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Don’t Forget to Look Up: Potter Building

Not far from the Brooklyn Bridge, watching over City Hall, stands the red terra cotta Potter Building, designed by N.G. Starkweather and commissioned by Orlando B. Potter. Constructed from 1883-86...

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Downtown Doodler: Doodle Ad Bomb #7

Tired of #Bindersfullofwomen?  The Downtown Doodler brings you Sumo Wrestlers and Combos. Yes it’s possible for them to go together. Get in touch with the Downtown Doodler on  Twitter  and  Facebook....

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Downtown Doodles: The Return of the Grande Doodles

It’s been about a year since my first Grande Doodles Starbucks cup post went viral on Tumblr, and in that time I accumulated about 40 empty cups and 12 new doodles. I took inspiration from people I...

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Post Hurricane Sandy Tribute to the Jersey Shore

A collaborative tribute to the Jersey Shore, illustrations by the Downtown Doodler For three months of the year the Jersey Shore is the vacation destination for thousands of out-of-towners. Most of the...

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Downtown Doodler: Subway People

Ever wonder where people on the subway came from and where they are going? The Downtown Doodler draws “Stuart” and creates a whole back-story for him.   Stuart 6 train, Downtown 5:29pm Stuart just...

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Special Edition Holiday Prints Available on the Untapped Shop

Just in time for the holidays, we asked our columnists to create some Special Edition Holiday Prints, and they’re now available as framed/unframed prints, notecards and iPhone cases/skins on The...

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Downtown Doodler: Paris Landmarks

I’ve drawn a few landmark compilations for Untapped Cities over the past year or so. The first step is choosing buildings that will honor the cities I am trying to represent, in this case the major...

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Downtown Doodler: Love Doodle Photo Bomb

You don’t have to wait for Valentines Day to express your love,  why not draw your love’s name in a heart on the steps of the landmarked Moynihan Station, the Post Office across from Penn Station. I...

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Downtown Doodler: Chrysler Building Doodle

Art Deco supplanted the Beaux Arts style in New York City during the 1920s and ’30s, when the economy was expanding and the stock market was surging (and crashing). Design emphasized elegant...

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“Parisians v. New Yorkers” Live Drawing Event

As part of the New York Travel Festival, Untapped Cities invites audience members, Twitter followers and Google Hangout attendees to imagine scenes in NYC and Paris, which will then be live drawn by...

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Untapped Cites & the French Embassy present “Parisians vs. New Yorkers”

Join us for a special event inside the gorgeous French Embassy on 5th Avenue and 79th Street next Thursday, May 2nd from 6:30-8:30pm. In “Parisians vs. New Yorkers,” Untapped Cities invites audience...

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Your Week Untapped: Best Events for April 29-May 5

Our curated events picks for this week: PEN World Voices Festival, Parisians vs. New Yorkers at the French Embassy, the New Yorker’s passport to the arts. MONDAY, APRIL 29: Local Roots NYC celebrates...

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Parisians vs. New Yorkers Live Illustration Event (SLIDESHOW)

Last Thursday, Untapped Cities hosted “Parisians vs. New Yorkers” a live illustration session with our columnists David Cessac, Kit Mills (The Art of Style) and the Downtown Doodler at the beautiful...

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Downtown Doodler: Untapped Cities World Landmark Skyline Logo

When Untapped Cities asked me to create a world landmark graphic for the site’s relaunch, I was honored. It was a challenge to choose between the many incredible landmarks of all the cities covered by...

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Downtown Doodler: Temple Court Doodle

Located at 5 Beekman Street, Temple Court has been closed to the public for many years. This architectural gem sits across the street from the Potter Building, which I dutifully drew last year. The...

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History of Art-Deco Design at NYC’s Rockefeller Center by the Downtown Doodler

Every other week The Downtown Doodler draws an architectural detail of a building in New York City, an an “archi-doodle.”  This week’s design is a combination of elements of different ornamental...

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Downtown Doodler: Williamsburgh Savings Bank ArchiDoodle

The Williamsburgh Savings Bank has many intricate architectural details that caught my eye. From the mosaic Zodiac constillations, to the Rene Chambellan wrought iron doors, to the carved window...

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Downtown Doodler: History of Trinity Church in NYC ArchiDoodle

The first Trinity Church building, constructed in 1698, was modest with a small porch. Scottish sailor, Captain William Kidd lent the runner and tackle from his ship for hoisting the stones. The rent...

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Downtown Doodler: American Radiator Building ArchiDoodle

The American Standard Radiator Building was designed in 1924 for the heating and plumbing manufacturer of the same name. Architect Raymond Hood made this small building feel larger by using darker...

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Downtown Doodler: Trinity Church Archidoodle {Remix}

This week’s archidoodle is a “remix” of the Trinity Church illustration which I created in September using watercolors. In one doodle, all the major design elements are represented. The steeple,...

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