Queens, New York, is the most ethnically diverse city in America. Or so they say, so when I was hanging out in a park in Queens one recent Saturday morning I was not surprised to see some Chinese practitioners of Tai Chi. I decided to do some drawings, as I love drawing the figure in […]
View post →_____________________________________________________ My book, September 11 2001: Words and Pictures, is available now. Please visit sept11wordsandpictures.com to order. Thank you. ___________________________________________________ I am happy to say that I am going to be one of the instructors at the 1st International Urban Sketchers Symposium in Portland Oregon this July! It will be a three-day workshop taught by several of […]
View post →Give to the Earth and She’ll give back. The truth is, every day should be Earth Day. My fellow Studio 1482 member Greg Betza posted an interesting link on our One Drawing a Day blog, check it out!
View post →Yes, spring is here and with it comes the urge for spring cleaning. There were so many unwanted blog comments waiting approval on my blog (how does 2500 grab you as a number?) that I decided it was time to delete them. Unfortunately, I accidentally deleted some comments on my posts that I really liked! […]
View post →Several years ago I had the amazing opportunity to reportage “Semana Santaâ€, or Holy Week, in Seville, Spain. Holy week is the last few days of Lent leading up to Easter, a very important time in the Catholic faith. In Seville it is a major event. Starting on Holy Thursday and going up until Easter […]
View post →My book, September 11th, 2001: Words and Pictures, has just been published by vero press. The book is a first hand account, through my words and reportage drawings, of the events of September 11, 2001 and the weeks that followed in New York City. The drawing shown above is from the book, portraying police officers […]
View post →SNOW DAY!! A day of joy for all the little children who slide down the big hill behind my apartment building. I can hear their laughter drifting through the window as I’m typing this. The snow in New York City is swirling and dancing through the air and the children are slipping and sliding in […]
View post →In response to the earthquake in Haiti, the illustrators of Studio 1482 have each donated art to raise money on behalf of the victims in an effort to support the appeal for funds by CARE, a leading humanitarian relief organization. From January 19 until February 8th please visit onedrawingaday.com to see how you can participate […]
View post →To welcome the New Year I’ve posted some drawings I made at the Temple of the Peaceful Dragon, Ryoan-Ji , in Kyoto. This reflects my desire for a calm and peaceful 2010, both personally and in the world at large. Happy New Year; welcome 2010!
View post →As the days of freezing rain, slush, sleet and snow arrive in New York City, I like to console myself up with memories of warmer climes. This is my interpretation of a mango tree – the ones that hung over the back porch of Marg‘s brother Billy. Just reach up and grab a mango for […]
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