Kim Knoll has posted a piece about my work in her blog, The Window Seat, complete with a slide show. Â She makes a remark about how busy I must be – it’s true, especially in the fall. But you know, it seems to be what I enjoy since as much as I say I’m too […]
View post →Illustrator Bill Russell, who I met at the Portland symposium, gave my lecture, “Drawing As Witness: September 11, 2001”, a mention on his blog, Reportage Profile. You can read it HERE. Thanks Bill!
View post →Here are some drawings from my first full reportage day in Barcelona. I woke up, had some coffee and a ham sandwich (of course, it’s the national food of Spain), and high-tailed it over to Guadi’s Park Guell. Well, maybe I didn’t really high tail it over there; once I got out of the subway […]
View post →Once again I had the opportunity to travel with Neil to Long Island Aikikai in Bayshore and draw while he practiced his Aikido. Each class starts with a few moments of meditation. Sensei Hagihara is leading the silence… Then after a few moments of reflective meditation, it’s time to start the flipping!! I never will […]
View post →Recently the irrepressible Liz Steel was in town, and Margaret Hurst and I had the pleasure of meeting her in Central Park for an afternoon of drawing. What a beautiful day we had! Simply gorgeous, tailor made to impress (not that I’m trying to, but Liz is traveling for four months across the globe, and […]
View post →I recently had the opportunity to travel, draw and teach through Barcelona and Paris – what a great summer plan! : )My first day in Barcelona and the first drawing I made there (above) was of the Casa Batllo by Gaudi, a building I have wanted to see for about 20 years. It looks like […]
View post →So no post for quite a while, I have been on the road in Barcelona, Paris and, most recently, Portland Oregon for the first annual Urban Sketchers Symposium! Now that I’ve unpacked my bags and am getting (finally) over a cold I brought home with me from the West coast, I have a lot of […]
View post →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!
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