July 14 saw the annual Colombian Flower Festival Parade wind it’s way down 37th Avenue in Jackson Heights, and I was lucky enough to be there to draw it. Colombia is the flower capital of the Americas, with most cut flowers sold in the United States having their origin there. The illustration above is of […]
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Went down to the East River to see the Fourth of July fireworks this year – what a show! posted by Veronica
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So honored and excited that the City Explorer children’s game installation at NYU Hassenfeld children’s hospital has been honored by the Society for Experiential Design! As my friends know, this is a project that kept me busy for most of 2018, when I was working as an illustrator, in collaboration with the talented designers and […]
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A night of drawing at The Society of Illustrators a few weeks ago. The Meal, Aladdin. Loved the colors she was wearing!!! m. hurst
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Here are a few more subway portraits – NYC is such a great place to practice drawing people. I was considering design and proportion a lot with these. The guy on the right with the curly hair was on to me – he kept looking up at me just as I was looking at him! […]
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A great way to practice drawing is to draw people on the subway in NYC. Especially since I live in what’s considered the most diverse neighborhood in the city, I have a wonderful wealth of types of people to draw whenever I’m riding the train. Old people, young people, skinny, fat, happy, angry, bored – […]
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A while back, I was commissioned to illustrate a menu for a restaurant called Nino’s 46, in midtown. It was one of those fun, relaxing kind of jobs: sat across the street and made the drawing of the place. I had fun drawing the details of the building and I like the idea of the […]
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The Women’s March took place today on the west side of Central Park in New York City. There were so many pink hats I couldn’t see anything else! Today’s march was an incredible demonstration of solidarity and unity. This outpouring prompted me to draw a continuous line of pink representing the respect and unity that […]
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During my years working as a reportage illustrator, I have drawn in many of the world’s most fantastic cities. But this reportage assignment may have just been the most fantastic of all. A few years ago, I was contacted by Matthew McNerney of RAA to work with him and the team to design dioramas for […]
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CHARM of the WITCHES Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble. Fillet of a fenny snake, In the caldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adder’s fork and blind-worm’s sting, Lizard’s leg and howlet’s wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, […]
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I was sitting in Union Square at noon and these musicians were set up to play for everyone. What a lovely surprise!! They were wonderful!! The musicians are attending Parsons. m. hurst
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Last week I found myself with some time to wait in between meetings, so I decided to check out the Macy’s flower show. It’s a spring tradition here in NYC. This year’s theme is carnival, and they did it up right with lots of carousel animals – including a unicorn! And of course, plenty of flowers and […]
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Living in New York City means that I have the privilege of being a part of a global community, right here in my home town. One of my favorite cultural NYC festivals is the yearly party in Chinatown celebrating the lunar New Year. This year I spent some time on Mott Street in lower Manhattan, drawing […]
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Reportage drawing of the LGBTQ Solidarity Rally/Protest on February 4, 2017 at the Stonewall Inn, NYC. Life, healing, sunlight, nature, harmony and spirit.—Margaret
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Yesterday in Times Square there was a rally, called: “I Am A Muslim Too!” New York City is the famous melting pot of America, and we take our role as an immigrant city very seriously – many New Yorkers of many faiths and ethnicities came out to support their Muslim friends and neighbors. And there were so […]
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Last drawing of the night from the Society of Illustrators sketch night. Theme:Nutcracker. This was the godfather/tinkerer/soldier/prince. And he was great in all of the roles haha. To see other drawings from the night, including the mouse king and the little princess, visit my Instagram. I had a great time drawing with fellow Studio1482 members […]
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While my Parsons illustration students drew Union Square park this week, I stole a few minutes to jot down this drawing of a couple of Krishna devotees playing their tambourines. This group has been working this corner of Union Square park for as long as I can remember…#nyclife at it’s best! posted by Veronica
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While sitting in Penn Station waiting for the train to arrive last week I stole a moment to draw a common sight, “man on cell phone”. While observing him it came to mind how addicted we’ve all become to these small little boxes that seemed to all but reinvent how we think, talk and react to […]
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This Sunday will be the 15th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the United States. It seems impossible that it was that long ago, and for many, including myself, the emotions of that day are too easily brought forward again. I was talking to my freshman drawing class about 9/11 this week – most […]
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I am always happier when those I am drawing don’t know that I am drawing them. Today however I thought for one moment, that this man was an older version of someone I had worked with long ago but couldn’t remember their name. Once we made eye contact, thankfully I was done with the drawing, […]
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