As the weather is starting to get colder here in New York, I felt like putting a little sunshine up on our blog. This mixed media drawing/painting was made at Monet’s garden in Giverny this past June, while I was visiting with my family. Monet had quite a set-up! Get up every morning, coffee and […]
View post →The fall is always the busiest, most hectic, time of year for me, and yesterday was one of those days. Three classes in one day, with a lot of running around – I call them ‘three borough days’ because I have to be in Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan, and back again. Going under and over […]
View post →A series of three drawings of different flowers at the Bronx Botanical Gardens. Margaret Hurst
View post →A funky little hat with flowers on it! Kika, our model, placed the colorful flowers on top of this hat. I can’t remember if it is a cat or a cow hat. Anyway, it was terrific to draw the hat and design the black watercolor marks and get into the wild colors of the added […]
View post →Here’s another drawing from the model. This time it’s done with ink and brush. ~Despina
View post →On Memorial Day, people who have the day off do what they love to do in their free time- eat, drink and be with friends. Although I like to do this at times, my preferred way of relaxing is to draw from the model. Great way to spend a day. Can’t wait to do it […]
View post →A watercolor/gouache/pencil drawing made at the New York Botanical Garden. One of my favorite places to visit in the spring. Greg Betza ©2013
View post →Here are a couple of ducks waddling through a patch of flowers.-Despina
View post →Found this thumbnail, and I really don’t know when I did it or where (or why!). Believe it or not, I usually have a fairly clear memory of creating all of my work, and that’s what makes this painting so intriguing (to me). Greg Betza © 2013
View post →I went through some drawings that I made not too long ago and this little “jungle” drawing thumbnail appeared! It’s a jungle but not your typical jungle. I don’t remember why I made the thumbnail. Â There is a polar bear on an iceberg, a frog with a large right leg, an elephant with some giraffe […]
View post →In Japanese symbolism the koi represents perserverance in adversity and strength of purpose. With another storm approaching this afternoon in New York and it’s surrounding states let us pray that this storm causes no harm to anyone and gets moved, weakened or buffered in some way and we continue to persevere through the hardships. – […]
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
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In honor of the end of summer, here is a drawing of some wildflowers I did last year in California’s Napa Valley. So ephemeral and so tough at the same time – lovely. posted by Veronica
View post →On the heels of Despina’s post from yesterday, this is a drawing of Lapin on the High Line in New York city. Veronica Lawlor invited Urban Sketchers to join her and Lapin and his lovely wife and daughter to come draw. Ironically, when I looked out to draw all I could see was Lapin sitting […]
View post →Painted on a recent sunny Saturday at the Bronx Botanical Gardens. Posted by Veronica.
View post →Here is a thumbnail from the Seasons of 1482 project. This painting was a representation of summer. -Greg Betza
View post →With such incredible warm weather here on the east coast, it’s hard to tell whether it’s spring or summer? Â In any event, it’s a real treat to toss that bulky sweater aside! – Have a great one! Michele Drawing done in pastel chalk at the NYBG.
View post →They look so incredibly unnatural and fake, yet my son gravitated to them when I asked him to pick out a bouquet at the market today. Have any of you noticed these bouquets that are artificially colored and make you feel like you accidentally took a swig out of the Miracle Gro bottle? -Despina
View post →I’m not sure what happened here, but I got a little carried away and put this one flower watercolor drawing into a few filters… Margaret Hurst
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