NYC sketchbook
The subway.
Coffee shops.
Madison Park.
Wherever.
Whenever.
The habit started years ago in art school….tcp
Wilbur’s windy day…
Wilbur waiting for Spring…
Ditto…tcp
Brrrrr….it’s cold outside. Penguins are coming out of my pen!
Penguin notes…
I was recently in Santa Fe. I wish I could have brought an original Georgia O’Keeffe back to Vermont. Although I did bring home this lovely book of her watercolors from 1916-1918.
It’s keeping me warm on this cold winter morning. This one is called “House with Tree” (red). It was an inspiration for my penguins. I wonder what Georgia would think of that.
I’m having fun making a mess in my studio with my watercolors….tcp
Waiting for the McCarthy Quartet…
…at the Flynn Space
…in Burlington, VT….fun with the iPad Pro…tcp
Two very different concerts at the Flynn. One downstairs–Jazz with Brian McCarthy in the Flynn Space. Loved it…
Brian McCarthy at Flynn Space
…Intimate setting. I sketch throughout the performance and enjoy the music.
Natalie Macmaster and Donnell Leahy–A Celtic Family Christmas. Great show on the Flynn main stage. So much energy. Amazing. Too dark and distracting to draw during a performance…but…
…intermission is always fun!…tcp
…people watching…people drawing…
…waiting for lunch at Musée d’Orsay
…and playing on the iPad Pro
…random acts of sketching…tcp
Wow…My mailbox is full of kids letters and art…and yesterday a little bit of jazz! …after another visit to another great elementary school in State College, PA.
They were busy at Easterly Parkway Elementary long before I arrived.
Easterly Parkway Elementary has lots of ideas about where Joe goes!
The kids were prepped and ready for an author visit.
Students prepping before an author visit..very cool!
These students and their librarian, Laura Alterio, were talking about me while I was still home in Vermont! I think I answered their questions in my presentation…but let’s go over these to be sure!…
My favorite art medium?…watercolor…pen and ink…pencil…
My favorite color?…..purple….
Where I live?….Vermont
My hidden talent?…I wonder what that is?….Along with writing and illustrating picture books there are lots of things I like to do…I like to swim..bike…cross country ski…hike….garden…eat…bake…listen to music…travel…draw while I travel…
I love to draw while I’m on subways…I draw fast…I can draw a person if they are on the subway for just one stop….could that be a hidden talent?… …maybe.
Riding the J train…NYC Subway
My first book?….I wrote a book about a blue bird in 2nd grade and gave it a red construction paper cover…self published… The first book that was published by a grown up publisher…We Wish You A Merry A Merry Christmas….1983 
Somehow this librarian managed to get pictures during my presentation…not an easy task…I do not stand still…Thank you, Laura!
…and what about the jazz?
I talk to students about working to music in my studio…the last two books Stan Getz and Miles Davis. A Dave McKenna CD just arrived in the mail from Nichol. She has connections to Dave and his family and thought I might enjoy listening to his music. I love it. I’m listening to Dave as I write this…and enjoying every minute…Thank you, Nichol!
Thanks to Laura and to everyone at Easterly Parkway Elementary…I enjoyed spending the day with fellow readers…writers and artists!…tcp
Sketches from the “Magnificats” Concert in Burlington, VT…Dec. 2014
Magnificent.
William Metcalfe conducting. He always looks like he’s having a blast.
The next concert…Sunday, May 17th….all JS Bach on period instruments…see you there!…tcp
http://orianasingersvt.org/ProgramNotes.php
Riding the J train…
I love drawing in my little sketchbook…but this one does not love watercolor.
Playing with my sketches in my warm studio…
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color on the computer…
Stan Getz keeping me company…
playtime…having fun…enjoy…tcp
I’ve been drawing on subways since my art school days in the 1970’s.
This is still one of my favorite things to do in NYC….even when people have their heads down while and are plugged in…enjoy….tcp