Every year a few days before Christmas since my nephew was 3 years old we’ve been making cookies for Santa. The best part is the time together and often how unpredictable the cookies turn out. So this year in honor of his uncle (a.k.a. my husband, a 5th degree black belt in karate) Jayden found […]
View post →While in Santo Domingo this summer, I was invited to watch and draw at Jonathan Schmidt’s pakua class. (Hope I’m spelling that right, Jonathan!) Essentially it’s a Chinese martial art that reminded me a bit of Aikido. It was a beautiful dojo, outside, and I enjoyed watching Jonathan and his girlfriend Bettina (the two tall […]
View post →My husband owns a martial arts school in Queens and a few Saturday’s back I took the opportunity to draw two of his 7 year old (girl) students kickboxing and learning how to defend themselves. If you think 7 is too young to kickbox, you should see the 5 year olds holding their own! (All […]
View post →I had another fun evening recently drawing Neil and his fellow Aikido practitioners at the Long Island Aikiki. It’s fun to try to capture their moves on paper and, I think, a much less strenuous way for me to participate! Posted by Veronica.
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