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The Neighborhood

June 16, 2016

The Neighborhood   20"x16"  watercolor & gouache on paper

A happy scene is unfolding before the eyes of these little Brooklyn row houses. The neighborhood children have come out to play and enjoy this beautiful day together, and it just so happens to be someone's birthday on the street. A mother and child walking down the sidewalk are carrying balloons and bags, it is certain that a birthday party is in the air. And to top it all off, a stork mailman has made his way to the Big Apple from the woodland post to deliver a special birthday letter, and perhaps a little bundle of joy as well!

In Art & Illustration (mine) Tags painting, watercolor, watercolour, watercolor illustration, watercolor painting, mixed media, multimedia, gouache, water color, original painting, new york, ny, nyc, new york city, brooklyn, apartment, apartment buidlings, apartments, street, street art, illustration, illustrator, Children's Art, children's book, children's illustration, stork, mailman, picture book, characters, character design, bird, feathers, post, postman, brownstone, brick, houses, house, home, playing, kids, children, boy, boys, girl, girls, kids lit, kid lit art, Kids Lit Art, nature, urban, urban landscape, city, city life, big apple, big city, row houses, hopscotch, scooter, hula hoop, cherry trees, trees, flowers, blossoms, floral, parents, father, mother, balloons, birthday, party, woodland, anthro, anthropomorphic, animals in clothes, Animals In Clothes, neighbors, neighborhood, friends, friendship, art, artsy, artwork, artists on Tumblr, artists of tumblr, creative, design, graphic design, pencil, graphite, surreal, whimsical, whimsy, birds, sidewalk, paper, happy, sweet, cute, animals, animal, flight, delivery, baby
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Sneak Peek Part II: The Neighborhood

June 15, 2016

Part 2 of my work in progress: This painting has been a labor of love and a good experience for me. It is quite a large painting by my standards, measuring 20"x16". This photo is from a few days ago, since then my happy little New York City scene has come together quite well. The finished illustration is coming your way in a day or two. Until then, happy playing!

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Sneak Peek: The Neighborhood

June 14, 2016

All week I have been illustrating a happy scene from a street in Brooklyn. Here's an earlier sneak peek of the work in progress. 

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A Stork and a Baby

May 31, 2016

It's been a pleasant mixture of sketching, dreaming, and holiday shenanigans this past week... 

Here's a small snippet of a stork and a baby. 

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Central Park: Through Wind and Rain

April 4, 2016

Central Park: Through Wind and Rain  11"x14"  watercolor, gouache and ink on paper

Letters are falling from the sky as a New York stork flies over Central Park making his rounds. The following historical poem was the inspiration for titling this feathered postman, but his obstacles are a little different:

"Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." - Herodotus, (Inscription, New York City Post Office), adapted from Herodotus Greek historian & traveler (484 BC - 430 BC)

However I did alter his creed, way up there a gust of wind can pose quite a pickle for feathered couriers. Storks would make for fantastic postmen. Here's to hoping one comes on my route sooner rather than later.

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