Made a few drawings of faces using a couple of different sized brushes and a bamboo pen. Greg Betza ©2018
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Had a great night drawing two wonderful models last Thursday at the Society of Illustrators. Reign Apiim of Palais Apiim looked like a modern day Cleopatra. More to come.—Dominick
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In response to the devastation brought by Hurricane Irma to the Caribbean, the members of Studio 1482 have created an art-for-donation fundraiser. All this week, you can receive a print or original artwork from a Studio 1482 member by donating to one of the charities in this LINK. (See below for details.) Above is my piece, Irma’s Path, […]
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In response to the devastation brought by Hurricane Irma to the Caribbean, the members of Studio 1482 have created an art-for-donation fundraiser. All this week, you can receive a print or original artwork from a Studio 1482 member by donating to one of the charities in this LINK. (See below for details.) Above is my piece, Light in […]
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I was happy to have arrived for the drawing session early—or more precisely, the session had started late—two weeks ago. I got a few drawings in before we cleaned up.—Dominick
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I made this painting some years ago at the New York Botanical Garden. It’s my favorite place to paint on location. #nybg #tbt Greg Betza ©2017
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The thought of a childhood without any fantasy just conjures up the most treacherous upbringing I could possibly imagine. I can’t say I had a Stranger Things obsession with monsters, I only dabbled in D&D for a very short period of time, but even though I rarely strayed too far from home when I was young, ten feet into […]
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I spent last night at the Society of Illustrators Tuesday sketch night. The long poses were a bit long for me, so instead of spending 20 minutes on 1 drawing I would make 2 or 3. Often including a portrait. Here is one I did with colored pencil and a fountain pen. Greg Betza ©2016
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I’m working on a job where the setting is the mid-1920s. It’s been great experimenting with the different fashions of the period. Here is a preliminary study. Greg Betza ©2016
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Working on a sketch, watching it change. Pencil on paper.
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Maui– the colors, the flora, the ocean— it was just so beautiful. Watercolor on paper. ~Despina
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Each Sunday Studio 1482 will be featuring a post from the One Drawing A Day archives. Today’s post is by Greg Betza, from back in 2014. It’s titled “Iris” #ODADarchive Greg Betza
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This woman is a hula performer that I was lucky enough to see dance at a free performance in the streets of Honolulu. Greg Betza ©2016
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This is another drawing made at the Society of Illustrators #soi128 2 weeks ago. I’m hoping to draw there again this Thursday, can’t wait. Greg Betza ©2016
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I’ld like to blame the fact that I am lying right now and and posting three days past due on the fact that I have been working on helping to update this blog all week, but the truth is I started too late in the day on Monday to honestly give that excuse, and early […]
View post →a portrait in crayon. -Despina
View post →I think ‘practice’ is a good word for my first post of 2016. Keep working, keep learning. This is a practice head I created while working on portraits and testing out some new watercolors. Happy New Year! Greg Betza ©2016
View post →While sipping some coffee I did a drawing of these 3 ladies enjoying the summer day in Amsterdam. A great place to visit. Greg Betza ©2015
View post →Enjoy the last moments of summer everyone! Here is one of my favorite memories of the season, a little watercolor and gouache painting made while relaxing on the beach in Aruba. Greg Betza ©2015
View post →A pastel study of some beautiful yellow flowers. Missing summer already… © Greg Betza 2014
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