This morning I had the pleasure of chatting with Professor Fred Lynch, of the Rhode Island School of Design, about my drawings documenting 9/11/2001, as well as the art of reportage illustration. We spoke of things both serious and light, and of how artists can contribute to the collection of history in unique and emotional […]
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September 11, 2001. So much has changed since that terrible day in NYC 20 years ago, but for those who lived through it, the emotions are still raw. I recently contributed a telling of my drawings and experience of the events to the “5 minutes of drawing” video series of the Fine Arts University of […]
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The night before the 20th anniversary of September 11, 2001, I exited the subway station at the World Trade Center to see this beautiful memorial in front of me. The angelic wings of the Oculus spread across the plaza, and the tribute in light reached into the night sky. There were few people scattered around, […]
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Still from Flying Over the Brooklyn Bridge, part of the City Explorer game installation at the Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone in NYC, illustrated in Mental Canvas by Veronica Lawlor As mentioned in this week’s Workbook Weekly, Mental Canvas has issued a drawing challenge, with prizes worth 100K! This is the digital dimensional […]
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I visited the South Street Seaport in Manhattan for the first time in years on Friday, to scope out the place and make a few drawings, in preparation for my Puzzling Out the Picture reportage workshop that I taught there this weekend. It was so nice to see it again! The Ambrose lightship is still […]
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NYC is opening up, and I’m so pleased to offer my first in-person workshop since 2019! (*Please note, the day 2 location has been changed from Times Square to the South Street Seaport, thank you.) PUZZLING OUT THE PICTURE – July 17-18, 2021, New York City For the more advanced reportage artist, the workshop will […]
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In memory of their service and sacrifice. Memorial Day 2021.
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So happy to receive news this morning that the illustration above has been CHOSEN for inclusion in the American Illustration 40 online archive! It’s always a nice jolt to receive affirmation for the work you do as an illustrator, especially when it’s for such a pleasant assignment: Drawing one of my favorite areas of Central […]
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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
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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 […]
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