Whether you celebrated the holiday season last week, this week (or in weeks to come) the message is simple … “LOVE thy neighbor”  and kindness will ALWAYS prevail. Wishing you miracles and wonder – Michele
View post →I just dug out this old drawing of the Bethesda Terrace and Fountain in Central Park. One of my favorite places to visit and draw in New York. -Despina
View post →A year or so back I purchased this sweet ‘Little People’ Nativity Set in anticipation of teaching my children the wonder of Christmas. This year my older one is 3 and “wonder” is BIG on his plate…What’s this Mommy? What’s that Mommy?… over and over and OVER. So while answering his question of what the Angels purpose was […]
View post →This time of year, and all year. Prudence, Fortitude, Temperance, Faith, Charity, Hope, Justice -Despina
View post →On March 27th, before all the chaos developed with Ebola in this country and the rise of ISIS, in his first official visit President Obama met with Pope Francis at the Vatican. As it is customary politically and in tradition to bring the Pope gifts, the President gave the Pope a seed box and mentioned he would like […]
View post →Yesterday, September 11th was a day of reflection for me and so many around the world. My phone was off, my computer down. I spent the morning at my late husband’s firehouse with old friends I now see for the most part just once a year. It’s hard to believe 13 years have passed and yet when […]
View post →After Jesus was born, Wise Men came to look for Him, probably from an area which is now in either Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia or the Yemen. Although they are often called the ‘Three Kings’, the Bible does not say how many there were, or that they were kings. One theory is that they might […]
View post →A Messenger brings a rose of peace for the Holidays. Margaret Hurst
View post →Did you ever feel a tiny raindrop trickle down from the sky and land upon your cheek when there is no rain in sight, and wonder where it came from when the day is sunny and bright? Did you ever hear someone clearly call out your name, and when you turned to look there’s […]
View post →This is a piece painted at the Bethesda Terrace in Central Park. It didn’t make it into our new book (see below!), so I thought I’d share it with you. FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY! In our new Facebook group, One Watercolor A Day, (view it HERE) we’ll be encouraging readers to follow along with the exercises […]
View post →Crayon drawing from a day spent in the park. Greg Betza©2013
View post →This is a quick conte crayon study of a statue and it’s shadows. ~Despina
View post →A beautiful place in Spring… Greg Betza ©2013
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View post →On behalf of all of us at One Drawing A Day and Studio 1482, I’d like to wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving. Greg Betza ©2012
View post →EROS Â LOVE Â Â CUPID Â APHRODITE Â DESIRE Â ANTEROS Â CHAOS Â CUPIDO Â GOLDEN ARROW Â VENUS Â CHAOS Â CHERUB Â PUCK Â DESIRE Â AMOR Â PSYCHE Â ANGEL Â LOVE DART Â BREATH Â SOUL Â BUTTERFLY Â COMMUNICATION Â HEARTS Â DOVES Â FLOWERS It is said that […]
View post →Happy New Year! Many blessings to all. Good bye 2010. Eddie Peña
View post →As 2011 nears I think of the old year ending and the new year approaching – what will it bring?! Â Janus is the Roman god of gates, doorways, beginnings, endings, and time. Â That’s a lot! Â Janus, of course, January, the first new month of the new year. Â Janus has two heads looking in opposite directions […]
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