urban fauna
to inquire about available artwork, email us at: awortsman@gmail.com
“The following are original artworks from an ongoing series of observations on urban fauna. Text and image are gleaned from the lifelong perambulations on asphalt and cement by two native New Yorkers, a father-daughter team, author Peter Wortsman and artist-illustrator Aurélie Bernard Wortsman.”
— Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood
Essex Street, March 2022 Ink, graphite and watercolor on paper 17 x 14 inches
Crosby Street, May 2022 Ink, graphite and watercolor on paper 17 x 14 inches
Elizabeth Street, November 2021 Ink, graphite and watercolor on paper 17 x 14 inches
Laguardia Place, August 2021 Ink, graphite and watercolor on paper 17 x 14 inches
Henry Street, April 2022 Ink, graphite and watercolor on paper 17 x 14 inches
The Bowery, January 2022 Ink, graphite and watercolor on paper 17 x 14 inches
Mott Street, June 2021 Ink, graphite and watercolor on paper 11 x 8.5 inches
Bleecker Street, May 2021 Ink, graphite, marker and watercolor on paper 14 x 17 inches
Dust mites, 2022 Ink, graphite and watercolor on paper 8.5 x 11 inches
“When, finally, it takes flight, awkward and heavy, this asphalt-colored bird is like a piece of the pavement, which by some fluke of gravity broke loose and is foolishly falling upwards by mistake.”
—Peter Wortsman
Read installments on Mr. Beller’s Neighborhood website
an online literary publication focused on true stories set in new york city.
selected observations no.1 on urban fauna
selected observations on urban fauna