As a symbol of the transient nature of life as well as rebirth, I chose to paint cherry blossoms as a tribute to the people of Japan. Our National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C. is a celebration of our friendship with Japan. Art by Greg Betza In response to the recent terrible earthquake in […]
View post →So it’s official, the cpdsa will be opening the rink in Central Park on Saturday April 9th. Â I’m so happy they were able to get enough funds together to go yet another season! Go CPDSA! Margaret Hurst
View post →Here is a drawing of an Italian-inspired performer. Drawing by Greg Betza
View post →It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. ~ Charles Dickens This was just last week? Can there really be snow today??? Join me welcome spring…share a smile, a seat or even a coffee with […]
View post →Skater and skater-watcher in Central Park. Â April is coming soon and the roller skaters and dancers and watchers will be out and moving and enjoying the cpdsa ring! Margaret Hurst
View post →Here is a study of the Main Street Cinema. I was playing with the idea of a type-based reportage. by Greg Betza
View post →Here is another image from the watercolor series I mentioned last week experimenting with years back in the Japanese gardens in Epcot. It was another study exploring with what might happen when the natural patterns a garden make and the theatrical patterns a woman make merge together. Watercolor by Michele Bedigian
View post →Vultures are scavenging birds, feeding mostly on the carcasses of dead animals. Vultures are found on every continent except Antarctica and Oceania.   -Wikipedia By: Eddie Peña
View post →So it looks like the cpdsa will be able to open it’s “doors” in Central Park this April, barely. Â So if you feel so inclined, please donate whatever you can to the Central Park Dance Skaters Association. Â They’ll appreciate it! Thanks! Margaret Hurst
View post →I spent the morning of February 14th (yes, Valentine’s Day) making this drawing outside of the American Museum of Natural History in NY. It was a warm, beautiful day, the first I can remember of this year. drawing by Greg Betza
View post →This past Saturday Eddie posted a study called playing with patterns that I absolutely loved. It reminded me of a watercolor series I was experimenting with years back in the Japanese gardens in Epcot. Then influenced by the beautiful patterns presented in traditional Japanese kimono designs, it was hard for me to resist exploring what […]
View post →These are two people who hang out at the cpdsa skating circle. Â They are not the traditional skaters you see in the circle. Â The lady on the left likes to dance, and from what I have observed she is very professional, and passionate. Â The other, the gentleman on the right, is dancing, but I don’t […]
View post →At least that’s what it looked like to me watching these 2 men sit and talk on a park bench. drawing by Greg Betza
View post →We at Studio 1482 have been weaned to communicate visually through culture and language. Once a project’s been declared the first step we take is to explore graphic possibilities historically presented by the culture we’re involved with. This is a page from my sketchbook done in Paris in 2006. So did you ever ask what […]
View post →Once considered a limitless and inexhaustible resource, oceans are in jeopardy. The demands of a growing population are damaging marine ecosystems and depleting ocean and coastal resources. New and innovative approaches are needed now to maintain and restore the biological wealth of the world’s oceans and coasts. reference from <http://www.nature.org/initiatives/marine/>
View post →The CPDSA is a great nonprofit organization that provides a save and organized and fun place for skaters and for those who love to watch them, or join in with the skating. Â They need some financial help to keep the skating ring going in Central Park this coming spring. It costs some money to keep […]
View post →I thought this drawing I made at the New York Botanical Garden felt like a Sunday. It’s interesting how a drawing can feel like a day. drawing by Greg Betza
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 →It has been so nice to see the sun out lately. I nearly forgot what it looked like. drawing by Greg Betza
View post →If you have ever traveled along then Hudson River in New York, particularly via Metro North Railroad which rides along the river, you may have witnessed an odd looking ship that seems out of place among all the tug boats and tankers that crowd the waters. That vessel may have been the Half Moon, a […]
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