Whimsical tales of travel & lifestyle
Bil Donovan hosted another one of his widely popular sketch events at the Society of Fashion Illustration, rocking once again a full house. The theme was to create a visual narrative of mystery, mayhem and style inspired by a private eye & two femmes fatales. [ Illustration credit: Bil Donovan ] I had so much fun wearing a red short wig, an Old Hollywood hat with a veil, long black gloves and vintage shoes. I added a black dress with … [Read more...]
New York City is home to some of the most incredible artwork, museums and art galleries in the world. It would take me a few paragraphs to list all the possibilities of meeting and observing art. But, you see, there is a lot of art that can't be found in the prestigious museums everyone heard about - such as artists' studios. Thus, not long ago, I went to partake of some TOAST; a different kind of TOAST, in the form of Tribeca Open Artist … [Read more...]
One rainy Thursday of April 26th, the esteemed Society of Illustrators hosted Sketch Night, with the celebrated Bil Donovan as master of ceremonies. Amongst a full house of talented illustrators, Bil demonstrated on how to see and communicate a figure in three to five shapes. In drawing fashion figures, three fashion models posed for the enthralled audience; I was one of them. It was fascinating to stand before such impressive … [Read more...]
I met Bil Donovan a few days ago. What an honor! He is the quintessential New York artist everyone aspires to be. His high-fashion illustrations are to die for, which is why he is Christian Dior's beauty first-artist-in-residence; he is also a teacher and mentor for generations of fashion students at the Fashion Institute of Technology. I met him at his studio - a wonderland of genius illustrations and happy vibes - and decided we would work … [Read more...]
I'm a travel writer, blogger and social media maven that can't sit still. I'm inspired by all things creative, always accompanied by my camera.
