A long time ago I was advised to put a clip on whatever didn’t quite make sense at the time and save it for further review at a later date. Put it under the bed. Pulling from a small stack on my table I realize there are more choices about than seem evident these days. […]
View post →
On our quest for enlightenment at Columbia University a few weeks ago my wife and I had the opportunity to listen to several great speakers hosted by Teachers College. It is rare that I am led through a day with little agenda other than to accompany my partner in life. I had no idea what we […]
View post →
Long, long ago, in another life, I fantasized of attending Columbia University to pursue a writing career. It took art school years later for me to realize how many books I had overlooked in my pursuit of this dream. I have tried to catch up over time, and I have certainly been known to write […]
View post →
Each weekend Studio 1482 will be featuring posts from the One Drawing A Day archives. Today’s post is by Dominick Santise, from back in 2016. It’s titled “Into the Unknown.” #ODADarchive When I was a young boy I could often be found wandering the forest beyond the edges of our little hill top neighborhood. Sometimes alone, […]
View post →
I had no idea what I was walking into last week when I arrived at the Society of Illustrators Sketch Night. When this somber face turned around I couldn’t help but feel a little down. Clowns come in all shapes and sizes.—Dominick
View post →
I’ve been pondering a project from a long time ago. I’ve gone to the archives several times and resisted posting, but this week seemed the right one.—Dominick
View post →
Scenes from along the Hudson River. The start of a new year. Catching up with some patience and grace. Not taking it all so seriously. Seriously taking it all in. Already looking back to a good beginning. —Dominick
View post →
Two very distinct directions, two very distinct feet.—Dominick
View post →
The irony that I had to disconnect her from the natural world all around her in order for me to draw her in the natural world all around her will confound me for some time. None the less, she drew as I drew, old and new alike.—Dominick
View post →
I finished a project two weeks, and like one of the drawings from it, it is becoming something of yesterday. —Dominick
View post →
Even more drawings from minotaur day in the studio last week.—Dominick
View post →
Spent the day last Saturday drawing with half of my 1482 compatriots. The studio turned into a mythical land where creatures roamed and faun’s and minotaur’s played. A little fantasy never hurts. If only cupid had payed a visit.—Dominick
View post →
I figured I would close out the next two weeks with a few more autumnal scenes. This morning there are traces of snow left behind by the rain that followed the “overnight hope” of an extended weekend. Winter is bearing down but it is not quite here yet. Whether bitter or a little less brutal, […]
View post →
The colors are fading and details are blurring. As Fall comes to a slow end I bear witness to the evolution of seasons, the evolution of time. I mark this moment and look forward to the next.—Dominick
View post →
When I looked up I realized the life I knew was seen through the glasses of time spent watching the world I was drawn too. Reality had given way to the abstract and moments became epic. And in my hand were a pen and a brush, and on my table was paper and ink. And […]
View post →
“There was an owl liv’d in an oak The more he heard, the less he spoke The less he spoke, the more he heard. O, if men were all like that wise bird.” Odd as it may be, this has always been one of my favorite rhymes. Not much more to say today.—Dominick
View post →
So if I would have been asked, the wild dog on the safari I took this past summer at the Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World, I would have called it a hyena. Two things are important—I have taken this safari a few times in the past and I am surrounded by small things that love animals—I think […]
View post →
The thought of a childhood without any fantasy just conjures up the most treacherous upbringing I could possibly imagine. I can’t say I had a Stranger Things obsession with monsters, I only dabbled in D&D for a very short period of time, but even though I rarely strayed too far from home when I was young, ten feet into […]
View post →Howdy Monday people! Let’s see if a weekend can give me enough time to have a post ready all year long. For those of you expecting another Studio member today,we all shifted around a bit. Don’t think I’ve ever had the privilege to start out the week, at least not for the foreseeable future. I’ll […]
View post →Planning on making a trip to draw my father again soon. Pulled this from a book when I was looking through for some “recent” work.—Dominick
View post →