Two people sitting back to back on a bench at the museum. If they only knew what I was thinking! -Despina
View post →I’ve always wanted to be a soldier. It’s been a desire of mine since I was a boy. I can’t say I can pin point why, but I know I would have made a great soldier. I think it takes a special heart to become a soldier. I thank every military man and woman that […]
View post →Spotted this man partying down with his Guinness in a pub in Dublin. Looks happy, right? In general, I’ve found the Irish to be a very happy people, but you’d almost never know it from looking at them! Happy Saturday, all you lovely Irishmen (and women). And everyone else, for that matter – Veronica
View post →I started working on my vegetable garden. This year, it’s much bigger at a whopping 12’x12′! I really hope it works out. Cross your fingers with me!! I bought an owl decoy to keep watch over the garden at night and named him Marty. I think he’s really cute, but hopefully, the skunk and the […]
View post →Bucket List #18 : riding a fire truck in a parade down Constitution Avenue, (behind a giant Garfield balloon nonetheless!) Once I get a chance to unpack my bags I’ll sit and share a little more of the magical weekend I experienced in Washington D.C. this weekend. I’ll give you a hint though: Saturday was […]
View post →Where was I 33 years ago? What caught my attention and what was I reaching for next? And will I ask the same questions in twice the time from now?
View post →Here is my beautiful wife just before she gave birth to our beautiful girl. -Eddie Pena
View post →A drawing of one of the skater’s feet! CPDSA! Central Park Dance Skaters Association will begin their official skate season tomorrow, April 10th! Â Great day to start!
View post →…was not really itself the other day. I went for a stroll in Central Park on Monday and was looking forward to seeing the power driven model yachts sailing on the Conservatory Water Pond. To my surprise, there were no boats and no water! This is a very special part of the park and I […]
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 →Several years ago I had the amazing opportunity to reportage “Semana Santa”, or Holy Week, in Seville, Spain. Holy week is the last few days of Lent leading up to Easter, a very important time in the Catholic faith. In Seville it is a major event. Starting on Holy Thursday and going up until Easter […]
View post →Like the poster before me, I too, have looked to the past for my drawing of the day. I just realized it as I started to write this! Here’s a drawing from way back of a Cadillac La Salle. What a beauty she was, parked on that magical Sunset Boulevard. -Despina
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 →Ahhh ….. spring in Central Park, what could be better? …(even when it is a bit chilly in the air.) I made this drawing sitting on the edge of the spectacular Bethesda fountain inspired by the breathtaking view of the Bethesda Terrace, (the lower level to be exact). This area is often referred to as the […]
View post →The Dragonfly You are made of almost nothing But of enough To be great eyes And diaphanous double vans; To be ceaseless movement, Unending hunger Grappling love. Link between water and air, Earth repels you. Light touches you only to shift into iridescence Upon your body and wings. Twice-born, predator, You split into the heat. […]
View post →Commuter talking on his cell phone on the M15 bus in Manhattan. Margaret
View post →I’m not Irish, so I have never really celebrated St. Patrick’s Day. Growing up, all I ever really knew about the holiday was that it was the time of year that Entenmenn’s would offer up those yummy green cupcakes with the green leaves all over the box. But now, I have a little boy, and […]
View post →…enjoying our beautiful spring weather…. drawing by Greg Betza
View post →An annual visit to the Orchid Show at the NYC Botanical Gardens is such a delight for the senses. This year’s show features Old Havana and the Cuban countryside designed by Jorge Sánchez. I can’t plead with you more, mark it down and make the trip! It’s truly incredible and only there until April 11th. […]
View post →Once considered a limitless and inexhaustible resource, oceans are in jeopardy. The demands of a growing population are damaging marine ecosystems and depleting ocean and coastal resources. New and innovative approaches are needed now to maintain and restore the biological wealth of the world’s oceans and coasts. reference from <http://www.nature.org/initiatives/marine/>
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