Enjoying the last few warm days left drawing at the park as kids enjoy their last weekend of freedom for the year. Eddie Peña
View post →Ronnie and Kika and I were talking about the drawings we have made of her, Kika, over these many years! Kika was modeling in class the other day in her Kika the Nun outfit. It is without a doubt my favorite piece of clothing to draw! And, of course, Kika is a faboulous model who […]
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View post →Along with my fellow Studio 1482 members, Veronica, Margaret, and Despina, I too spent the day at the High Line with the French illustrator and Urban Sketcher, Lapin. Here is a drawing of him drawing. I was sitting on top of a bench slightly above him. Greg Betza ©2012
View post →Sacre Coeur, Paris France. Eddie Peña
View post →Okay, so the mystery guest from last week is Greg Betza, a fellow studio 1482 member, and an urban sketcher! I loved the line up: left to right, Lapin, Jason and Greg! Margaret Hurst
View post →Another from my trip with the Dalvero Academy down to Disney. Greg Betza ©2012
View post →Picture making 101…lines, marks, texture, emotion and wonder. Could there have been a more beautiful environment available for the Impressionists than the gardens of France? Drawing by Michele, medium: watercolor, pen and ink, water-soluble crayon Location:Â The Tuileries is Paris’ oldest and most lavish garden. Its royal roots stretch to the 16th century, when Marie de […]
View post →There is nothing like drawing on location. I can still remember how hot it was that day. How beautiful, sunny and excited I was just to be there. Eddie Peña
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 →The other day I had the privilege of meeting some very lovely people when I joined fellow studio members Margaret, Veronica and Greg on the Highline in NYC. They were there meeting some friends from UrbanSketchers to do some ‘sketching’ at one of the cities prettiest locales. It was my first visit to the area […]
View post →Here is a drawing made during a great time spent with the Dalvero Academy in Walt DisneyWorld. The fellows in this drawing are waiting for the Main Street Electrical Parade. Greg Betza ©2012
View post →Above is a collage I did  2 summers ago on the spot and completed in my hotel room after a visit to the Western Wall, (otherwise known as “The Wailing Wall“) in the Old City of Jerusalem. The experience was a lifetime dream realized and truly beyond words. p.s. Happy Birthday Mom! Art by Michele Medium: […]
View post →Quick thumbnail of a game. As you can see I was in the nose bleed seats. Eddie Peña
View post →From a life drawing session. -Greg Betza ©2012
View post →Forgive me in posting a little late today, (been crazed with deadlines and diapers). Just love this drawing though and thought it worth a share.  Drawing in graphite, pen and ink in the Picasso Museum, Paris,France – by Michele
View post →Drawings I made at a Golden Gloves event at Madison Square Garden, NYC. Eddie Peña
View post →Disney World…what a great place to go and to be and to draw! There is no other place like it. Everything is there for you to see and draw and enjoy. All four parks are incredible. Each has it’s own special gift to offer. And the best part is you don’t have to be a […]
View post →I once did a series of illustrations about prayer. This is a drawing I made on location in NYC’s St Patrick’s Cathedral. -Despina
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