I thought a good symbol to represent The Individual would be fingerprints, so I dipped my finger tips in red watercolor and pressed them on in the shape of the Liberty Tree’s branches and leaves. Also included a tree trunk of the Declaration of Independence. Â The thumbnail in the lower left corner is the Declaration […]
View post →This New York winter for some reason feels excessively cold to me. So I decided to check out some pieces from last summer hoping to inspire some warm thoughts. Above is a page from my sketchbook at the South Street Seaport. If you been following ODAD for a while you’ve probably seen a few sister […]
View post →These drawings are a progression on the GAP Liberty Tree ad campaign. Â Just playing with a purpose with symbols and information. I was thinking about the Declaration of Independence, our fundamental rights, the American flag, etc. Margaret Hurst
View post →Since I was a little girl, Cleopatra’s Needle in Central Park has always been this incredible icon of fact and fiction for me. It was once the symbol I decoded on imaginary expeditions with my brother as we competitively searched for the Eye of Horus we swore was there. It was the landmark I always […]
View post →On one of my many trips to Disney World to draw/reportage, I was sitting in Liberty Square at The Magic Kingdom. I had previously looked up the Liberty Tree to see what kind of a symbol it was. Â Apparently the idea of a Liberty Tree came about in 1765 with “The Sons of Liberty” patriots […]
View post →I recently began reading a book about The Buddha and I was reminded of this drawing I made years ago in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. Have a great first week of 2011! drawing by Greg Betza
View post →… Because some trees are still up, and not all cookies have been eaten yet… This drawing of a Christmas tree cookie is from the same series as the drawing of the “snowy clock” at Grand Central. It’s a study for a children’s book I am currently working on.
View post →As 2011 nears I think of the old year ending and the new year approaching – what will it bring?! Â Janus is the Roman god of gates, doorways, beginnings, endings, and time. Â That’s a lot! Â Janus, of course, January, the first new month of the new year. Â Janus has two heads looking in opposite directions […]
View post →Woke up to more snow than I was prepared for! My first thought was food. What will we eat today? Then I thought of posting a drawing. I thought it would be nice to share a frame from a storyboard I made about snow and gloves. Here’s more of that storyboard -Despina
View post →…you all had a wonderful holiday. Below is a drawing of an angel from the Metropolitan Museum’s Christmas tree. -Greg Betza
View post →quote by – Elie Weisel Drawing by Michele in the Medieval Sculpture Hall at the Metropolitan Museum of Art • 12/2010
View post →Thought this fitting for today. Merry Christmas to all.—Dominick I believe in an all-wise and all-loving God, named by whatever name, and that the individual’s highest fulfillment, greatest happiness, and widest usefulness are to be found in living in harmony with His will.—John D. Rockefeller
View post →In the spirit of the Holidays I am posting my Holiday card, which is a gold and black silkscreened hibiscus. The hibiscus is a very beautiful flower seen all over St. Thomas, so I thought it would be nice to use it for my card. Â In the spirit of the Holidays this card is also […]
View post →Although I attended the annual Dalvero Academy Holiday gathering at the Met last night, I wasn’t able to make too many drawings of the beautiful Christmas tree as I usually do. This drawing of one of the Neopolitan Baroque Crèche angels that adorn the tree is from the archives. AKA an old sketchpad. more… While […]
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Above is a study for a painting I was asked to do by the New York Kabbalah Center as a birthday gift for Karen Berg, the leading female kabbalist of our generation. It was late in September when teachers and students living in New York were asked to think about Karen and express (along with […]
View post →Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday observed generally on December 25 to commemorate the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity. The date is not known to be the actual birthday of Jesus, and may have initially been chosen to correspond with either the day exactly nine months after some early Christians believed […]
View post →I was in the South Pacific section at The Metropolitan Museum of Art making some drawings of the wooden tree that supports the roof of the house. Â It was a beautiful shape, arched out at the top like open hands with a beautiful patterning of the grain of the tree. Â I went home and drew […]
View post →I always think of this drawing of mine when the holiday shopping frenzy rears its ugly head every year. I drew this at Rockefeller Center a few Decembers ago. Oh, what I would give to take a nap like the kid in this drawing whenever I feel too tired to carry on with the lists […]
View post →I stood out in the freezing cold last night, and did this drawing. The holiday market is one of New York City’s great traditions and it really marks the beginning of the holiday season. With over 100 vendors in white tents, there is sure to be something there for every taste. For more information, click […]
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