Oh Bernie. I can only imagine what was going through your head in this moment. So, you’ve become a meme. I can only imagine what that means to you as well. Cute ole Bernie. Look at him now waiting for the Amazon delivery truck. Oh look, he’s hanging out with the guy from the Sopranos. […]
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This painting is not of a “river view” it is actually a pond or some other small body of water, I’m not sure…but it is located in Riverview, Florida. Hope that wasn’t too confusing. Liquid ink on watercolor paper. Greg Betza ©2021
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I am reposting this drawing from 4 years ago, 2017, at The Women’s March at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C., because we now have a woman Vice President in office in the United States of America, for the first time in our history! I am proud to be an American woman this inauguration day […]
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Twelves years ago tomorrow I was standing in the bitter cold just off center of the Washington Monument witnessing my first presidential inauguration. I vowed that day that I would return every four years. Somehow I looked it as a new piece of my American identity. And try as I did this year, first finding […]
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“We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. And, I would add, as sisters, too. Posted by Veronica
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~Despina
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“1-minutes” are what these short poses are sometimes called. They’re great for capturing body language and design. What I find is that they tend to be honest and instinctual. Less time to think and only time to react. It’s great exercise for the mind and hand. These 2 thumbnails are from a recent zoom drawing […]
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Another view and drawing from the NAPA Valley Vineyard. I love grapes. And vines. And leaves. Oh my! m hurst
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I hadn’t looked at Ronnie’s entry from yesterday until just after I decided what I would post today. Before that I was hesitant. My intention was to draw something uplifting because, hell, after this past year I am tired of bad news. I know I am not alone. But the fact is now is not […]
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I drew this image of the Capitol of the United States several years ago. At the time I drew it, I could never have imagined the events of the past week in our country. Let’s hope that we can pass this test on the ideals of democracy, and even, dare we say, come closer to […]
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My second post of the year is another ancient global symbol. The pinecone has long been a symbol of enlightenment and has a close association with the human brain. ~Despina
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This is my first post of 2021 so I thought I’d start the year off in style 😉 Here is a fashion illustration made at the Society of Illustrators @soi128 Happy New Year and thank you for supporting One Drawing A Day. Greg Betza ©2021
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Made this drawing in the Napa Valley in California a few years ago. There is nothing like sitting and drawing in the midst of a vineyard. It’s just endlessly beautiful with an abundance of clusters of grapes and leaves growing around you and off into infinity. Unending beauty. m hurst
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On the twelfth day…well, it’s still five golden rings. Holding onto a few more moments of the seasons greetings. It’s the greetings part that I miss the most. Happy to see the familiar faces who have kept our lives going day in and day out over the last 10 months or so, but I do […]
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I did not know about the lovely Greek custom of breaking open a pomegranate on New Years (see Despina’s post HERE) but their symbolic attributes have definitely been on my mind as 2021 begins. Detail crop of some studio work I’ve been pursuing in this new year…best wishes that it will be a fruitful one […]
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It’s our Greek tradition to break open a pomegranate on New Year’s Day. My sincerest best wishes to everyone for a sweet and tart year ahead. Abundance and prosperity. -Despina
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The end of 2020; so many have been anticipating this symbolic transition into better times. Me too. I made this drawing at Universal Studios last month. Creating it reminded me of all the many, many people I’ve drawn in real life over the years and how different it was this time. The masks, the uncertainty, […]
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art was having a party and I was able to take the opportunity to make some drawings for an illustration job for Henri’s Reserve Champagne I was working on of people enjoying champagne at a party. How ironic and wonderful that I was there when this party was happening at The […]
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… my true love said to me, did you know that you just posted the fifth day of Christmas. Maybe it is my upbringing and the lack of the sort of thing in my life as a child, but I am not one for resolutions come the New Year. While I am friendly with Janus and […]
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Looking back over the infamous year known as 2020, I hope that I can remember to feel gratitude for those close to me and the simple joys of life, and remember the many lessons that the year has taught me. Happy New Year 2021! Here’s to a brighter, healthier, more just, and more peaceful year […]
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