“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
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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 […]
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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
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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 […]
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“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 […]
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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
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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
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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
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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One of the things I love about New York City is that you never know what you might find on a Saturday afternoon stroll. This past weekend Neil and I visited West 116th Street in Harlem, to check out a West African restaurant, since it is Harlem Restaurant Week in NY. As we headed back […]
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Many thanks to Margaret Hurst for inviting me to visit her Dalvero Academy Book Illustration class at the Metropolitan Museum on Saturday. I saw some wonderful projects in progress from the participants, and took a little time to draw some people in the crowded cafeteria while I ate my $15 turkey sandwich. (Yes, you read […]
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Those of you who know me, know that I’ve been a little bit scarce on social media (and in person!) lately, because I’ve been training to run the NYC Marathon, which happened yesterday. I ran to support a wonderful charity named Gilda’s Club, that provides FREE emotional, mental, and physical support to cancer patients and […]
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Here is another drawing done in Amsterdam this summer: Pedestrians and bicyclers coming over one of the many drawbridges that cross the city canals. I love the energy and constant movement of this city! This drawing is personally a nice memory. I had the perfect spot to draw from, and it was twilight, a beautiful […]
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Spent a nice summer day enjoying the people of Diversity Plaza, in Jackson Heights. I was not the only one! posted by Veronica
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