Summer In The City

"when it's summer in the city & you're so long gone from the city I start to miss you, baby, sometimes"

~ "Summer In the City", Regina Spektor

micron pen & color pencil in a moleskine sketchbook

P.S. this sketch was inspired by one of my many NYC neighbors:)

Winter Blooms Into Spring

Photos I took this weekend of the Spring Buds & Blooms around my neighborhood:

Spring is Here!

micron pens and color pencil on water color paper

She is wearing a pink version of a Whistle + Flute dress found in their Spring 2008 collection...and is now featured on my Platinum Blonde Life header...I hope you like it.  More drawings to be posted soon.

Beach Chic

color pencil and micron pens in a moleskine sketchbook

Tulip Time

What is with all the rain today in NYC? I suppose it is like that old saying, February showers bring May flowers--or whatever. This drawing was inspired by my Dutch heritage & my love for Tulips (oh aaannnd my wish for the cold rain to go away!).

Color Pencil & Mircon Pen in a Moleskine sketchbook

so long sweet summer journal pages

I just had my last big summer bash out in the Hamptons this past weekend. Back in the city I had time to reflect on the fall collections and iron out the details of my fall wardrobe prospects. To further complicate matters, the focus is on fashion week, so my mind is already in September. Summer is officially over for me, for better or worse. Summer is my favorite season, but I have a sore throat, my mind has wandered into fall territory, so with the exception of a few end of summer sample sales it is highly unlikely that I will be enjoying very much of the end of the season. Scorin cheap(er) designer duds does put a smile on my face, but it isn't enough to bring my summer back to life. Anyway, this is my ode to the vintage beach babe that existed in the era before Baywatch...

Summer's End Is Here

A few photos I took this weekend, I thought I would share:

1) elements 2) sunset 3) line in the sky 4) house



1) coming up for air 2) holding hands 3) blowing bubbles 4) stormy sky

girl in a yellow dress

i filled up my moleskine sketch book, and i am starting a fresh one (YAY!...i always get super excited about new sketchbooks as they always seem to take on a life of their own!)...here is one of my last sketches in my last sketchbook...incidentally it is on the first page (i had left it blank for some odd reason!) this is color pencil & micron pen.