I spent 45 days drawing New York on the street.

This is the full story — told through videos, drawings and real moments.
Artist painting a large canvas on a city street with pedestrians and a taxi in the background.

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60 places in NYC

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LIVE Drawing – 45 days in New York.

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LIVE Drawing – 45 days in New York.

✔ 7 e-mails telling the full NYC story
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✔ Immersive 360° scenes you can explore
✔ Timelapse clips showing the drawing come alive

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Heiner Radau drawing the large NYC artwork by hand on a New York subway platform with train and commuters passing by.
Artist POV urban sketching at Washington Square Park in New York, with drawing materials, park life and the arch in view.

Not the tourist version - The real vibe.

The Real New York

This city is too complex, too raw, too alive to be flattened into “I ❤️ NY” slogans or glossy skyline postcards.

This drawing was made out there — in the heat, the noise, the rhythm of real life.

On sidewalks and subway steps. In parks and backstreets.


Over 6 weeks, it grew — line by line — drawn live, on location, right here in your neighborhoods.

From Chinatown to the Bronx. From graffiti-tagged walls to hidden jazz spots.

From bodegas to bridges. From chaos to quiet.


You might spot your block. Your corner. A scene you pass every day.

Because this isn’t a superficial souvenir.
It's an unfiltered personal portrait of New York.

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The artist' perspective

Artist POV urban sketching at Washington Square Park in New York, with drawing materials, park life and the arch in view.
Heiner Radau drawing the large NYC artwork by hand on a New York subway platform with train and commuters passing by.
Heiner Radau sketching on a Greenwich Village sidewalk, creating hand-drawn New York City art from real street life.
Chinatown Great Wall of Fame street scene with graffiti art and Heiner Radau’s large hand-drawn New York City artwork.
Heiner Radau drawing the NYC artwork on location near the Charging Bull on Wall Street in Lower Manhattan.
Heiner Radau drawing the NYC artwork live in Times Square, surrounded by bright billboards, crowds, taxis and city lights.
Heiner Radau live drawing on location at Grand Central Terminal, with the Transportation statue and Midtown Manhattan street scene.
Heiner Radau on the High Line downtown using New York architecture, street signs and urban art as inspiration for the NYC artwork.
Person drawing a detailed architectural plan in an urban setting of MYRTLE AV brookyln nyc

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Heiner Radau portraitiert beim Zeichnen des Muenchen-Stadtkunstwerks — Travel and Draw live vor Ort mit Tinte und Feder.

Who's Behind the Pen?

I'm Heiner Radau, an artist from Berlin with roots in graffiti. For the past 10 years, I’ve been drawing cities around the world, LIVE on the street.

Drawing New York is a personal dream coming true.

Who's Behind the Pen?

I'm Heiner Radau, an artist from Berlin with roots in graffiti. For the past 10 years, I’ve been drawing cities around the world, LIVE on the street.

Drawing New York is a personal dream coming true.

Heiner Radau portraitiert beim Zeichnen des Muenchen-Stadtkunstwerks — Travel and Draw live vor Ort mit Tinte und Feder.

The most asked question on the streets of New York:

"How long did this take you?"

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