Ciao NYC!

This weekend my mother, brother, and I took my my aunt, whose visit from Italy is nearing to a close, to the American Museum of Natural History. My mom thought of it, which was surprising considering she hates going to museums. However, she does love the Hayden Planetarium Space Shows they have. I absolutely love them myself. It honestly feels like you're traveling through space in that theater. I haven't seen the show or the museum since I was like twelve, so everything was new and familiar at the same time. We made sure to stop by the dinosaur exhibit for my brother (he was OBSESSED with them as a kid) and the sea creature exhibit for me (I love the giant whale on the ceiling.) After the museum we went out to eat in the best Asian buffet ever: Ichi Umi. As pictured below I took the 'all you can eat' to heart.

Yum!

xxxMar

Dinner for Two

On Valentine's Day my boyfriend and I weren't together because I was in uni and he was back at home (he commutes) so we just had a little skype dinner date that night. But when I came home this weekend, he surprised me with an at-home dinner date! I thought we were going out to a restaurant. He was so sly saying he left his wallet at home! When we got to his house a little dining table all decked out was waiting for me in his basement! And he made the (delicious!) food and everything! It's the sweetest thing anyone's ever done for me. And no, I didn't think it was corny ;)

xxxMar

Sketch # 2 & 3

Another Lana Del Rey song! I don't know why but I really like listening to her songs while drawing. I guess it has a sort of smoky, cool, and a bit calming sound to it.

My second drawing assignment: contour line drawings of my hands and feet.

In-class still life. I only managed to start detailing the milk carton and metal teapot.

xxxMar

A Weekend in NYC

Hello everyone! It's been a long and eventful weekend! On Friday Caitlin and I went over to Queens for a party at Geneve's friend's house. It was a very chill get-together but fun nevertheless. We slept over Geneve's that night and in the morning we proceeded to Soho for a little shopping! Places we went to included Brandy Melville, MAC, H&M, Topshop, Dean and Deluca, and Sephora. Dean and Deluca was filled with so much yummy food! Caitlin and I kept sneaking samples from bread to cookies, delicious! In H&M, I managed to cross something off my previously posted shopping list: a denim button-up shirt! I also found leather leggings/pants, that's included in the list too, but I was too stupid and talked myself out of getting them! Don't worry though I plan in going back in the near future and buying them! Hopefully they'll still have it! After H&M, we found ourselves in Sephora for hours on end. Caitlin bought a Bobbi Brown Pot Rouge after my recommendation and I ended up with a Makeup Forever lipstick. I was looking for a peachy-pink lipstick (after watching Breakfast at Tiffany's in English class, I've been obsessing over Audrey Hepburn's makeup as Holly Golightly) and the salesperson recommended an almost perfect dupe. It is a lot more vibrant, but when dabbed and blended on the lips, the effect is so chic.

Anyway, it's Sunday now, and it's been a very chill day compared to Friday and Saturday. I'm in the midst of starting my drawing homework so expect a sketch and song (I like to listen to music while I draw) soonish!

xxxMar