by Jeffrey M Levine | Aug 28, 2021
Once the busiest lunch counter in Manhattan’s Flatiron District, Eisenberg’s Sandwich Shop closed earlier this year as a casualty of the Pandemic. But I just got the happy news that it will be reopening under new owners. This was a great place to sketch...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Aug 4, 2021
Driving the country roads in the North Woods of Maine looking for places to paint I did not expect to come face to face with a historical episode from World War II. Yet that is exactly what happed when I learned of the remains of a prisoner of war camp hidden away in...
by Jeffrey M Levine | May 10, 2021
On a recent Friday as the pandemic lockdown was lifting, I spent the day sketching at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. On my list was the Benin Bronzes, spectacular sculptures which bear the stigma of colonial plunder, and have a dark and bloody history that belies...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Apr 25, 2021
When growing up our family doctor had a set of prints in his waiting room that illustrated scenes from a doctor’s life. Painted by renowned medical illustrator Frank Netter, the scenes included a late night visit by a country doctor, a busy waiting room with anxious...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Nov 26, 2020
When I first started sketching I was overwhelmed with sketchbook choices. I remember going into New York Central Art Supply and getting totally confused with the variety of books with different size, thickness, color of paper, binding, textures, recommended usage, and...
