This frame is from a storyboard I created about St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. –Despina
View post →Here is a drawing made from a model a few weeks ago at the Dalvero Academy. ©2011 Greg Betza
View post →..there was a girl who dreamt of castles and pageantry. She learned to discover it really does exist! …and it’s magical. Above is a page from my sketchbook of a few thumbnails of the carousel (and company) in the Magic Kingdom. – Michele
View post →I was at my friends’ house this weekend and had the pleasure of seeing a mama and her baby in action. It reminded me of this drawing I had done awhile ago… Mama teaching baby elephant how to pick a branch from a tree! Margaret Hurst
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With December in full swing this brisk sunny Sunday, Ronnie’s post this week inspired thoughts of warm, tempting days gone by for me too. Above is a reportage study for a larger painting project I started in Animal Kingdom. Happy Sunday! – Michele
View post →I’m not sure what happened here, but I got a little carried away and put this one flower watercolor drawing into a few filters… Margaret Hurst
View post →Above is a small lino-cut I had done at the South Street Seaport titled Point of Entry…into the melting pot. Â Thought it was kind of appropriate given the occasion this holiday weekend, Happy Thanksgiving everyone! May the best of life’s offering in this great land we call home fill yours with peace and abundance. […]
View post →Some days bring reflection like no others. I am thankful to have lived in so many worlds on this planet thus far, I only hope I have a little more time to venture out and find some more. —Dominick
View post →I thought it would be nice to put one of the black and white illustrations drawn for Henri’s Reserve. Â I tasted some of their champagnes and they were absolutely sublime! Margaret Hurst
View post →Yesterday’s unseasonably cold weather reminded me of this drawing I made last year. It was an unseasonably warm day then, but I was standing on a patch of ice that had yet to melt and by the time I had made this drawing outside of the American Museum of Natural History, I was trembling. Suffering […]
View post →Last night in life drawing class (in Brooklyn at the Dalvero Academy)Â Â Veronica gave a brief lecture on how important it is to take the time to observe when you draw…to observe the figure closely, the body language presented and the energy surrounding it. Â She shared that each movement is a moment in time and a […]
View post →As I made my way this morning, I was told that this afternoon might be a bit of chaos. Oh the difference from the last drawing I made on the subway.—Dominick
View post →A drawing of the Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York City’s Zucotti Park before their contested eviction by the NYPD earlier this morning. By Kati Nawrocki
View post →Enjoy this Veteran’s Day and remember all that have served and sacrificed. Greg Betza ©2011
View post →This Thursday at the Angel Orensanz Foundation in New York City, American Illustration and Photography hosts its annual party for selected artists and colleagues. The illustration above of the Spiderman balloon, and one other of the SpongeBob balloon, were selected for AI30 from my reportage of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. I am looking forward […]
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Here is a drawing from a concert I attended (during then unscheduled nor’easter) at Town Hall NYC last Saturday. The performer, Jeff Mangum, had not performed for nearly 13 years so it was a room filled with an unusual level of anticipation.
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