So I’ve been a busy making this fall. It’s been a while since I’ve posted or since I’ve been involved with any social media. A few weeks ago I made walnut ink with my son from wild walnuts that we scavenged and collected. I’ve wanted to do it for years but never went through with […]
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I was with my friends and colleagues of Studio 1482 the other day. We get together to draw the model every once in a while. Drawing from the model is such a way to stretch your legs and explore and experiment. And if you have music and good people around you , even better! Here […]
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My family and I went on a long vacay and it was fabulous. We were so busy exploring adventuring that I didn’t have too much time for drawing. I am glad for the few drawings I was able to make. Here’s the only drawing I made in Texas when we went to the Houston Space […]
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I joined Dalvero Academy on a trip to Mystic Seaport again and this time we had the pleasure of drawing the Mayflower. Replica of course but it’s lovely none the less. Much smaller than I would have imagined. I think that was the coolest part about it- imagining being those people in that ship. crazy. […]
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Recently I was commissioned for a really fun job. I was asked to do a full illustrative exploratory based on the existing Napa Cellars brand. The idea was that the new art would be used as one of a series of special artist’s labels. The project wasn’t realized in the end, but I really enjoyed working […]
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A few months ago I was commissioned to work on a wine label for the Limited Edition of Nolita, an Italian wine. I was happy to spend my time drawing the bucolic scene of a hillside village in Italy with the cypress trees and terracotta rooftops of the houses that I’d so love to spend […]
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Great night drawing at the Society of Illustrators.
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I was recently commissioned to create a series of concept drawings. Each illustration involved digital media and its interaction and impact with the real world. I love creating line drawings so this job was a real pleasure to work on.
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These illustrations are part of a bigger project about beetles. Here I had fun imagining a hybrid of a woman and beetle.
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This drawing is of the beautiful Ed Koch Bridge. A.k.a- Queensboro Bridge. But it will always be he 59th Street Bridge to me. I grew up in Astoria, Queens, and this bridge always represented the passageway to an adventure. Going across that bridge, to this day, I love it. I once was stuck in traffic […]
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I’ve been studying Japanese and Zen Buddhism on and of for some time. So, yesterday when I took a trip to the American Museum of Natural History, I found myself wanting to visit the Japanese section. If you’ve never been, I highly recommend it. What a beautiful spot. I sat down and made a few […]
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Here are Easter eggs illustrated with the images of orchids- a symbol of fertility.
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Here’s a drawing I made while in the main entrance at the Museum of Natural History with Dominick. While he was seeing birds in the bones, I was getting lost and confused in the them. It was fun! I think I have more I can post soon. Sometimes it’s nice to just go and draw […]
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Snow is NOT white. Trust me I’ve seen enough snow this winter to last a lifetime. But amidst all the whining and complaining about the snow, every time I look out the window, or as I walk or drive through town, I am overwhelmed by how beautiful it is. I’ve seen lavendar snow, orange snow, […]
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The other day in Mystic Seaport, there was a ceremony to mark the “stepping†of the foremast of the Morgan. That’s when the mast of a ship is erected onto the ship. The Morgan of course is the last wooden whaling ship in the US, and it has been through a massive restoration and will […]
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Now I can’ stop using it. So, while watching animals at the Turtle Back Zoo, I decided to paint a couple of the feathered sort. I cant help but draw this animal (and the ostrich) in a comical way. They really are goofy looking! And these chickens are the best to draw because of their […]
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In response to Hurricane Sandy’s devastating effects on the New York and New Jersey area, I and the other illustrators of Studio 1482 have each created a print of one of their favorite New York City images to raise money for the displaced victims of the storm, through the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. For each […]
View post →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 […]
View post →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 I’m growing in his memory this year. The seed is from Greece.
View post →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 […]
View post →I always think of this drawing of mine when the holiday shopping frenzy rears its ugly head every year! Oh, what I would give to take a nap like the kid in this drawing whenever I felt too tired to carry on with the lists and the bargain hunting and the out of stock debacles […]
View post →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 […]
View post →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 we’ve just launched Seasons 2010 with our spring promotion and a new website. Please stop by and read more about the […]
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Here are a few of the drawings I made at the demo site in the Meadowlands, NJ. The old Giants/Jets Stadium is being torn down slowly but surely. I was surprised to see so few people working on such a big task. Maybe I was there during lunch? That’s what it felt like! Whatever the […]
View post →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!!
View post →Here is another drawing I made during my trip
View post →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. […]
View post →I’m not Irish, so I have never really celebrated St. Patrick’s Day. Growing up, all I ever really knew about the holiday was that it was the time of year that Entenmenn’s would offer up those yummy green cupcakes with the green leaves all over the box. But now, I have a little boy, and […]
View post →…or the Academy Awards. I think I may have started a tradition for myself by drawing while watching the Oscars! I did it last year, and this year I thought, why not again. Mostly I love looking at the classic styles and the not-so-classic gowns that the stars are skillfully presenting to the sea of […]
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