“Three Ages of Trees”
#pleinair #neocolorII water-soluble pastel
Illustration © 2026 Henry Sene Yee
#HenrySeneYee
nycsketchers urbansketch urbansketchers #pleinairpril #pleinairpril2026 @carandache
59th Street Bridge, from Long Island City, Queens, NYC, April 16, 2026”
Watercolor on cold press hand•book journal sketchbook paper, 8.25 in x 8.25 in
#pleinair painting © 2026 Henry Sene Yee
#illustration by #HenrySeneYee
nycsketchers urbansketch urbansketchers #pleinairpril #pleinairpril2026
Crazy to fire a talent like Andy too. Ugh
Ready with my chocolate Moon Pie to welcome NASA’s Artemis II back home!
@nasa @NASAartemis #artemisII
🌖 🚀 🏡 👏👏👏
“A Positive Shape of Coffee”
Pentel Brush Pen in Pale Brown, Gray, and Black 04/09/2026.
CannelleCafe
#cafesketch #pleinair
illustration by (c) 2026 Henry Sene Yee
Brush and Ink, Pen and Ink
#nycsketchers urbansketch urbansketchers penandink, #pleinairpril #pleinairpril2026
“Wireless Headphones”
Pen and Ink in Talens Art Creation Sketch Book Paper, 4.7 in x 4.7 in 04/08/2026
Cannelle Cafe
#cafesketch #pleinair
illustration by (c) 2026 Henry Sene Yee
#nycsketchers urbansketch urbansketchers penandink, #pleinairpril #pleinairpril2026
“Perpendicular Window View”
Pen and Ink, Kuretake Calligraphy Pen & Pentel Brush Pen in Talens Art Creation Sketch Book Paper, 4.7 in x 4.7 in
@starbucks
#cafesketch #pleinair
illustration by (c) 2026 Henry Sene Yee
#nycsketchers urbansketch urbansketchers penandink, #pleinairpril #pleinairpril2026
I heard someone call ultramarine blue…old marine blue.
Semper Blue
“Composition”
Pen and Ink in Talens Art Creation Sketch Book Paper, 4.7 in. x 4.7 in.
#cafesketch
#pleinair illustration by (c) 2026 Henry Sene Yee
#nycsketchers urbansketch urbansketchers #pleinairpril #pleinairpril2026
“Pastries, coffee & chair, oh my!
A Cafe Comic Strip”
Tombow Dual Brush Pen in Talens Art Creation Sketch Book, 4.7” x 4.7” 04/04/2026
Cannelle Bakery
#cafesketch
#pleinair illustration by (c) 2026 Henry Sene Yee
#nycsketchers urbansketch urbansketchers penandink #pleinairpril #pleinairpril2026
Not accidentally opening my Duolingo app for the first time in two years and immediately getting an email response:
Welcome back! We’re so glad you’re back! Now, get to a 7 day streak!
TGIGF
“The Naked and the Weeping / Long Island City, NYC March 2026”
Liquitex Basics Acrylics on Strathmore 400 Series Oil Painting Paper, 9 in. x 12 in.
Painting © 2026 Henry Sene Yee
#henryseneyee #pleinAir illustration #nycurbansketchers urbansketchers urbansketching #pleinairpril #pleinairpril2026
Shout-out to every other Gen Xer that was holding their breath the entire time for the first five mintues of the launch
For
r e a s o n s
“A sketch of NYC after finishing a project”
#watercolor in Talens Art Creation Sketch Book Paper, 4.7” x 4.7” 03/31/2026.
#pleinair #illustration by #HenrySeneYee
nycsketchers urbansketch urbansketchers ballpointPenArt penandink pleinairpril pleinairpril2026
Thanks @literaryhub.bsky.social for including my cover design for DAYS OF LOVE AND RAGE by Anand Gopal / Simon & Schuster in your “The 13 Best Book Covers of March” roundup 🥰
And big thanks to Art Director Math Monahan for your great art direction and getting this concept approved 🙏
Anable Basin (also called Eleventh Street Basin) is a man-made waterway in Long Island City, Queens, New York City. It’s about 500-foot-long and connects to the East River. This basin was created in 1868 to help factories and businesses in the area.
“Anable Basin, LIC”
Cobra Water Soluble Oil Paint on Canvas Panel, 6” x 8” March 29, 2026
Painting © 2026 Henry Sene Yee
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#pleinairpril
#Plein Air, Alla Prima #nycurbansketchers urbansketcher #pleinairpril2026
“Bouquet Americano”
Black BiC Crystal Ballpoint Pen in Talens Art Creation Sketch Book Paper, 4.7” x 4.7” 03/29/2026,
51st St Bakery and Cafe.
#cafesketch
#pleinair illustration by Henry Sene Yee
#nycsketchers #urbansketch urbansketchers ballpointPenArt penandink
“A Leafless tree”
Kaweco Sport Fountain Pen with Blue shin-kai Iroshizuku ink in Talens Art Creation Sketch Book Paper, 4.7” x 4.7” 03/28/2026,
Cannelle Patisserie.
#cafesketch
#pleinair illustration by Henry Sene Yee
#nycsketchers #urbansketch urbansketchers
“St. Mary’s Church at Golden Sunset / Long Island City, Queens, NY, March 24, 2026”
Liquitex Basics Acrylics on 25% Cotton, Hot Press, Fabriano Studio Watercolor Paper, 9” x 12”
Painting © 2026 Henry Sene Yee
#henryseneyee #pleinAir #illustration
#nycurbansketchers #urbansketchers
ENEMY OF MY ENEMY: A Daredevil Marvel Crime Novel by Alex Segura / HyperionAveBooks DisneyBooks MarvelCrime
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#coverDesign, illustration & photo: Henry Sene Yee;
AD: Amy King 🙏
“New York City overcast, March 23, 2026”
COBRA water mixable oil paints on 2.75” x 4.5” gessoed ACM aluminum panel.
#pleinair painting © 2026 Henry Sene Yee
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#urbansketching #nycurbansketchers urbansketcher #henryseneyee petitepaintbox
Princeton Aspen Series 6500 Short Handle Filbert Brushes
“59th Street Bridge, March 21, 2026”
COBRA water mixable oil paints on 2.75” x 4.5” gessoed aluminum panel.
#pleinair painting © 2026 Henry Sene Yee
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Using my new tiny pochade from @petite_paintbox designed by painter @kellymicca Brilliant!
#nycurbansketchers urbansketching
Silvercup Studio
Long Island City, NY
Photo © 2026 Henry Sene Yee
#typography #nyctype #signage
“Crumpled Napkin on Coffee Cup”
#cafesketch 03/19/2026
#ballpointPenArt illustration by Henry Sene Yee
#henryseneyee
#cannelleCafe #pleinair nycurbansketchers urbansketching urbansketchers coffeesketch coffee
Had my annual physical & everything looks great, so I treated myself to A Salt & Battery Fish & no chips, w/ mushy peas, saw the Whitney Biennial, petted shop cats, walked the High Line, ate carne asada quesadilla at Los Tacos No.1, got an illustration project, & took photos.
A Good Afternoon in NYC
H A P P I E S T
B I R T H D A Y
D A N I E L
🎂🎁🎈
J. J. Tabasco’s Do-It-Yourself Detective Agency: A Novel by Carl Martin Johnson / She Writes Press @shewritespress / SparkPress
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#coverDesign by Henry Sene Yee #HenrySeneYee;
AD: Julie Metz
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❌ outtakes killedConcept rejectedCovers
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