Comments on: right through the very heart of it

By: Jay Bernard

Jay Bernard — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:34:57 +0000

I still hadn’t eaten, which is not a good thing (and surely an impossibility in the big apple)

God, no. I was there during summer 2007 and nearly starved. There *is* food, but I was so overwhelmed by the choice that I spent much of my time sitting there sketching / drawing or going to the cinema on an empty stomach. Silly, right? Anyway, you came up when I was searching for ‘female illustrators in Strasbourg’ which is amusing, but you have a great blog all the same.

By: petescully

petescully — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:47:58 +0000

Cheers! I’m glad I was able to go in and sketch so much, it’s such a great city.

By: Morris Mosart

Morris Mosart — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:05:42 +0000

Dufy in the sky with diamonds. Raoul that is

By: E-J

E-J — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:57:45 +0000

Pete, your New York drawings are a tour de force! What a great collection of sketches – they evoke the city so well. You have made me determined to take and USE my sketchbook the next time I find myself there … no matter what the challenges (hey, all that means is letting my husband shoulder the entire responsibility of entertaining hyperactive littl’un while I complete a sketch!)

By: petescully

petescully — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:26:17 +0000

Hi Gainor, thank you for your comments, you are very kind!
Pete

By: Gainor Roberts

Gainor Roberts — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:08:18 +0000

I have been reading your blog for months so I finally thought I had better tell you how much I admire your work, especially your New York drawings. It makes me miss the Big Apple so much, as I am “stuck” in the hinterlands of Florida where there is nothing at all exciting to see except the occasional armadillo or roseate spoonbill. I would so welcome watching Yellow Cabs nearly crashing into each other!!!

I do not sketch well, so I am always intrigued by people who make such wonderful spontaneous drawings of the world around them. Your drawings really convey a mood as well as a “snapshot” of the way it looks. How much more the drawings tell than mere words about a place.

My cousin, Pica, also of Davis, CA is so masterful in her ability to capture the essence of the birds she draws.

Thanks for sharing your vision of the world around you….something a camera will never be able to do except in the hands of the most skilled artists! I continue to check your blog whenever you make a new post.

Gainor

By: petescully

petescully — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:24:39 +0000

Thanks Rob! New York is such a great city, I really like it there. My own son (nine months old) loved it, seeing all the crowds of interesting people (though i think he loved my sister-in-law’s dog best of all).

By: Rob Carey

Rob Carey — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:13:56 +0000

I’ve really enjoyed your New York visit- I haven’t been there since we were first married and it makes me want to take my kids to show them this important piece of America. (Both of my kids are American, but have never really lived there!)