The Beautiful Brain: Drawings of Santiago Ramon y Cajal

What a fantastic exhibit of drawings at NYU’s Grey Gallery! Really astounding. Santiago Ramon y Cajal (1852-1934) studied art at an art academy as a teenager before going to medical school–his father, also in medicine, insisted on the change. Cajal’s drawing abilities–and … Continue reading

VIDEO STENCIL DEMO: Bunnies, Birds and Blooms (Part 2 of 2)

StencilGirl Products is having a Cyber Monday Sale the lasts for three days, because that’s the kind of stand-up folks they are over there. Details below! My husband, Daniel Levy, made seven videos for me, highlighting the ten stencils I … Continue reading

NEW at Hudson Coop: CARDS FOR ALL OCCASIONS

CARDS FOR ALL OCCASIONS, a new class at Hudson Co-Op! Take home 12+ cards and envelopes designed and hand printed by YOU! Tuesday, November 14 from 6-8, $35 PLUS, we will be doing a drawing for a PRIZE whilst you … Continue reading

American Artists Respond to WW1: at the New York Historical Society

A couple of weeks ago, I got to see the most fantastic show at the NY Historical Society on the advice of my friend Robbie Manning. The whole show was one knockout painting after the next, actually, but the painting … Continue reading

Journaling at the Beach with my NEW StencilGirl Stencils (Part 5: Woodcut Blossoms)

Grand Manan, an island in the Bay of Fundy, is a perfect place for thinking: puttering and drawing, reading and writing, walking along the beach or hiking to beautiful vistas. Working in my watercolor paper Moleskine journal with my new stencils was … Continue reading