As part of my New York Scenes series for The New Yorker I recently drew the Bocce (or Pétanque) players in Bryant Park. These guys play at lunch time and have a ball (actually more than one). The first piece was deemed too observant: the main fellow might not like all this attention. So a second was done. Now the main guy was smaller and much less himself. Note the change of seasons. It ran about a month later than planned.
I love the intensity and depth of field.
Mike
Thanks Mike.
Hey – just wanted you to know that all of the Bryant Park petanque players really enjoyed your illustration. Thanks so much!
~ Lorissa
Lorissa:
My best regards to all and thanks. It was a lot of fun drawing them.
Gratefully,
Steve
Wow! My petanque fellas at Bryant Park told me about this today. They said, “Dude! You need to see the picture of you by a cartoonist of the New Yorker.” I was awestruck, and now that I’ve seen it, I LOVE IT!! Thank you Steve Brodner. You drew me very well. You really captured my intensity for “perfection”.
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Chadney:
Glad you liked this. You are a real sport. Good luck with the game and everything else!
SB
My wife and I love watching the petanque players at Bryant Park. In fact, it’s a shame that the park in general is so often overlooked by people visiting NYC. There’s nothing better on a sunny day than sitting on the little green chairs and people watching. We’ve also highlighted the park in our free guide to New York…
http://www.free-city-guides.com/new-york/
I completely agree with Andy. I used to love watching the petanque players at Bryant Park too. And yes, there’s nothing better or more relaxing than sitting on the little green chairs and people watching. I hope those days would come back…