Drawing of my morning commute in NYC! Pencil on paper. Eddie Peña
View post →Seriously, when did December arrive? And how is it Thursday already? For those those taking part in the coming holy day, I hope you are all finding a little peace as you scurry about. For those of you just waiting for it to pass, thank you for bearing with us crazy folk for a little […]
View post →Technically not one drawing (I could have gotten two posts out of this) but I knew when I drew these three that I would post them together. Two gentlemen got on the subway and set up their drums in the center of our car. It’s always the ones that play a different angle that you […]
View post →or Remembrance Day, was yesterday. I’m not sure what the official name for September 11th is. In any case here is a drawing with a patriotic theme. Rockefeller Center, NYC. ~Despina
View post →I won’t say I forgot, I just forgot what day it was. All of my alerts went off yesterday, yet this morning I had yet to post a new drawing. I quickly grabbed this one from Grand Central. I caught these two having pizza while waiting for a train.I was waiting for a train, they […]
View post →Manhattan is BOOMING with new construction lately, and no place in the city is seeing this more than Chelsea. Since the Highline stopped being an industrial eyesore of the West side and became a chic park, seems like all the ritzy people want to live there. So many new glass palaces going up everywhere – […]
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 […]
View post →In response to Hurricane Sandy’s devastating effects on the New York and New Jersey area, the illustrators of Studio 1482 have each created a print of one of their favorite New York City images to raise money for the displaced victims of the storm. For each donation of $50 or more, you will receive a […]
View post →In Japanese symbolism the koi represents perserverance in adversity and strength of purpose. With another storm approaching this afternoon in New York and it’s surrounding states let us pray that this storm causes no harm to anyone and gets moved, weakened or buffered in some way and we continue to persevere through the hardships. – […]
View post →I have witnessed this and another tiger scare countless children during my many visits to the American Museum of Natural History in NYC. Even from behind the glass they kind of sneak up on the little ones and cause some excitement! ~Despina
View post →Inspired by the french impressionists, another drawing on location at St.Patrick Cathedral done on the same day as last week’s…only this time, in full color. May this week be just as peaceful and productive, only more colorful .– Michele
View post →Veronica’s drawing of Belvedere Castle “beautiful view” in Central Park this past Sunday reminded me of a drawing I did a year or two back of St.Patrick’s Cathedral in all it’s “Gothic ecclesiastical way” I thought would be fun to share with you this week. May yours be peaceful and productive .– Michele
View post →Okay, so the mystery guest from last week is Greg Betza, a fellow studio 1482 member, and an urban sketcher! I loved the line up: left to right, Lapin, Jason and Greg! Margaret Hurst
View post →The other day I had the privilege of meeting some very lovely people when I joined fellow studio members Margaret, Veronica and Greg on the Highline in NYC. They were there meeting some friends from UrbanSketchers to do some ‘sketching’ at one of the cities prettiest locales. It was my first visit to the area […]
View post →I once did a series of illustrations about prayer. This is a drawing I made on location in NYC’s St Patrick’s Cathedral. -Despina
View post →Just playing around one day at the Bethesda Fountain Terrace in Central Park. One of my favorite spots in Manhattan, not only because of its beauty, but also because the fountain sculpture was the first to be commissioned from a woman in NYC. : ) Happy Sunday! Posted by Veronica.
View post →Last week I mentioned life can be crazy hectic most days here in New York City. Yet even on the run there’s always time for a quick drawing. So while riding the E train down by Canal Street last Friday, I did a small reportage of a woman reading the New York Post. (Wonder what she was reading? […]
View post →I try to never miss a good opportunity. While waiting for Chris in the car downtown last night in Little Italy I was inspired to do a quick study. Drawing done in mixed medium of crayon, pen and ink. Happy Monday! – Michele ©2011
View post →It is said that the cry of the phoenix is that of a beautiful song. Above is a drawing I had done while healing from the loss of a loved one on September 11th, 2001. Hearing of the bombings in Moscow on Monday reminded me when I did it and why the bird meant so […]
View post →Since I was a little girl, Cleopatra’s Needle in Central Park has always been this incredible icon of fact and fiction for me. It was once the symbol I decoded on imaginary expeditions with my brother as we competitively searched for the Eye of Horus we swore was there. It was the landmark I always […]
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