Often referred to as “the gift from one generation to another” for many native New Yorkers St.Patricks Cathedral is lovingly considered the big “granddaddy” of churches in the city. Now, as the holiday season is upon us I thought it’d be nice to share a watercolor I did a while back inspired by it’s majesty. […]
View post →Just had to mention a miracle that happened to me on the day after thanksgiving when the city makes its biggest load of cash off of the backs of hard working Americans from parking tickets. This one sanitation worker had already written up the summons and pasted the neon green insult to injury sticker. My […]
View post →This pencil and watercolor drawing of the big clock at the heart of Grand Central was part of a series of holiday drawings I did a while back; I’ll share them with you over the next few weeks.
View post →One day at China in Epcot there were dancers.  They moved in and out of the buildings and columns of the Chinese Pavilion so  gracefully.  They were irresistible. They had to be drawn and painted.  Lucky me, I got to do just that! Margaret Hurst
View post →Here is a quick drawing I made outside of the NEW Yankee Stadium on my first visit there this summer. Very Impressive! Had a really nice time and what a great place to draw! Greg Betza ©2010
View post →A new drawing of one of the NYRO cellists. This bamboo pen is by far the worst I’ve ever used, it barely takes in any ink and does not improve when sharpened, but I admit it’s kind of fun to take on the challenge and just kind of wrestle drawings out of it anyway. I […]
View post →My friend, and fellow studio 1482er, Veronica Lawlor and I went to draw at the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon blow up last night. Â It was buzzing, as usual. Â The kids love it. Â They scream out every name of every balloon as they go by. Â Katy Tur from NBC News interviewed us while we […]
View post →Ink drawing of main cellist at a concert rehearsal. to see more drawings from that set, please visit my regular blog If you like music and are interested in reading reviews of live shows and seeing art done on the spot at shows, please consider following my blog musikati.blogspot.com or follow me on twitter @musikati
View post →Belvedere Castle, in Central Park, NY. – posted by Veronica
View post →The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will be coming up in a few days. Â I thought it would be fun to post a page of drawings I made a few years ago on the eve of the parade. Â I tried to draw Spider Man from as many different angles as I could. Â It’s fun to […]
View post →Here is another watercolor drawing from that lovely German Halloween show in Brooklyn. If you want to read the full review, please visit my music blog and consider following me on twitter @musikati and thanks for the support!
View post →The backyards in Queens can sometimes be tight…but it’s always a treat to have grass and trees in the city! – Posted by Veronica Happy Veteran’s Day and a big thank you to all the veterans out there!
View post →Another watercolour version of a Joshua Tree. I think maybe this one feels the most like upraised arms in the middle of the desert . Margaret
View post →Thanks to Kati Nawrocki for inviting my wife Despina and I to a recent performance of the New York Repertory Orchestra. The concert was held at the Church of St. Mary The Virgin in New York City. Overall it was a beautiful experience. For more about the orchestra, click here. ©Greg Betza 2010
View post →Puppetry is an ancient form of performance. Some historians claim that they pre-date actors in theatre. There is evidence that they were used in Egypt as early as 2000 BC when string-operated figures of wood were manipulated to perform the action of kneading bread, and other string controlled objects. Above is a marionette I stumbled across […]
View post →Here is a drawing from a watercolor set I did at a very special Halloween show in Brooklyn last sunday. It featured a performance by German superstar- pop-band Sportfreunde Stiller. You can see more art from that evening and read a full review on my blog
View post →For Maureen: Friend classmate fearless bright strong spirit Always reaching for the sky Always in our hearts We miss you We love you. Margaret
View post →… exploring the gardens as they make their appearance for the annual Halloween Hoorah! Calling all goblins and ghouls …. here’s to spooky (safe) adventures! Study by Michele Bedigian
View post →There is something alluringly inpenetrable about seafaring towns. Perhaps it is that air of magic that comes with being so intimately entwined with the rhythms of nature, with death, the weather, and God, a breathing in and out of time, where days become years, and generations contract into a single moment. I delight in following […]
View post →It’s almost the end of October and you know what that means…Halloween! I made this drawing last year (or the year before?) when I took my Parsons illustration class to draw the kiddie Halloween parade and carnival in Washington Square Park in New York. Love the little guy with the skeleton suit. Halloween is the […]
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