This week I began an evening life drawing class at Amplify, a company that is re-imagining education as part of the digital revolution. And so as part of that, they are offering life drawing classes to their employees, not only to the artists and designers, but also to developers and musicians and writers and business […]
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This past Sunday was 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 of […]
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This past Sunday Neil and I took a short ride over to Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn, to see some of the festivities commemorating the 140th anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn. It was the largest battle of the Revolutionary War, and although we lost the battle, it was instrumental in helping us win the war, as […]
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A few pictures from yesterday’s event at the Oculus, the new shopping gallery at the World Trade Center in Manhattan. I was at the new Chase WTC branch, signing prints of the TriBeCa reportage illustration I created for the Chase Private Client campaign. It was a dream assignment, and such a wonderful client to […]
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Just returned from a wonderful time at the 7th annual Urban Sketchers symposium in Manchester, England. Thank you to Simone Ridyard and the rest of the symposium committee for making this event come together. I taught a workshop called “Puzzling Out The Picture,” about picture making and dimension on location. I could not have asked […]
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At a time when so much of the world is in chaos and violence, I can only hope that there is solace to be had in the beauty of the world. Feeling gratitude for the lovely day I had not too long ago, when I drew this peaceful cloud floating by. posted by Veronica
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Today was a bright sunny afternoon in New York’s Greenwich Village. But the mood was less than sunny at the site of the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street. A symbol (and landmark) of the gay rights movement in the United States, last year saw the Stonewall host a huge party to celebrate the legality of […]
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Happy to announce that my Whale Song Coat kimono has been shortlisted for the AOI World Illustration Awards, in the Public Realm category. The kimono depicts the paths of whale migration and human migration influenced by whaling, in a palimpsest motif. It mixes hand drawn elements with old navigation maps and charts, as well as gps […]
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Had fun illustrating my Fakulty Interview for Sketchbook Skool, posted today HERE. My klass in Storytelling begins tomorrow. :)
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Last Wednesday afternoon, I met my friend Margaret Hurst at the entrance to Washington Square Park, to scope out where we would draw during the Bernie Sanders rally that was planned for the evening. And what did we find? People were already beginning to line up! So we took our place and waited with the rest […]
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