Away from the family for a couple of weeks. I cant help seeing them everywhere. -Despina
View post →Here is a drawing that I was able to salvage from a slight flood that affected only the bin with my art/projects in it. It mysteriously flipped, unlocked and spilled into the only puddle in the garage. I recently lost a ton of work from my hard drive that went dead on me. I dont […]
View post →This one had a brilliant blue stripe on its wing. A Mallard, I believe. ~Despina
View post →I made this drawing during the advanced drawing workshop at the Dalvero Academy. The model that day was sporting a real summer look. -Despina
View post →There really are few things more relaxing than laying in the grass at Central Park. –Despina
View post →with just a few lines -Despina
View post →Another duck I saw during my trip to Disney’s Animal Kingdom last week. ducks come in so many color combinations. Despina
View post →A few years back, I had the opportunity to get up close and personal with a couple of (very large) horses. I mainly did a lot of shooting that day as their handler had them trotting, galloping and doing all kinds of things. But as I was looking through the photos recently, I found a […]
View post →This is a quick conte crayon study of a statue and it’s shadows. ~Despina
View post →Drawing of a boy. Ipad, Auryn Ink App. ~Despina
View post →I’ve been playing around with drawing on the I-Pad. Here’s an avocado – one of a few pieces of produce I chose to ‘paint’. To see the rest click here   ~Despina
View post →is a church on the island of Crete, in Greece. I visited there and made this painting in 2008. A family member from that village is visiting this week and he reminded me of this piece. Greg Betza ©2013
View post →Here’s a page from my book, from when I made a storyboard about women’s shaving products. Pencil on paper. ~Despina
View post →Abstraction of calligraphy from Japanese architecture. Colored pencil sketch by Despina.
View post →Chalk on black paper ~Despina
View post →I recently went to draw at the Plaza Hotel in NYC. Very beautiful area with rich history, beautiful structures and some of the best people watching. This is a drawing I made of a few tourists resting by the fountain. I know it’s easy to get jaded about tourists in Manhattan. The way they walk […]
View post →“You ain’t seen nothing yet” These are the words I heard upon entering the Conservatory at Longwood Gardens. The kind old man on his scooter noticed me in my state of shock and awe after seeing the beyond-words-beautiful entrance, and felt the need to warn me about the rest of the place. He was not […]
View post →Remembering my last trip to France. The Hall of Mirrors was under construction at the time, but that didn’t prevent it from being magnificent. -Despina
View post →Another animal drawing. This one was done with watercolor, pen and crayon. ~Despina
View post →Here’s another version of Winter from the sketchbook. ~Despina
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