Morning drawing

It's easier to draw cups and notebooks than skyscrapers.

Petting Zoo in Central Park

 

You don't need to buy a ticket to the Central Park Zoo to see some of the animals. Just peer over the fence along 6th Avenue.

 

My son's new dog, named Zayne, is part pit bull. She's the most gentle of creatures! She lives with his owners in Columbus, Ohio. She is fond of picking up my daughter-in-law's 6 in. heels and walking around with them in her mouth just to get attention. She has never chewed on them--just trots around and shows off what she's found. I love this dog.

Subway Culture

There is a lot of art in the subway tiles. Who would have expected that? Do we still put the extra effort and money into public expenditures to add a little artistic flair? I don't think so. Everybody complains about spending too much public money, but public art is important. Think of the many people this whimsical piece touched.

 

A piano student plays for the public in Washington Square Park. I took a video, but I can't get it uploaded. Grrrr. I think he was playing Shubert. My mother would know. She knows her classical music like no one else.

Sketching

I've decided to start sketching and see where it leads me. This is the view outside my bedroom window. I don't like putting in detail, and that's about all there is to drawing buildings -- windows, windows, and more windows.

The Gondola

 

So glad my husband and I took the gondola to Roosevelt Island. Check out these views of the East River and the Queensboro Bridge. . . all for the price of a subway ride!