by Jeffrey M Levine | Jan 26, 2020
Before the explosion of the Urban Sketchers movement that began in 2007 there was very little published on this topic. On a recent visit to Los Angeles I stopped by my favorite art bookstore, Hennesy & Ingalls, and discovered some treasures I’d like to...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Jan 5, 2020
For years Venice beach has been a place for rejuvenation of my creative energies. Life in Manhattan is perpetually stressed, leading to rigidity and stagnation. Nothing remedied this better for me than hopping on a plane to California to chill out in Venice. I would...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Dec 4, 2019
While thumbing through a pile of used books for sale by a homeless vendor in Union Square I came across one entitled Through Darkest Adolescence by Richard Armour. The book contained illustrations that depicted the tribulations of young teenagers in concise and...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Oct 19, 2019
My relationship with making art has been complicated, mainly because of my day job as a medical doctor in New York City. Years ago I maintained a painting studio, but gave up the medium when I moved into a small Manhattan apartment to pursue my training. But the...
by Jeffrey M Levine | Jun 15, 2019
This is one of the sketches I did as a medical student when rotating through the VA Hospital. It was done with a felt-tip marker, probably a Flair, on the back of a Doctors Order sheet. It’s not dated, but was probably done in 1979. It shows a scene you...
