© Greg Betza

… exploring the gardens as they make their appearance for the annual Halloween Hoorah!

Calling all goblins and ghouls …. here’s to spooky (safe) adventures!

Study by Michele Bedigian

The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art. -Leonardo da Vinci

By: Eddie Peña

There is something alluringly inpenetrable about seafaring towns. Perhaps it is that air of  magic that comes with being so intimately entwined with the rhythms of nature, with death, the weather, and God, a breathing in and out of time, where days become years, and generations contract into a single moment. I delight in following the clues that beckon the seeker, the chains, crosses, and anchors that tell their symbolic tales, imagining their implications  interwoven into a net of humanity.

I made this drawing on a miserably cold day, unable to resist the sheer grandiosity of the image, and if you pay attention, you can follow my reasoning through the lines of the art and the notes.

It’s almost the end of October and you know what that means…Halloween! I made this drawing last year (or the year before?) when I took my Parsons illustration class to draw the kiddie Halloween parade and carnival in Washington Square Park in New York. Love the little guy with the skeleton suit. Halloween is the best. – posted by Veronica

Another watercolor from the Joshua Tree National Park in California.  This one is vertical!

The Mormons named the joshua tree after Joshua in the bible who raised his hands to the sky in prayer.

It is also known as izote de desierto.

Margaret Hurst

Here’s another drawing from my experiment -Despina

One of the most amazing examples of art in architecture. Here is a drawing from a few years back.

Greg Betza ©2010

ding,dong … goes the door…next stop…42nd Street                                                     The train begins to crawl, a microcosm of New York life journeys on silently, patiently           intent on their way.

Suddenly, a chord strikes, the silence broken…bold, bright, voluminous sound fills the car, jolting the all too familiar hum into a excited fury of motion.                                But from where? THERE! I see them!          It’s the mariachi, swaying ever so to the rhythm of the train, commanding attention as they play.

Ahhh….the sound, the melodious sound that so easily stirs the soul.                                     Yes, something has changed. 2 minutes have passed, the train begins to slow…a new ease is in the air … next stop 34th Street.

Drawing by Michele

A mime artist (from Greek “μίμος” – mimos, “imitator, actor”^[1]) is someone who uses mime as a theatrical medium or as a performance art, involving miming, or the acting out a story through body motions, without use of speech.

-wikipedia

By: Eddie Peña

The fragrant deliciousness of California organic fruits pretty much defies description, and the ripe apricots I bought at the Culver City farmer’s market were best in show. This a chalk sketch I did of a middle-aged local assessing some of the goodies at that stand.

Just a little thumbnail I did while strolling through the Alhambra one day. No, really! – posted by Veronica.

Another in the series of drawings/watercolors from Joshua Tree National Park in California.

Margaret Hurst

So I’m revisiting the drawings I made last August during the week-long drawing workshop at the Dalvero Academy.

Besides having a great time, I delved a little into a world that I’ve always loved but seldom experiment with–Fashion.

Here is one of a few drawings I’ll be sharing with you from my experiment in fashion. Stay tuned for more  -Despina

I made this quick drawing yesterday while having lunch with my 2 year old. It was a nice time.

©Greg Betza 2010

A few minutes spent warming-up for the day as I sat enjoying my morning tea.     Have a pleasant day. - Michele