Four Angel Drawings, Three Happy Dancing Doves, Two Japanese Dancers and a Partridge in a Pear Tree. “Be not forgetful to entertain strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” Â -Hebrews 13:2 “All the Utopias will come to pass only when we grow wings and all people are converted into angels.” Â -Fedor Dostoevsky “Every […]
View post →the holidays. Yes, it’s almost that time. Here is a drawing I made last weekend at the Metropolitan Museum. This is small detail from the base of their Christmas tree. Have a wonderful holiday everyone!!! drawing by Greg Betza
View post →Three Happy Dancing Doves, Two Japanese Dancers and a Partridge in a Pear Tree. Â Â Margaret
View post →Two Japanese dancers and a Partridge in a Pear Tree! Â Can’t wait for day 3!
View post →“On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear tree.” Well, Thanksgiving and Black Friday are over and all I see now are Christmas Trees on almost every corner in the city. Â Soon it will be Christmas 2009 and I am once again, as I am every […]
View post →So for those of you thinking of heading out to…well, anywhere this weekend…here is what you’ll be in for. This is a drawing I made at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. drawing by Greg Betza
View post →Thank you Lord, For all of my family, all of my friends, for this country we live in, all that you provide us with and for the time given to us on this Earth. Amen. Eddie Peña
View post →This is a drawing I made in Veronica’s illustration class at Pratt. Â They were having a great time and it was fun drawing the students drawing!
View post →Here is a drawing I dug out of my archives. I did it when I used to live in Hoboken, NJ. (a great city by the way). I also wanted to post this to announce my photostream on Flickr. by Greg Betza
View post →I love my NYC. I feel so comfortable walking down my streets. I have not a worry in the world, now of course I have all four eyes open it is still NYC after all. Eddie Peña
View post →My sister celebrated a very big birthday this week and as a gift, my brother, wife and I are sending her to Paris (she’s already in London) for a whirlwind tour of the city TODAY. Hoping she’ll have an amazing time I thought I’d share a drawing made while I was in Paris a few […]
View post →The only way to get better at something is to study. Eddie Peña
View post →The Plaka is the oldest section of Athens, but it is an exceptionally vibrant area filled with shops, restaurants and many people. Here is a reportage drawing I made while eating some Greek salad. To see more of my drawings from Greece, click here
View post →Here is a drawing I made while having a coffee and French pastry downtown near Wall Street. This little place called the Financier Patisserie became a frequent stop for me during my mid-afternoon crash. These two men were having a debate and though I couldn’t hear a word, I just watched the body language and […]
View post →Here is a drawing I did this time of year at the Bronx Zoo in NY. It is an incredible place and a real escape from the city. These wild dogs really made an impression on me. Though I was fortunate to have the opportunity to experience them, I do wish they were running free. […]
View post →Another Central Park dance skater gone wild! Â It happens…a lot. Â They can’t seem to help themselves. Â They just have to go a little nuts now and then and I’m more than happy to be there watching and drawing when it happens! Â Keep going wild, and I promise, I’ll keep drawing!
View post →here is a drawing I made while looking at some orchids. hope it brightens your Monday morning! by Greg Betza
View post →Hy-dran-ge-a: Â New Latin “water vessel” : HYDRO- +Greek angos, vessel, pitcher. The hydrangea is my favorite flower and it’s in full bloom all over the city: in Central Park, in beautiful ceramic pots in front of high rises and in window boxes in front of old brownstones! Â I don’t know why I love it so, […]
View post →This is a watercolor painting I made about this time of the year in Central Park. The silhouette in the center is the angel of the Bethesda Fountain. Some trees are still green, but many have begun to turn intense and beautiful colors. It’s such a brief time to be happy before everything turns grey […]
View post →“Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose.†-Tom Krause Eddie Peña
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