I almost made it to Christmas. Here is the last of the Santorini drawings that I am posting. It is one I made while waiting for the ferry to leave the island. I thought it very fitting.

Click here to view all my drawings from Santorini. I also went to Crete, click here to see the drawings I made there.

Farewell, Santorini! -Despina

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So for those of you thinking of heading out to…well, anywhere this weekend…here is what you’ll be in for.

This is a drawing I made at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.

drawing by Greg Betza

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I would’ve saved her the last piece. Thanksgiving is the one day of the year I wish lasted a little longer, (no joke). So when I imagine stretching the holiday I can’t think of anything better than finding turkey and maybe some cranberry sauce in the rare sighting of leftovers following the feast          ….. well, possibly pumpkin pie!

Three ideas for leftover cranberry sauce I found which might be a twist on the old if you’re interested; Try warming it and serving it as an ice cream topping, or mix it with cream cheese (and really impress with an eye-opening spread for bagels or toast). Better yet, melt it in a saucepan over low heat with a bit of butter and use as a chicken glaze.  Whatever you prefer, whole-berry or the jellied type, (that could be a story in itself) … mangia! – Michele

p.s. Dom, do you think she’d like apple?

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Who ate all my pumpkin pie?

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Thank you Lord,

For all of my family, all of my friends, for this country we live in, all that you provide us with and  for the time given to us on this Earth.

Amen.

Eddie Peña

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This is one of about two thousand drawings I’ve done of my beloved fellow-New Yorkers. I love drawing people, especially extreme ones, and nowhere are folks more who they are than in the big apple! This couple was shopping at Rockefeller Center, if I recall correctly.

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Just before Thanksgiving, and I want to give some thanks. Thanks to beautiful friends and family. Thanks to the members of Studio 1482 that I’m lucky to be a part of. Thanks to the terrific clients that I’ve had the privilege of working with. Thanks to all of the wonderful students that I’ve taught and also learned from. Just thanks. I love this holiday because it lets me remember how grateful I am for all the people who have come into my life and the experiences I’ve had over the years. Happy Thanksgiving. – Veronica

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This is a drawing I made in Veronica’s illustration class at Pratt.  They were having a great time and it was fun drawing the students drawing!

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View of Oia from the next town over. -Despina

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Here is a drawing I dug out of my archives. I did it when I used to live in Hoboken, NJ. (a great city by the way). I also wanted to post this to announce my photostream on Flickr.

by Greg Betza

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