here is a study I made of balloons passing each other in the sky. –Despina
View post →Tailgating at a football game in 83° weather is such a treat for fans living in the North-East. Here’s a drawing of some people standing around eating and drinking in their shorts, flip-flops and of course football jerseys. Greg Betza ©2011
View post →Another in the series from the Journal of Empire Studies blog. All about Egypt, the pyramids, the Nile, the sun, the all seeing eye, and our modern radar. Margaret Hurst
View post →Had a chance to catch the ex-Pavement frontman last Sunday night at Webster Hall in NYC. I decided to break out the black paper and crayons for this one. I always enjoy working in this “reverse” way and I just felt like it captured the mood a bit better than black on white…however, I did […]
View post →Drawing I made of a man as he spoke. Eddie Peña
View post →A watercolor of some flowers and lilies and water… Margaret Hurst
View post →This colored pencil drawing was made inside the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory at the New York Botanical Garden. Have a visit this weekend, it’s wonderful. drawing by Greg Betza
View post →So, this is another of the articles on the Journal of Empire Studies. This one is entitled, “James Joyce and the Consumption of Empire” by Lynn Bongiovanni. Â What a great piece of writing on the Irish author, James Joyce! Another fun and challenging illustration! Margaret Hurst
View post →This watercolor study was painted at the New York Botanical Garden. The gardens are one of my favorite places to work, a place where you can sit peacefully, surrounded by beauty. Have a great weekend. by Greg Betza
View post →This is another in the series of illustrations created for the Journal of Empire Studies. Â This article is about women writers and literature. Margaret Hurst
View post →This is a drawing I made back in 2003 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. –Greg Betza
View post →A long acquainted sister to Mystic’s busy shore .   It is early Sunday,   here     in Newport, Rhode Island.        Ah, the crisp morning air feels so good as I’m graced by the essence of fresh coffee and warm fudge being prepared for the day’s […]
View post →Sing till your soul seeps out of your pores. Eddie Peña
View post →One more of the illustrations created for the Journal of Empire Studies blog. This was a fun, colorful experience in illustration! Also, a little sad because of the subject matter.  The article for the blog is a review of the book, Kingdom Under Glass.  Kingdom Under Glass, by Jay Kirk, is about the famous explorer and […]
View post →This is one of many illustrations I created recently for a new online journal, www.empirestudies.org, a great site featuring various intellectual writers’ dissertations, thesis and reviews on global issues and topics in the Cycle of Empire, East and West. Â Professor Tom Durwood, of the Valley Forge Military College, is the editor of the site. What […]
View post →The Bowery Electric is a club on Manhattan’s lower east side. Last week I had a great time listening to a personal favorite, Tommy Stinson (& band). I’ll be posting more about this on my blog in a few days.
View post →Studies of worm travel and the paths they make. Eddie Peña
View post →Today is a simple line drawing in the far corner of the Rose Garden; one tiny snail gliding through the rose bushes, alone… Margaret Hurst
View post →A drawing of a man waiting for his plane. This was done at the San Diego International Airport. Have a good week. Greg Betza
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