I spent the better part of the weekend trying to resolve an old drawing. My patience as the years go by certainly grows. I look back on sketchbooks from one day of my life a decade and a half ago and wonder how I tried to get so much done. Then I start to see […]
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Going into the archives a bit for this drawing- made on the banks of the Seine in Paris a few years ago. I love Paris, and my husband Neil has been diligently learning French for the last few years. So, we will spend our spring break there this year, and I’ve decided to offer an […]
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Honestly not sure how I ended up here today. Dredging of a canal, literally and figuratively. The end of July, July will always be France, though there are much cooler times to visit, maybe April. The piles stack up, but lately I find them needing more attention. Let’s see where this ride takes me.—Dominick
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Pen and ink and pencil drawing from the sculpture section at the Louvre. ~Despina
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I pulled a little sketchbook out today and saw how much time had passed. The notes and thoughts in this book are timeless, but I know exactly when and where I was when I made them. The old saying, the more you learn the less you know has never proven more true as I read […]
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Pen and ink drawing from the sculpture section at the Louvre. ~Despina
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Pen and ink drawing from the sculpture section at the Louvre. ~Despina
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As I watched the horror unfold yesterday, each second smoke poured from the roof of the cathedral I worried about the loss of even the tiniest piece of history. As the fire raged on I feared the worst like so many others. It wasn’t sinking in just yet. It couldn’t be as bad as it […]
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I made this drawing while in Paris of two people sitting and staring off into the distance. Somehow though I knew they were friends. Greg Betza ©2018
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Greg’s post from yesterday inspired me to look back at my old drawings from Paris. Here is a mixed media piece from the Tuileries Gardens in Paris. ~Despina
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Here is an old oil pastel drawing I made in Montmarte. Just found this in some old files. Greg Betza
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Each weekend Studio 1482 will be featuring posts from the One Drawing A Day archives. Today’s post is by Despina Georgiadis, from back in 2016. It’s titled “Sacre Cour.” #ODADarchive Reportage drawing of Sacre Cour in Paris. Pastel over watercolor. -Despina
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Looking back on this year and looking through some old work, I found this drawing I made in Paris in 2006 on the Champs Élysées. This was during the Tour de France, I believe, and the famous avenue was as crowded as I’ve ever seen it. Old drawings are memories. I look forward to finding […]
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I made this ink drawing in Paris outside of the Rodin Museum. Looking back I probably should have included a Rodin sculpture to better place this drawing…but I guess I just got wrapped up in the landscaping, which is pretty amazing too. Greg Betza ©2017
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Today is International Women’s Day. It celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women globally with dozens of events held worldwide. “The day will come when men will recognize woman as his peer, not only at the fireside, but in councils of the nation. Then, and not until then, will there be the […]
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One day a few years back I was in Paris with my partners in the studio drawing in the Tuileries Garden (a public garden located between the Louvre Museum and the Place de la Concorde) when this little sparrow curious beyond fear practically hopped onto my board. He spent a good 20 minutes inspecting what I was […]
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I made this little watercolor and gouache painting at the Palace of Versailles back in 2006. It was hot and surreal, and very memorable. ~Despina
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Another drawing from my early college years. Charcoal. ~Despina
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A simple line drawing in pencil from when I studied abroad in my favorite city. ~Despina
View post →Who doesn’t adore a perfectly arranged pastry shelf oh so artfully prepared on this magnificent day of love? We took the boys to Martha’s Bakery this morning for a delicious hot chocolate treat in celebration of the day and it was incredible to see how the showcases gleamed from end to end with such fine selections […]
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