When I was making pen and  ink drawings and illustrations for the Arabian Nights I also experimented with some color drawings and illustrations. I attempted to create the illustration under the influence of the Persian Miniatures that I had seen at the Met. Thought it might be fun to post one of them! Margaret Hurst
View post →At our Dalveromystic Exhibit we have a wall of Cinderella Stamps created for various topics the artists wished to create from their drawings and research of the  C W Morgan, the last wooden whale ship in the world, at Mystic Seaport Museum. This is one of the three Cinderella stamps that I created talking about the […]
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The Dalvero Academy’s exhibit opens today at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut. The name of the exhibit is, Restoring A Past, Charting A Future. This drawing is a part of my artwork contribution to the exhibit. There are 24 artists included in the exhibit and 4 artists exhibiting single pieces of artwork. The show is […]
View post →A few quick drawings done on my way into New York City via the PATH train. ©2012 Greg Betza
View post →I listened to some recordings of whale songs and made this drawings while I was listening to them. The whale songs are beautiful and soulful. I used these whale song drawings in my art for the Dalveromystic Exhibit which will be opening at Mystic Seaport on April 28, 2012, at Mystic, Connecticut. The exhibit is […]
View post →Here is another drawing of the Pharoah Sanders Quartet, from Birdland last month. ©2012 Greg Betza
View post →…are 1 of 3 bands I went to see Tuesday night at The Bell House in Brooklyn. They were great, not much more to say! A really nice venue too. Greg Betza ©2012
View post →Singing sea songs at the Mystic Seaport Museum. This pen and ink drawing is one of hundreds done at the museum. Drawing the singers is always fun, you find your self dancing with your brush and pen. Eddie Peña
View post →from the lipstick to the jewelry to the glasses, these are very important parts of a person…and a drawing. Greg Betza ©2012
View post →This is one of a series of drawings I made for a storyboard about how we store our memories and culture. Lots of patterns! Margaret Hurst
View post →Here is a drawing I made during dinner before the live jazz show at Birdland last week. Great characters in there. Greg Betza ©2012
View post →Drawing of a distant family member. He’s prettier in the drawing. Eddie Peña
View post →Many years ago I went to the racetrack and thought it might be fun to draw the horses and their riders. Margaret Hurst
View post →By way of a good friend, I was in attendance at Tuesday’s performance by jazz legend Pharoah Sanders. This was the first show of five at New York City’s Birdland. It was quite a scene to watch the 71 year old with his white hair, white beard and white shirt against the deep red “BIRDLAND” […]
View post →Mista Mocko Jumbie strikes again! Margaret Hurst
View post →A line drawing of a bouquet of fake flowers that my 3-yr old put together for me the other day. Greg Betza ©2012
View post →I just saw her sitting there, without a worry in the world. I was compelled to draw her. Eddie Peña
View post →Mista Mocko Jumbie! Carnival time is coming soon in the USVI. The Mocko Jumbies will be out in full force! Wish I were going to be there… This is a drawing from one of the Carnival parades on St. Thomas. Margaret Hurst
View post →Here is a drawing from 2003! It’s from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of my favorite places to visit, and draw. And speaking of drawing, to everyone attending the ETSY Hands-On event tonight in Brooklyn, I look forward to meeting and drawing with you all. -Greg Betza
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