I’m working on a new job involving the horse so I’ve been creating a few studies. I haven’t worked in charcoal in years so time to get a feel for it again. Here is one study of the horse in motion. Greg Betza ©2021
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There have been more conversations about what is normal and what the future holds than I can count. Change is good. I have always believed this and I will not shy away from it just because it seems unending at times. As the days pass I charge on. Onwards and upwards.—Dominick
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Ducks are funny…and mean, and loud, and sweet too. My neighbor feeds them and I see, on average, 20-30 a day. It’s been interesting getting to know them. Greg Betza ©2021
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There is a moment in translation when the original text takes on new meaning, the same happens with a sketch, a few dabs of color and the entire scene changes, I back where I was, but so far past what I was looking at the first time.—Dominick
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If I were to ever leave New York City, I’d certainly miss the diversity of people who live and work here. How could I ever live elsewhere? There is always someone to draw in the city. Here are a few faces I jotted down in Times Square. posted by Veronica
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This journey started out as a way to pass the time. As I turn a corner, as I look to the future, I wonder if it was more than that all along. Simple. Direct. Several worlds coming together. —Dominick
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Woke up at 7:30 am on Saturday morning to the sound of 1970s disco and 1980s pop music coming through our windows. We ran outside to catch a race down 34th Avenue, to benefit the victims of the fire that occurred earlier this year in Jackson Heights. The community spirit is alive and well in […]
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The black-bellied whistling duck first caught my eye because of how beautiful they are. They have a certain sophistication that most ducks just don’t have. They even make a whistling sound (hence the name) instead of the kazoo-like quack. Greg Betza ©2021
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From an old sketch done along the Hudson.—Dominick
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Someone tell me, who is more popular than the ice cream man at Coney Island on a hot August day? NO ONE! Posted by Veronica
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Here was an alternate drawing for a reportage project back in 2015. I remember it being one of my favorite jobs, just sitting at a table on a closed street, getting paid to make drawings. I never ate at the restaurant Porta though I hear it was quite good. Greg Betza ©2021
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Spent the better part of this Tuesday on the grounds of Olana, Frederic Church’s estate in Hudson, NY. Plotting my return already.—Dominick
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I got the old dip pen & ink bottle out to study the sandhill crane this time. I feel like this is getting closer to the feeling of length and sharpness that is so apparent when they walk around. Amazing because they are also so graceful! Greg Betza ©2021
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The summer weeks are flying by. Another from a little further up north along the Hudson.—Dominick
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Neil and I had such a great time taking our nephew to Coney Island beach this past weekend. He loved the waves. And I couldn’t resist making a drawing or two of this iconic Brooklyn playground. posted by Veronica
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Always a new pose to draw. It’s really endless. Greg Betza ©2021
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An atypical view farther north off the Hudson in Hudson.—Dominick
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Enjoyed the diversity of food and people at the Queens Night Market this past Saturday evening. If you live somewhere in the five boroughs of NYC, it’s worth a trip out on the 7 line. There was live music too! Info HERE. Posted by Veronica
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I tried over and over this morning to draw my daughter. She would sit still just long enough to make me believe she’d stay there for at least a minute or two, but as if with eyes in the back of her head, as soon as I laid brush to paper she’d completely change her […]
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If the past year has been positive for anything, it has grounded me to my desire—my need—to walk about in the natural world.—Dominick
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