Another drawing from my session last week with my gifted markers. These amazing palms, etc. live in my new backyard. Greg Betza ©2022
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A friend’s mother passed away about 2 years ago and he gifted me her markers. She was an artist. This morning was the first time I used them. These flowers are for her. Greg Betza ©2022
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I picked up a crappy, large red sharpie and made a drawing just to see how it would turn out. I’m pretty happy with it. Sometimes it’s good to just “use what you have” and get the drawing down…what do you have to lose? Greg Betza ©2022
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I recently moved and have been exploring my new view. These trees are such a standout to me. Their color, perhaps from decay, just pops with the greenery behind. I finally had a moment to draw them. Greg Betza ©2022
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I recently moved into a new studio and with that comes a new view. There are 3 palm trees (not sure which type yet) outside my window so I played a little today with different brushes and a bamboo pen. A lot I like about this drawing and a lot I don’t…on to the next! […]
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These marker drawings are from a Destroyer concert in 2011. Funny I came across these today as I was just listening to his new album. I wouldn’t say it’s for everyone, but if you give them a chance and you get it, you can’t get enough. Greg Betza ©2022
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This fellow was enjoying this holiday as so many others do. While I personally don’t know how I feel about the way people celebrate today, I do enjoy how happy today seems to make everyone. We all need that break, regardless of the reason, every now and then. Greg Betza ©2022
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When you’re studying it’s interesting to see how you lay out your drawings on a page. In the absence of a predetermined plan design decisions are made during the process, as with this series of figures. Greg Betza ©2022
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Down in Florida it feels like summer almost all of the time, however some trees do shed and regrow their leaves and/or flowers. Sitting in a parking lot last night I drew some of the palm trees and a crepe myrtle already in bloom. Greg Betza ©2022
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For a variety of reasons I have not posted in quite awhile but I’m excited to be back. Here is a ballerina I created as part of a wine label project. Have a great day. Greg Betza ©2022
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My daughter finds many things to be very suspicious lol. Greg Betza ©2022
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Here is a detail of a horse head from a “warm-up” drawing I made for a recent commission. Greg Betza ©2021
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I’m sure we’ve all had this happen…our desk seems to grow, and grow, and grow into a twisted pile of books and papers and receipts and many things we surely don’t need to hold onto anymore. Greg Betza ©2021
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I call this the waiting tree because I drew it while waiting in the car for my wife while she ran an errand. Luckily I had the sketchbook and pen! And a beautiful delicate tree right in my line of sight. Greg Betza ©2021
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Back to studying with the local ducks… Brush marker Greg Betza ©2021
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It is Veteran’s Day in the United States and I’d like to express my sincerest thank you to all who have served. Here is a drawing which came to mind today. It’s from the early stages of the project I worked on for the Vietnam War documentary by Ken Burns. For more about the project, […]
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When you don’t have much time it can be best to just draw what you have nearby…and I have a lot of ducks nearby. These ducks weren’t actually red, are there red ducks? Greg Betza ©2021
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I was commissioned a few years ago to paint a couple’s favorite tree from their property. Here is one of the many studies I created while finding the right balance between abstraction and reality. Greg Betza ©2021
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We have a palm tree growing in a pot on our patio. So far it hasn’t grown very tall, but it is beautiful to watch. Here is a quick study of a leaf beginning to stretch out. Greg Betza ©2021
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A watercolor of the calming view from my backyard. Greg Betza ©2021
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