From the ‘archives’ – this is a drawing I made in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in 2012. I asked the owner of this botanica why people bought his amulets and potions. “For love, and for luck,” was his answer. Sending some of that out to all of you. 🙂 posted by Veronica PS For those […]
View post →Here is another watercolor study I did last year at the Urban Sketchers Symposium in Santo Domingo. With temperatures in the single digits in New York City today, it’s hard for me to imagine that I was ever in a climate this warm. Let me try though, it might cheer me up!! 🙂 I hear […]
View post →A watercolor study of a woman walking with a basket of bananas on her head, done in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She was so beautiful, I couldn’t believe it. posted by Veronica FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY! In our new Facebook group, One Watercolor A Day, (view it HERE) we’ll be encouraging readers to follow along with […]
View post →On my recent trip to Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, I met many wonderful people. Some were from the Urban Sketchers community; others lived in the city. Papito, above, was one of the nicest. I was drawing in his botanica in the Mercado, and he brought me a seat. So sweet! Once I finished […]
View post →A beautiful Dominican lady, on a bench in Parque Colon, Santo Domingo. Veronica Lawlor
View post →LIFE, what a precious thing it is. Being of Dominican descent I have seen first hand the suffering of the Haitian people. My hope and prayer is that out of this disaster Haiti will rise again, stronger, better and even more beautiful than ever and that our people would rise to the occasion and treat […]
View post →Summer as a kid was great. I spent all my summers  in the Dominican Republic running around, eating fruits straight from the tree. My grandfather had cows, pigs, chickens, rabbits and more. Being a city boy I’m thankful to have experienced milking a cow, chasing chickens and hunting lizards. Above is a drawing of Emilio. Emilio […]
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