Ross Racine draws aerial views of neighborhoods and communities. His work is done freehand directly on the computer and printed, they include no photographs or scanned elements.

Maria Kalman is an illustrator, artist, author, and designer in New York City. She is responsible for The Principles of Uncertainty, a great book that I recieved as a gift, and the illustrated version of The Elements of Style. Her current blog is part of the Opnion section of the New York Times website and his entitled And the Pursuit of Happiness. The above images are from that blog.

The Joseloff Gallery at the University of Hartford recently opened Nancy Graves, Insipired Visions. The show includes paintings, drawings, and sculptures and will be on view until the 28th of June. Here is an excerpt about the show from the gallery.

Paralleling her development as a sculptor are paintings, watercolors, and drawings that possess their own unique language while reflecting her constantly evolving preoccupation with various forms and subjects that resurface in her sculpture.