice. I drew this particular Arlecchino in Italian pavilion of EPCOT, during the summer of 2003. Posted by Veronica
View post →The CPDSA is a great nonprofit organization that provides a save and organized and fun place for skaters and for those who love to watch them, or join in with the skating. Â They need some financial help to keep the skating ring going in Central Park this coming spring. It costs some money to keep […]
View post →I thought this drawing I made at the New York Botanical Garden felt like a Sunday. It’s interesting how a drawing can feel like a day. drawing by Greg Betza
View post →Design for Olympic Poster. By: Eddie Peña
View post →EROS Â LOVE Â Â CUPID Â APHRODITE Â DESIRE Â ANTEROS Â CHAOS Â CUPIDO Â GOLDEN ARROW Â VENUS Â CHAOS Â CHERUB Â PUCK Â DESIRE Â AMOR Â PSYCHE Â ANGEL Â LOVE DART Â BREATH Â SOUL Â BUTTERFLY Â COMMUNICATION Â HEARTS Â DOVES Â FLOWERS It is said that […]
View post →Longing for Summer! Drawing by Despina
View post →It has been so nice to see the sun out lately. I nearly forgot what it looked like. drawing by Greg Betza
View post →If you have ever traveled along then Hudson River in New York, particularly via Metro North Railroad which rides along the river, you may have witnessed an odd looking ship that seems out of place among all the tug boats and tankers that crowd the waters. That vessel may have been the Half Moon, a […]
View post →A hoof is the tip of a toe of an ungulate mammal, strengthened by a thick horny (keratin) covering. The hoof consists of a hard or rubbery sole, and a hard wall formed by a thick nail rolled around the tip of the toe. -Wikipedia By: Eddie Peña
View post →The Liberty Tree grows, the GAP widens, yet again! Freedom of Choice! We the People… Margaret Hurst
View post →Animal Kingdom is a beautiful place. I sometimes find it hard to look away long enough to make a drawing. This drawing is of some ruins that are laying amongst the bushes and trees in the Asia section of the park. It’s been made into a shrine by the “locals” and really, it’s stunning. As […]
View post →Here is a drawing I made from the model back when I was in school. I’ve always liked this one… enjoy the weekend! drawing by Greg Betza
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