Doesn’t look like much, but I have faith. And I water, and I fertilize. And my fingers are crossed, and Marty is on duty. –Despina
View post →here is another from my Commuter series. Standing on the bus is never a good time. Happy Monday everyone! drawing by Greg Betza
View post →One of my favorite things to do… by Greg Betza
View post →Happy Mother’s Day Mà na. Love, Dèspina
View post →I swear Michele and I didn’t plan to post famous US war ships back to back. Amazing how thing like that happen. So I’m taking a trip south this week and on a trip south a few years ago I spent a day at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and did this close-up drawing of the USS […]
View post →An early signal of Spring. Almond trees have a long history of mythology and symbolism. I think they are beautiful to look at and to draw. -Despina
View post →Here is a drawing I made of my son playing in our backyard with his favorite toys, rocks. drawing by Greg Betza
View post →Two people sitting back to back on a bench at the museum. If they only knew what I was thinking! -Despina
View post →Happy EARTH DAY everyone. I was doing a bit of reading on the subject and I came across the EPA’s “It’s My Environment” promotion. And while I didn’t make a sign and a video, the promotion did get me thinking about my environment and what I can do to care for it. Recently I’ve been […]
View post →I started working on my vegetable garden. This year, it’s much bigger at a whopping 12’x12′! I really hope it works out. Cross your fingers with me!! I bought an owl decoy to keep watch over the garden at night and named him Marty. I think he’s really cute, but hopefully, the skunk and the […]
View post →Ok maybe you haven’t heard of them, but Leatherface is a British punk band that’s been around since 1988. I’ve been a fan since the early nineties and just had the chance to see them last month at the knitting factory in Brooklyn. Though they are quite obscure, the place was sold out and the […]
View post →…was not really itself the other day. I went for a stroll in Central Park on Monday and was looking forward to seeing the power driven model yachts sailing on the Conservatory Water Pond. To my surprise, there were no boats and no water! This is a very special part of the park and I […]
View post →I prefer watercolour with a ‘U’, I don’t know why. Anyway, here is one of my favorite paintings. The subject is an orchid and it always reminds me of spring. watercolour painting by Greg Betza
View post →Like the poster before me, I too, have looked to the past for my drawing of the day. I just realized it as I started to write this! Here’s a drawing from way back of a Cadillac La Salle. What a beauty she was, parked on that magical Sunset Boulevard. -Despina
View post →“Pick up something else” was simple yet great advice offered to me a few years ago by Veronica Lawlor before I made this drawing of Rockefeller Center. Instead of the same tools I was comfortable with, I tried using pastels and pastels only. It helped me think differently about my work and it also helped […]
View post →I’m not Irish, so I have never really celebrated St. Patrick’s Day. Growing up, all I ever really knew about the holiday was that it was the time of year that Entenmenn’s would offer up those yummy green cupcakes with the green leaves all over the box. But now, I have a little boy, and […]
View post →…enjoying our beautiful spring weather…. drawing by Greg Betza
View post →…or the Academy Awards. I think I may have started a tradition for myself by drawing while watching the Oscars! I did it last year, and this year I thought, why not again. Mostly I love looking at the classic styles and the not-so-classic gowns that the stars are skillfully presenting to the sea of […]
View post →here is a drawing I made a few weeks back at the Dalvero Academy open house. Very few things have been more important to me in my career than drawing from the model. Thanks Dalvero! drawing by Greg Betza
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