Years ago when I was training with my mentor weekly one of his biggest lessons was, “Design is key to any drawing. Without design there’s nothing to work with.” One could argue design is an intrical part of a drawing no matter what you do simply because it’s there. BUT, no one can deny there’s GOOD design and then there’s […]
View post →Above is a page from my sketchbook while I was working on a reportage in Mexico at Epcot. The original assignment was to design a stamp that represented the culture. Here I was exploring the language in the graphic marks so much of their craft ware displays while in the hunt for symbols “of […]
View post →Pencil and Ink drawing of a Mexican Market. Eddie Peña
View post →I like to move the objets d’art in my home around quite often. I like to change the scenery. Today, while shuffling the ‘stuff’ around I made some drawings of a few items. I was drawn to the patterns created when I mixed pieces from different cultures. This is a quick drawing of a wooden […]
View post →Mariachi is the best known form of folk music from Mexico. This was a drawing I had done while watching one the most incredible Mariachi bands ever down on the lower east side in NYC a few years back….Let’s continue to keep all those living in areas of our city affected by the hurricane in […]
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