Drawing is a skill that always needs attention. Like any art form, it takes practice, practice and more practice. Below is a page of hand studies done for no other reason than for the exercise (always a great barometer to see where I’m at) – Michele
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View post →Since the band Dinosaur Jr released their amazing album “You’re Living All Over Me“. Two weeks ago they played a concert at Terminal 5 in New York City to celebrate. It was an amazing show with special guests including Frank Black, Kim Gordon and Johnny Marr. I will post more drawings from the night on […]
View post →I did a little experimenting when I was illustrating a book cover. I bought a fern and used a stem of it to create a watercolor version of it. Â I brushed the one side of the leaf with red watercolor and pressed it on the watercolor paper, twice. The fuller version was the first “lay […]
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Times Square (NYC) Sketch by: Eddie PeñaView post →
In response to Hurricane Sandy’s devastating effects on the New York and New Jersey area, the illustrators of Studio 1482 have each created a print of one of their favorite New York City images to raise money for the displaced victims of […]
View post →Our Fundraiser for the victims of Hurricane Sandy in New York and New Jersey has begun. For my contribution, I’ve selected a drawing a made at the South Street Seaport in NYC. On the day I was drawing the famous Peking there were countless people working on it. I chose this image because of how […]
View post →Hurricane Sandy has blown through and taken a beating on my beloved New York City. This was the scene at Avenue D and 11th Street on Friday morning, it looked like a refugee camp. People lined up for a hot meal, food, blankets, diapers, anything you could need. Local fire hydrants were opened up and […]
View post →New York is a great city. I was afraid of it when I saw it for the first time many, many years ago: it was soooo tall! I grew to love it over the years I’ve been living here. I have always maintained that New York City is it’s own country. What don’t we have? […]
View post →Terrible storm we had a few days ago. Hurricane Sandy…wow. Not much to say except that I wish all affected a speedy recovery. Here is a tree across the street from my home. It ripped up the lawn in this perfect triangle. Unbelievable. ©2012 Greg Betza
View post →A drawing made this summer at the High Line Park New York. -Veronica Lawlor
View post →Colin MacFadyen told me about a great article in the New York Times this week, I think it was Wednesday”s edition, about a lady in California who raises snails. She knows all about them! She knows how they eat, crawl, make love and reproduce! It is a great article, definitely worth reading! It made me […]
View post →Drawing from a life drawing session a few years ago. Done with a brush marker…and a little crayon for the lips. Greg Betza ©2012
View post →A few quick drawings while watching the playoffs on TV.
View post →At the museum yesterday making drawings of animals. This guy seemed mischievous. I like him. ~Despina
View post →I did this continuous line drawing as part of a presentation for a client. I just posted a few of them to my portfolio, click here. ©2012 Greg Betza
View post →Belvedere Castle, in Central Park, NY. – posted by Veronica
View post →I’m sad to see summer go, but I really enjoyed the time and did a few drawings I’m really happy with. What more can I ask for. © Greg Betza 2012
View post →Ronnie and Kika and I were talking about the drawings we have made of her, Kika, over these many years! Kika was modeling in class the other day in her Kika the Nun outfit. It is without a doubt my favorite piece of clothing to draw! And, of course, Kika is a faboulous model who […]
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