July 1 for me always feels like the REAL start of summer. Especially since the July 4 holiday is only a few days away. I did this little watercolor on the fourth of July last year in Long Island City, while we were sitting on our blanket, waiting for the fireworks to start. posted by […]
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As a working illustrator, you get used to the fact that sometimes, for all kinds of reasons, the projects you start change course mid-stream. I was a little bummed that this advertisement went another way though, since my beautiful step-daughter Danielle modeled for the illustration. Anyway, it was fun to draw her! 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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Re-posting an older drawing I made of Dr. John when he performed in a New York City club back in 2005. Rest in Peace, sir. posted by Veronica
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Every year, the Memorial Day holiday in the US is the culmination of Fleet Week in New York City, when the US Navy brings some of the ships to our harbor and we can visit them and pay respects to the servicemen and women who protect us year-round. Neil and I have a tradition of […]
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Here is the lineup of the characters I illustrated for the Bronx Zoo section of the interactive Children’s Game Wall installed at the Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital, in NYU Langone’s new Kimmel Pavilion building in New York City. The project was put together by the awesome team of designers and developers at Potion Design, and it […]
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Happy to post that this drawing, called “Rush Hour in Amsterdam,” is featured in the December issue of Lonely Planet magazine, with a short interview about my trip to Amsterdam in the summer of 2014. Lovely city; lovely people. Check out the article if you get the chance! Posted by Veronica
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One of the joys of my life is that I am a step-mother to three wonderful young women, and a step-grandma to one little girl named Amelia, who turned five this week. We took her to Disneyworld to become ‘princessified’ at the Bibbity-Bobbity-Boutique for her 5th birthday. Here is the before and after: at left, […]
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For the past two years, I’ve had the pleasure of documenting the group from the University of Kentucky, led by Professor Ryan Hargrove, as they embark on their “Creative Study Tour” of NYC. This year one of the hosts of the group of students was Brian Collins, a designer, creative director, and educator; and the […]
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A bird vignette created as part of a major project that I just completed: illustrations for an interactive children’s game wall at the NYU Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital, in NYU Langone’s new Kimmel Pavilion building. The project was put together by the awesome team of designers and developers at Potion Design. This has occupied me for […]
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Reportage of a powerful flamenco performance in Madrid. Beautiful and passionate. Posted by Veronica.
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I love bridges. So when I was in Porto this summer, I had no choice but to stop and make a pen and ink drawing of the beautiful Maria Pia bridge, that spans the Douro River, connecting Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia. The bridge was designed by Gustav Eiffel. Yes, THAT Eiffel. What a […]
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Labor Day weekend brought Neil and I to Longwood Gardens, a place we’d visited (and loved) 10 years ago. It was just as lush and beautiful as ever. We spent some time in what’s called the “idea gardens”, where students collaborate to make beauty together. My idea was to try to fit all the layers […]
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Today is Labor Day in the US, and it’s also harvest season. The two go hand in hand – without the labor there is nothing to harvest, and no one to do the harvesting! So thought I’d give some thanks today to all of those people who work hard in the fields to bring us […]
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Each weekend Studio 1482 will be featuring posts from the One Drawing A Day archives. Today’s post is by Veronica Lawlor, from back in 2016. It’s titled “Toronto Tower.” #ODADarchive In Toronto this weekend with Neil and his parents visiting relatives. Lovely, clean city. Had a little time to make this drawing of the CN Tower, a […]
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Drew this view of the Plaza D’España from the window of our place in Madrid, the morning we left. Sombra y sol: even though it got up to 104 degrees while we were there, I always love spending time in Spain! Posted by Veronica
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There were demonstrations all across the United States this past Saturday against the administration’s immigration policies, and the separation of children from their parents as they try to cross the border. NYC saw a large demonstration crossing the Brooklyn Bridge from lower Manhattan, and a smaller demonstration in my neighborhood of Jackson Heights. The group […]
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I love when cities put up the name of their city in big letters at a public square – in case you forget where you are! I made this drawing during a lovely visit to Toronto with Neil and his parents. posted by Veronica
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Each weekend Studio 1482 will be featuring posts from the One Drawing A Day archives. Today’s post is by Veronica Lawlor, from back in 2016. It’s titled “Mountain of Media.” #ODADarchive As Margaret mentioned in her post yesterday, she and I went drawing to the Bernie Sanders rally in Washington Square Park Wednesday evening. What a […]
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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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