I spent some time watching tennis yesterday and I did a few drawings from the screen. It’s a great way to practice when you don’t have a model. Here is one I was particularly happy with. drawing by Greg Betza
View post →here is a painting from a few years ago. I haven’t seen this one in a while, but I’ve always liked it. by Greg Betza
View post →I had a great time drawing the model this weekend with the other members of Studio 1482. by Greg Betza
View post →Last week I finally had the chance to draw at the site of the tearing down of the old Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. Here is s drawing of the exposed side of the remaining half of the structure. Click here for more drawings from that day. drawing by Greg Betza
View post →here is another from my Commuter series. Standing on the bus is never a good time. Happy Monday everyone! drawing by Greg Betza
View post →One of my favorite things to do… by Greg Betza
View post →I swear Michele and I didn’t plan to post famous US war ships back to back. Amazing how thing like that happen. So I’m taking a trip south this week and on a trip south a few years ago I spent a day at Baltimore’s Inner Harbor and did this close-up drawing of the USS […]
View post →Here is a drawing I made of my son playing in our backyard with his favorite toys, rocks. drawing by Greg Betza
View post →Happy EARTH DAY everyone. I was doing a bit of reading on the subject and I came across the EPA’s “It’s My Environment” promotion. And while I didn’t make a sign and a video, the promotion did get me thinking about my environment and what I can do to care for it. Recently I’ve been […]
View post →Ok maybe you haven’t heard of them, but Leatherface is a British punk band that’s been around since 1988. I’ve been a fan since the early nineties and just had the chance to see them last month at the knitting factory in Brooklyn. Though they are quite obscure, the place was sold out and the […]
View post →I prefer watercolour with a ‘U’, I don’t know why. Anyway, here is one of my favorite paintings. The subject is an orchid and it always reminds me of spring. watercolour painting by Greg Betza
View post →“Pick up something else” was simple yet great advice offered to me a few years ago by Veronica Lawlor before I made this drawing of Rockefeller Center. Instead of the same tools I was comfortable with, I tried using pastels and pastels only. It helped me think differently about my work and it also helped […]
View post →…enjoying our beautiful spring weather…. drawing by Greg Betza
View post →here is a drawing I made a few weeks back at the Dalvero Academy open house. Very few things have been more important to me in my career than drawing from the model. Thanks Dalvero! drawing by Greg Betza
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Here is a drawing I made in Florida. I’ve always liked it and have never shown it anywhere. I particularly remember enjoying drawing the palm trees. drawing by Greg Betza
View post →Here is a drawing I made a few years ago in the west village of NYC. The place was called the Baggot Inn. One night a week they invited folk musicians, both amateur and professional, to come and play together. Watching very different people, many of which did not seem to know each other, collaborate […]
View post →On Saturday night I was fortunate enough to be invited to the incredible Jazz and Art II concert by The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis. The show featured works by artists including Bearden, Davis, Sam Gilliam, Homer, Wifredo Lam, Mondrian, Matisse, Picasso and others projected behind the orchestra as they played jazz […]
View post →I’ve been doing a bit of commuting lately and I thought I’d resurrect some of my commuter drawings from last year. This is one of my favorites, and that is a hat. To see more, check out my blog Greg Betza Illustration. In response to the earthquake in Haiti, myself and the other seven illustrators […]
View post →In response to the earthquake in Haiti, the illustrators of Studio 1482 have each created art to raise money on behalf of the victims in an effort to support the appeal for funds by CARE, a leading humanitarian relief organization. From January 19th until February 8th you can participate by donating $50 to CARE. Please […]
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