One of the highlights of the pandemic lockdown for me has been the regular Zoom drawing sessions I’ve been having with my 11 year old nephew William. So when we saw each other recently at a distanced outdoor gathering, it only made sense that we would bring our sketchbooks and draw together. Above is my […]
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Here is an older drawing of my wife, in pastel. I love layering the colors, it’s basically like dry painting. Or even more so like collage where you just place colors on top of one another. I always say I need to use pastels more, maybe this time! Greg Betza ©2021
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A switch over to the Italian Pavilion at Epcot. Yet another culture to explore! m hurst
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Truth be told I am posting this and last weeks drawings late. Why? Because I started the drawings and wasn’t happy with them until this afternoon. Tomorrow based on the time stamp above. Until 2 minutes ago I had not seen that Ronnie posted another beautiful cherry blossom yesterday. Spring seems to be on everyones […]
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Couldn’t resist posting one more drawing of the cherry blossoms from the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. I really look forward to this time of year – little pink petals floating everywhere – what better way to welcome warmer days? posted by Veronica
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I found this old drawing from a concert…those were the days. I hope that world returns as it was, not so much for me, but for those that never really lived it. Greg Betza ©2021
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Another drawing at The China Pavilion at Epcot. More people! m hurst
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The sight of a magnolia tree in full bloom has always caught my attention from blocks away. On the topic of childhood memories and where our passions stem from, I have always had a strong liking—obsession maybe—for trees. This species however is an oddity to me. I can’t place my first memory of it. I have […]
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Every spring I look forward to the blossoming of the cherry trees at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. I love to make the walk around the pond in the Japanese garden, spend some time in the tea house, and draw those beautiful harbingers of warmer weather. The blossoms create such a veil of beauty – nothing […]
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That’s about all I know of these plants, their appearance. But it was enough to get me to draw them. Greg Betza ©2021
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Decided to concentrate on the various people visiting the China Pavilion at Epcot. Lots of different personalities! m hurst
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When I was a kid we had a row of forsythia plants outside our back door that kept us hidden from the rest of the world. They must have been quite old as I distinctly remember the dry branches on the bottom as I would crawl around underneath as if I were in a dense […]
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Recently there was a big fire in a building in my neighborhood; about 12 blocks from where I live. Many, many people are without a home right now, and the Jackson Heights community has pulled together to donate the basic requirements of living for these displaced families – blankets, clothing, toiletries, etc. – to bring […]
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A very quick drawing of four ladies at Epcot wearing their Minnie Mouse ears! m hurst
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I tacked up a drawing a year ago to remind myself of all that I missed last year during the initial stages of this pandemic. A “what Spring means to me” kind of note. As with so much of life that was taken for granted until we had whatever remained in our laps on a […]
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After decades of living with an uptown-downtown Manhattan street logic, I still find the addresses in Queens to be confusing. But I love the diversity of the people and architecture there! This was drawn on-site in Astoria. posted by Veronica
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Sometimes you look at something and you know exactly how you want to draw it. Greg Betza ©2021
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Another quick trip back to Fantasyland at the Carousel. m hurst
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With each sign of Spring there seems to be a not so subtle reminder that the seasons, at least in New York, clash a little before one takes the baton from the other. As I watch the daffodils pop up in front of houses up and down the avenue—mildly obsessed with their strength and form—I […]
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