Back in Business/nyc wrapup

did this on the train coming home. once it's published, i'll say what it's for. Digital. Used my hands for reference, made up everything else. about four hours straight. And I had fun. I'm pretty happy with this, honestly!!! Full view please!

in NYC. That's Kayla Tucker. We were sitting and drawing in central park on a big rock.
Random people I saw around. One is the curator of Illustration house, there's Soho people, Bryant park people, and other places.
sketch night at Society of Illustrators stuff
This beauty is my coyote skull I bought at Evolution on Spring Street down in SoHo. Oh MAN I love that place. Expect more coyote skulls with my horse skulls. THey had a gorgeous horse skull.. but I don't have 495 bucks to blow.
oh some random doodle i did some time ago..

Anyways, NYC wrap up... I don't really wanna live there UNLESS it's the Lower East Side. Or Noho. or Soho. but you need moneyss. I hear good things about Bushwick, too. Anyone wants to move there with me, I am game. It is THE up and coming art center!!! (but shoot for fixed rent!)

But oh GOD. Galleries, cool bakeries, amazing record stores, and the BEST dumplings ever (thanks megan and maruska!!!) ... Pretty good times.

Learned a lot, felt like i was gonna make it, felt like i'd never make it, was pumped up, humbled, and generally exhausted.

but I did have one thing absolutely hammered down for me.

I want to be an illustrator.

I realize it's going to be tough nigh impossible, but dammit. I love this. I want this. I know this.
Tough to explain, but I just know it.

gnight, off to doodle and pass the heck out.

I'm in NYC!

SO I was on a 7 hour train to NYC and these guys started... I will finish rendering the horses, and maybe add some colour and repost. :)

Sketch took about 20 minutes, linework another 20... Rendering, hour or so. Just a fun shaky trainride idea. :)
Hi. That girl is me. That's my friend kayla in my book. I drew her when we were between stuffs and wandering central park... When I get a scanner in my paws again I'll scan and post more nyc stuff. Basically if we sit down for longer than 2 seconds somewhere, we all whip out sketchbooks and start drawing each other.

The illustrators of RIT are running about new york. Today we met fine artist Leslie Wayne. The photos of her work don't do it justice... it's actually very dimensional and completely beautiful. And the visit was great. Later this week we will meet Brad Holland!!! SO EXCITED.

We were eating at the Society of Illustrators (after checking out the R. Crumb show- fantastic!) and !!!!Richard Solomon!!!! walks in with his beautiful young artist assistants. He gave us some great advice and asked us all to participate in a contest, which you can check out on his site.
He said a style is essential. He also said, paint whatever you want, but keep nudes, still life studies, and landscapes out of you portfolio. Make it marketable. And keep trying.

Tomorrow we get to check out more vintage ills and hopefully more galleries.

I like NYC but I gotta say, I vastly prefer Paris. Easier to get around and honestly... cleaner. Sorry ny. but the NYC Subway could take a lesson from the Paris Metro. Still. I like it here. I'd stay awhile.