We’ve moved into a new home and have purchased some new plants. Here is our new jade plant. Greg Betza ©2020
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Thought it would be nice to post a flower from St. Thomas. a little color never hurts! m hurst
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Article 19 Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. The New York Botanical Garden. I don’t want to loose this right. m hurst
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This week I’m in Pompano Beach Florida. The grounds of our accommodations are beautiful and I did my best to capture them with a few markers. Tropical plants look so strong and full of life. Greg Betza ©2020
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Playing with designing letters and adding some marks and patterns. Really enjoyed the experimenting with marks, patterns and watercolor! m hurst
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Here in south western Florida it is still very much summer time. I spent a nice day today on the beach at Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park. I had a chance to make one drawing and here it is, a couple of guys wading around getting a tan. Greg Betza ©2020
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I stayed a few weeks on a canal in Holiday, FL. This is a quick marker drawing of the houses reflecting in the water. Looks kinda junky in the day but at night with a few lights on it looks rich and beautiful. Greg Betza ©2020
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By chance I happen to be in Tampa, FL right now and the Tampa Bay Lightning just won the Stanley Cup, also known as the ultimate prize for my favorite sport. My son and I went down to the riverwalk yesterday to watch the first of it’s kind “boat parade” for the champs. It […]
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NO WORDS NEEDED A drawing of Susan Tierney, a model at The Society of Illustrators in NYC. Considering all the craziness going on these days this is the perfect picture. NO WORDS NEEDED m hurst
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Lido beach in Sarasota Florida is where my family and I spent the first few days of fall this year. Didn’t plan it that way, but that’s how it worked out. Ironic since fall is often the time when I mourn the passing of warm weather and the descent into the looooong cold winter months. […]
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A beautiful parade put on by the wonderful cast at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, back when standing shoulder to shoulder enjoying life wasn’t dangerous 🙁 Greg Betza ©2020
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Made with pastels many years ago…I swear she felt just like this. Greg Betza ©2020
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Margaret’s recent post inspired me to dig into my file of older drawings and I found this portrait I made at Disney years ago. I’m 99% sure he was the mayor of main street. Good memories. Greg Betza ©2020
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Here is a drawing from sometime during the quarantine. As many artists have, I’ve been doing a lot of virtual drawing. Here is one I made with a color blocking approach. Greg Betza ©2020
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A good friend and fellow illustrator Ted Michalowski invited me and a few other professionals to “sit-in” an draw with his SCAD zoom class this week. The event known as “Drawnline” is an exciting opportunity for the students to draw from life as they sit, unfortunately, in quarantine. This week I was happily surprised to […]
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Some black and white drawings and one with color. The Green Gloves!! Society of Illustrators Virtual Sketch Night with model, Susan Tierney. m hurst
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Watching the funeral procession of John Lewis yesterday as it made its way across the Edmund Pettus Bridge was a moving event. We all remembered the bloodshed of 55 years ago, now represented so poetically by the rose petals strewn along his path; a path that changed America. The words he leaves us with sum […]
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Craft paper that is. I love drawing on colored paper which begs the question why don’t I do it more? Here is a piece from a zoom figure drawing session a few weeks (or maybe months) ago. Greg Betza ©2020
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The virtual sketch night at the Society of Illustrators with model Susan Tierney. This pose Susan had a red glove!! Great model!! m hurst
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Another Masks and Gloves from the virtual sketch night at the Society of Illustrators NYC, with model Susan Tierney. The gloves turned into a face mask, appropriate for the times. Loved it! m hurst
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