Illustration – Page 2 – Despina Illustration

…Palmela G

I recently worked on a color illustration for the L.A. based Swimwear designer Palmela G. It’s for the landing page of her website. She custom designs swimwear for her clients by doing careful measurements and giving consultations in order to make a very personal look for her clients. Her textiles and designs are inspired heavily […]

Summer Art Camp

I had such a great time working with the kids at the Freedom Academy this past August. We made 3 murals with the theme of Unity. This was the second summer with the Freedom Academy. I really love working with children and these kids were a blast to make art with. Lots of talent, and […]

…notre dame from memory

I made this drawing 10 summers ago. It’s part of a drawing book that I hold very dear to my heart. One that is never too far from my drawing board. I’ve moved 4 times since I filled it with drawings and notes. With every move, I packed it with the “Fragile” and/or “Important” cargo. […]

…simple pleasures 2

As promised, a drawing of what I actually saw in Aruba. My favorite sight of all was my boy playing in the sand. He used bits of coral for knights, a shell for a princess, and a dried up coconut for a dragon in the most rudimentary, lovely sand castle those two little hands could […]

…simple pleasures

Is that all? Is that all you think youâ€™ll see in Aruba? Yes. In fact, thatâ€™s all I need to see. The horizon line. Anything more will be icing on a most lovely cake of sweet sweet relaxation!! â€“Thatâ€™s the conversation I had with myself after I made this simple simple drawing before leaving for […]

…little leaves that are so dumb

A great poem is City Trees by Edna St Vincent Millay. Love how she talks about the importance of context. I read it often and recently felt like making a few drawings. This is the first. ~Despina The trees along this city street, Save for the traffic and the trains, Would make a sound as […]

…a plant for Papou

Every time I work in the garden I cant help but think of my farmer grandfather in Crete, may he rest in peace. This is a drawing of the small tomato plant Iâ€™m growing in his memory this year. The seed is from Greece.

…book jacket

Here’s some book cover art that I recently made for Ohio State University Press. The subject was the suppressed rage experienced by many members of Jewish communities throughout the world. I think it’s an issue that should be addressed by many cultures of the world. I believe that some of the biggest world issues stem […]

…metropolitan opera zen

My husband and I went to see Verdiâ€™s Macbeth at the Met last night. On our way there I watched a guitar player performing on the platform of the subway. Later, while observing the sculpture at the top of the stage inside the Met, I decided Iâ€™d draw it like Japanese calligraphy because my thoughts […]

…etsy night was great!

Had a great time last week at the ETSY Hands-On: Drawing. Thank you to everyone who came out to draw with us. Hereâ€™s a drawing of you all drawing the great Kika

Etsy event

My fellow Studio 1482 members and I are going to be part of this great night! On Thursday, March 8, the members of Studio 1482 will lead a lesson in observational drawing from a costumed model, Kika, at the Etsy labs in Brooklyn. The drawing event is promoting their new book, One Drawing A Day: […]

…lovely lady

…seasons cycle ends

Winter is German Expressionism. So, the gang at seasonsof1482.com has ended the year-long exercise and it looks great! Below are images/links. First is Winter by me, then the gallery of the completed seasons project, and then a drawing that is today’s post on onedrawingaday.com

…that’s alot of snow!!

Woke up to more snow than I was prepared for! My first thought was food. What will we eat today? Then I thought of posting a drawing. I thought it would be nice to share a frame from a storyboard I made about snow and gloves.

…leaf studies

Here are some drawings of leaves that I’ve made in recent days. I enjoyed sitting at my board, turning on the light and, after randomly scattering the leaves that I gathered while raking the lawn, marking down the beautiful nuances of color and textures of the leaves with my color pastels. It was quiet drawing […]

…Fall

The school of art for this season is Fruit Crate. I like the idea of using beautiful art for advertising. Todayâ€™s world is just soooooâ€¦.digitally enhanced. Why not think in terms of beautiful art to enhance, or project a feeling through an ad? Click here for more about Seasons of 1482 vintage. patchwork. pick

…holiday greeting cards

Holiday cards are ready for purchase at onedrawingaday.com Here’s my card. Click here to go to the online shop

…an experiment in animation

This morning, I was reading about this year’s Paris Motor Show , and that led me to this gallery of some of the newest and most bizarre cars that are being made today. I’ve always been so impressed by auto and motorcycle design. From the practical to the exotic, the thought that goes behind the […]

…a meeting in the park

Here are the drawings of the girls we met in Brookdale Park today. I promised I would post them, so here they are. (click on them for larger images) Candice, Classy, Kyasia, Shania, and Naquiasia all enthusiastically came to model for me. Besides being super cute and having some sassy hairstyles, they were also very […]

…summer

….Seasons of 1482 is at it again. The summer experiment is CoBrA. This is my interpretation. Check us out on Imagekind to purchase prints. field. dream. gold.

…a bowl of veggies

Harvesting my garden is really alot of fun. The whole family gets involved and then we sit down for dinner. Lovely. Here is study for a painting of a bowl of freshly picked veggies. String beans, tomatoes of all shapes and sizes, cucumbers, squash, and purple pepper on top.

…Utne Reader illustrations

In the July/August issue of the UTNEReader:

…seasons of 1482

Fellow Studio 1482 members Michele Bedigian, Greg Betza and Dominick Santise and I have been working collectively on a series of prints and promotions titled “Seasons of 1482“. The project began last year and weâ€™ve just launched Seasons 2010 with our spring promotion and a new website. Please stop by and read more about the […]

…first harvest

last night we had our first meal from my vegetable garden. I snipped a few leaves of lettuce and arugula and made a nice big salad for Greg and myself. delicious! Can’t wait for the tomatoes, cucumbers and peas!!

…flowers of longwood gardens

Here is another drawing I made during my trip

…longwood gardens, PA

“You ain’t seen nothing yet” These are the words I heard upon entering the Conservatory at Longwood Gardens. The kind old man on his scooter noticed me in my state of shock and awe after seeing the beyond-words-beautiful entrance, and felt the need to warn me about the rest of the place. He was not […]

…Brandywine River Museum

I just got back from a trip to The Brandywine Vally, PA. My husband and I have been wanting to take this trip ever since we met in Parsons. We heard about the Brandywine River Museum with all the beautiful Illustration by artists like Howard Pyle, and all the Wyeths. After 12 years, We finally […]

…almond blossoms

An early signal of Spring. Almond trees have a long history of mythology and symbolism. I think they are beautiful to look at and to draw.Â -Despina

…FOOOOOD

I recently went to the 3rd annual Village Voice Food Show at the Armory in NYC. Needless to say, I was a happy camper. I thought the night was off to a bad start when on my way to the event I realized that I forgot my sketchpad and pens at home. But it turned […]

…updated

I thought it was time for a change. It’s been 3 years since I started contributing to this blog. And if you scroll/stroll through my archives you’ll see the progression from ‘totally not into it!’ all the way to the present ‘hey I kinda like this blogging thing’. Only I like to call it bloggering. […]