Two weeks ago on a GORGEOUS Sunday afternoon we took the boys to a local park for some fun. If you saw last weeks post I mentioned everyone was hanging out without a care in the world. Here is another observation I found subtly interesting. An easy Sunday moment we’ve all seen but have maybe overlooked. No […]
View post →Last Sunday while the weather was SPECTACULAR! we took the boys to a local park for some fun. There were plenty of people skirting about enjoying the moment. The body language between these two was so casual, so comfortable, just like the day itself. I couldn’t help wonder what they were saying. Maybe it was something like, […]
View post →Last Sunday my family and I had an opportunity to visit the 9/11 Memorial museum before it opened to the general public. Words would minimize the emotions that rose out of the experience. When I look around today though, there are blessings I am surrounded by that would not have been had life moved left instead […]
View post →So this week I flipped the ante’. I did little man’s portrait and then asked him to tell me how he felt about it with paint. Interestingly he avoided drawing over his face. I’ll gladly take that as a sign of approval. * On a side note, I’m TOTALLY lovin’ the expression in his line work. […]
View post →Yesterday my 2 year old son came home from a morning out with his Dad carrying a bouquet of flowers. As he proudly handed them to me he said “Mommy I bought you flowers. You love them??” It was the first bouquet he’s ever given me in his whole two years of life and a […]
View post →Still thinking about the west coast. Lots of reminders these days. —Dominick
View post →A Midsummer’s Night Dream. My favorite Shakespeare play. I was asked by an editor what my favorite piece of literature/story would be to illustrate…not difficult to answer! Margaret Hurst
View post →I’ve always loved working with watercolor. Here is a reportage painting made while sitting in the gardens at the Palace of Versailles in France. It’s an amazing place. ©2012 Greg Betza
View post →Last week I posted a small drawing inspired by Chagall I drew in my garden . Thought it’d be fun to share another one. If you look closely you’ll see I used watercolors, colored pencil, and a digital pencil. I invite you to try it, it’s one of those things you can just feel your […]
View post →Enjoy this Veteran’s Day and remember all that have served and sacrificed. Greg Betza ©2011
View post →This watercolor study was painted at the New York Botanical Garden. The gardens are one of my favorite places to work, a place where you can sit peacefully, surrounded by beauty. Have a great weekend. by Greg Betza
View post →While Mother Nature continues to blanket the city with so much snow IÂ thought I’d share a heartfelt desire for some warm inviting color. Watercolor and crayon by Michele
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