The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis performed Art and Jazz and Greg and I where there to draw. It was a great night of beautiful music and inspiring art. Click here for more of my Jazz drawings of the night. -Despina
View post →On Saturday night I was fortunate enough to be invited to the incredible Jazz and Art II concert by The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. The show featured works by artists including Bearden, Davis, Sam Gilliam, Homer, Wifredo Lam, Mondrian, Matisse, Picasso and others projected behind the orchestra as they played jazz […]
View post →… a long, long, long time ago there was a secret present put aside by the great, great, great … ancestors high in the sky just for you… AS WE DRAW TO A CLOSE ON OUR FUNDRAISER FOR OUR NEIGHBORS IN HAITI …thank you to all who’ve already participated. Today we continue to support the […]
View post →“For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. 36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they […]
View post →As beautiful and fragile as life itself. Our prayers are with everyone who is going to bed tonight with no food, no water, no shelter, no protection. We are all connected. Thank you for your continued support of our fundraiser on behalf of CARE’s efforts in Haiti. To see more of Kati’s project on slavery in […]
View post →Eight Limbo Dancers, Seven Swans a Swimming, Six Saguaro Cacti, Five Peace Roses, Four Angel Drawings, Three Happy Dancing Doves, Two Japanese Dancers, and A Partridge in a Pear Tree. In response to the earthquake in Haiti, myself and the other seven illustrators of Studio 1482 have  each donated art to raise money on behalf […]
View post →I’ve been doing a bit of commuting lately and I thought I’d resurrect some of my commuter drawings from last year. This is one of my favorites, and that is a hat. To see more, check out my blog Greg Betza Illustration. In response to the earthquake in Haiti, myself and the other seven illustrators […]
View post →Another drawing from the NYRO rehearsals. The woodwind players do not like to be drawn (as opposed to the violins and celli, who practically do backflips when they feel the artist’s attention). I caught this guy hiding behind a column, which is funny, because he kind of looks like a column. I got him to […]
View post →It’s been 19 days since the quake in Haiti and time has revealed so much heart, so much resilience, so much courage from those affected, and yet there’s still much more work to be done to help them. As we continue to support the appeal for funds by CARE, a leading humanitarian relief organization, we wanted […]
View post →From the archives. I little thumbnail that meant a little more today. In response to the earthquake in Haiti, myself and the other seven illustrators of Studio 1482 have each donated art to raise money on behalf of the victims in an effort to support the appeal for funds by CARE, a leading humanitarian relief organization. […]
View post →“The only work that will ultimately bring any good to any of us is the work of contributing to the healing of the world.†-Marianne Williamson In response to the earthquake in Haiti, myself and the other seven illustrators of Studio 1482 have each donated art to raise money on behalf of the victims in […]
View post →“Spiritual Space” This is a drawing I made in St. Thomas, USVI, of three Mocko Jumbies. Â Mocko Jumbies are stilt walkers who originated in Africa and came over to the Caribbean with the African people. Â They are considered to be reaching a spiritual space through elevation. Â Because of their great height they could see evil […]
View post →This drawing was done at a German restaurant in New York City, and is a tongue-in-cheek interpretation of German “Heimat” (roughly, “home”) kitsch. The stuffed deer stands for the belling stag (“Roehrender Hirsch”), which is the subject of pretty much every painting in old Germans’ homes, and is an allusion to the German spirit, an ennobled […]
View post →This piece was created for a project about a man who was born a slave on an 18th century plantation in Haiti who grew up to become one of the most admired citizens of the new world. In the course my research on this project I learned a lot about the suffering the Haitian people […]
View post →Yes…..Seven Swans A Swimming, Six Saguaro Cacti, Five Peace Roses, Four Angel Drawings, Three Happy Dancing Doves, Two Japanese Dancers and A Partridge In A Pear Tree! Only five more days to go. Â I know it’s January, but I’ve got to keep going! Margaret
View post →Our very own lace monitor lizard, and proud to say so. Eddie Peña
View post →If you are in New York City this January, why not join us for the launch of Kati Nawrocki’s EPIPHANY cards on friday, January 22nd,  from 7 – 9 pm at the Open Center (22 East 30th Street at Madison Avenue). theanswersareinside.com PS cake is representative of the artwork rather than the catering at the […]
View post →A real East Village, NYC scene: dueling laptops at the Cafe Pick Me Up on Avenue A. – Veronica
View post →Six Saguaro Cacti, Five Peace Roses, Four Angel Drawings, Three Happy Dancing Doves, Two Japanese Dancers and a Partridge in a Pear Tree. Â Margaret
View post →Here is a drawing I made at Washington Square Park, NYC back in the days of nicer weather. This drawing always reminds me of summer, and I really need that right now! drawing by Greg Betza
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