veronica lawlor illustration

Candle for AAPI

Lighting a candle in support of all the Asian-American and Asian-in-America people who have affected me greatly, and contributed to my life. Friends, colleagues, extended family members, teachers and students: too numerous to count. Stop AAPI hate. posted by Veronica

NYC Pine Tree

Posting another drawing of a pine tree this week. I love drawing pine trees – elegant, resolute, evergreen – each year they remind us of the promise of spring. Coming soon to New York City! (can’t wait) posted by Veronica

Cinderella and International Women’s Day

In honor of International Women’s Day 2021, I thought I’d post one of the illustrations I’d done years ago for that most famous of fairy tales, Cinderella. Many women don’t like the Cinderella story, feeling like it perpetuates the stereotype of the frailer sex in need of the protection and salvation of a man. To […]

Winter Pines

ink blots on snow strength and beauty amidst adversity pillar against the wind — Winter pines, ink and brush posted by Veronica

Amanda Gorman, The Hill We Climb

I know I’m not the first to say this, but I’m glad that symbolism and poetry were part of our presidential inauguration ceremony last week. And what a poem! What a poet! What a performance! posted by Veronica

Unity

“We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. And, I would add, as sisters, too. Posted by Veronica

Happy New Year

Looking back over the infamous year known as 2020, I hope that I can remember to feel gratitude for those close to me and the simple joys of life, and remember the many lessons that the year has taught me. Happy New Year 2021! Here’s to a brighter, healthier, more just, and more peaceful year […]

Happy Holidays!

Happy holidays to you and your loved ones, One Drawing a Day viewers! Wishing a healthy and peaceful 2021 for us all. posted by Veronica

Why Not Try A Woodcut?

While searching the studio for a drawing the other day, I came across this OLDIE: a woodcut print of the South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan. Think I made this around 1994 – still remember how much fun I had carving all of these lines and marks into the wood. Now when I suggest to a […]

The first but not the last

“While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last.” I could not resist making a drawing of Kamala Harris as she gave her speech introducing Joe Biden on Saturday night. As a black woman of Jamaican and South Asian descent, she will make American history as she […]

On the Ballot

The above image was made at an event benefiting the Sunrise Movement. Climate change is just one of many issues on the ballot in the United States this Election Day. VOTE! Americans, and let your voices be heard. posted by Veronica

Armchair Travels – Amsterdam

A drawing I made last summer in the beautiful city of Amsterdam, subject of my addition to our Studio 1482 Armchair Travels series this week. You can read the full story on our website, HERE. posted by Veronica

Stay Safe!

In light of recent events, this seemed like a timely reminder. The heart is made from scraps of fabric I’ve used in sewing over 150 masks for others during this pandemic. Please feel free to share, download, print or post this image anywhere you feel it might make a difference. posted by Veronica

Math Lesson on the 7 Train

This quick little graphite drawing was made in December 2019, while riding on the 7 train in NYC. It’s a drawing of my husband Neil and my step-daughters Ashley and Danielle, visiting us from Florida, sitting together on the subway bench across from me. Neil is showing Danielle, who is majoring in Civil Engineering, something […]

Art Projects!

One of the bright spots of the coronavirus sheltering at home (and a welcome respite from our troubled times) has been the daily Zoom sessions spent doing schoolwork with my 11 year old nephew. As summer vacation has begun now for him, we’ve shifted to daily art projects. This one involved mono printing with leaves […]

Sorrow

Yesterday I took a break from reality and spent a few hours in an online drawing session with Alison Cook Beatty Dance. As I drew Alison’s performance, the grief of the nation seemed to come through in her movements. Pain is pouring out on the streets of our cities, and healing seems so far away. […]

Color Studies

One of the ways that artists can work during the pandemic quarantine are online model drawing sessions, which create their own kind of graphics. Here are some color studies I did during one such session hosted by the Society of Illustrators in NYC last Thursday. Due to the coronavirus, we’ve had to postpone our Life […]

Prevailing Spring

If all goes well, and I self isolate, I will not see who this was originally intended for. I will not see the nurses, doctors, healthcare professionals, EMTs, police officers, firefighters, and the many other front line responders whose chosen professions are to help us. THEY CHOSE A PROFESSION TO HELP. A thought I can […]

Love Has No Boundaries

This illustration, Love Has No Boundaries, is a THANK YOU to all of those dedicated people who work in our hospitals caring for those ill with covid19, the first responders who continue to answer the call, and the grocery store cashiers, bus drivers, delivery people, subway workers, community organizers, and everyone else who continues to […]

Virtual Life Drawing

Here in New York City, as is unfortunately the case in many parts of the world, we are staying inside and practicing social distancing, to mitigate the effects of this dreadful COVID19 pandemic. As artists, yes, we are used to spending a lot of time in our studios. But we are also used to venturing […]