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New York: Last bits
Last bits from New York: The Met, Neue Galerie, pizza and dosas. Continue reading
Posted in New York, people, Travel
Tagged camp show, flushing, food, location drawing, Met, metropolitan museum of art, neue galerie, new york, NYC, people sketches, pizza, travel sketching, urban sketching
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New York: Central Park in the Summer
New York: Central Park in the Summer Continue reading
Posted in New York, people, Travel
Tagged central park, location drawing, music, musicians, new york, NYC, park, travel sketching, urban sketching
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New York: Early Morning Sketching
New York: Early Morning Sketching Continue reading
Posted in New York, people, Travel
Tagged 6 line, chrysler, food vendor, location drawing, new york, NYC, shwarma, subway, travel sketching, union square, urban sketching
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New York: Back in the City
Ithaca in the Summer Continue reading
New York: Ithaca
Ithaca in the Summer Continue reading
Posted in people, Travel
Tagged cornell, ithaca, location drawing, moosewood, moosewood restaurant, new york, travel sketching, urban sketching, waterfall
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New York: Niagara Falls
Sketching at the Niagara Falls Continue reading
Posted in people, Travel
Tagged corning, location drawing, new york, niagara, niagara falls, travel sketching, urban sketching, waterfall
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Back in New York, Part 6: It’s fun being a tourist
It doesn’t get more touristy than Times Square. Can’t say I understand why tens of thousands of tourists parade through it everyday. But it is super-fun to sketch. Next stop? Grand Central. I wish I’d sketched the beautiful turquoise ceiling … Continue reading
Back in New York, Part 5: Looking Up
Looking up. Buildings everywhere. The everyday, the famous. This one has one of those faded advertisements on the top of it, from the days of the elevated line in Manhattan. A water tower and fire escapes complete the scene. Synagogue … Continue reading
Posted in New, Travel
Tagged chrysler, circle line, elevated line, empire state, flatiron, location drawing, Manhattan, new york, new York City, new york skyline, skyscraper, Travel, urban sketch
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Back in New York, Part 4
My favorite thing about Central Park is that you can always see the city skyline above the treetops. This is sketched from the top of a rocky outcropping in the park. Here is what I learnt about this rock. (Thank you, Wikipedia): In … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Travel
Tagged boat, central park, geology, musician, new york, new York City, park, suhita, Travel, urban sketch
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Back in New York, Part 3
Some of what I like best about New York is the little stuff that is so New York. A delivery bicycle chained to a lamppost on the street. Somewhere on Lexington Avenue. If you’re on Lex near Curry Hill, you’re guaranteed to … Continue reading
Posted in New York, Travel
Tagged bagel, bialy, bicycle, hot dog cart, location drawing, new york, new York City, taxi, urban sketch
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