Tailgating at a football game in 83° weather is such a treat for fans living in the North-East. Here’s a drawing of some people standing around eating and drinking in their shorts, flip-flops and of course football jerseys. Greg Betza ©2011
View post → Another portrait from a golden day at Mystic Seaport this past spring. While that good ol’ salt of the earth kinda guy I shared with you last week tended his dogwatch singing those beautiful shanty tales he was accompanied by a seamstress who (like I) couldn’t get enough of the treasured moment, Michele
View post →Another in the series from the Journal of Empire Studies blog. All about Egypt, the pyramids, the Nile, the sun, the all seeing eye, and our modern radar. Margaret Hurst
View post →Had a chance to catch the ex-Pavement frontman last Sunday night at Webster Hall in NYC. I decided to break out the black paper and crayons for this one. I always enjoy working in this “reverse” way and I just felt like it captured the mood a bit better than black on white…however, I did […]
View post →Drawing I made of a man as he spoke. Eddie Peña
View post →A watercolor of some flowers and lilies and water… Margaret Hurst
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This colored pencil drawing was made inside the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory at the New York Botanical Garden. Have a visit this weekend, it’s wonderful. drawing by Greg Betza
View post →So, this is another of the articles on the Journal of Empire Studies. This one is entitled, “James Joyce and the Consumption of Empire” by Lynn Bongiovanni. Â What a great piece of writing on the Irish author, James Joyce! Another fun and challenging illustration! Margaret Hurst
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 →Above is a study I had done on location in the Morocco pavilion in Epcot a year or two back. While digging in the archive I read a few of the architectural details describing the building process and discovered something really cool! King Hassan II actually sent Moroccan artisans to Disney to design and create the […]
View post →As a child I loved drawing comic book characters. I have begun to evolve all my old characters and create a universe of my own based on them. The drawing above is a character I created in 1987, obviously influenced by Marvel comics. The middle version was created in 1992 and the right figure […]
View post →This is another in the series of illustrations created for the Journal of Empire Studies. Â This article is about women writers and literature. Margaret Hurst
View post →Begonias are exceptionally beautiful plants. They remind me a little of lily pads that have been taken out of the water because of the shape of their leaves and how they sit on top of long skinny stems. Of course there are plenty of varieties. But I love this kind the best. -Despina
View post →This is a drawing I made back in 2003 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. –Greg Betza
View post →A long acquainted sister to Mystic’s busy shore .   It is early Sunday,   here     in Newport, Rhode Island.        Ah, the crisp morning air feels so good as I’m graced by the essence of fresh coffee and warm fudge being prepared for the day’s […]
View post →Sing till your soul seeps out of your pores. Eddie Peña
View post →One more of the illustrations created for the Journal of Empire Studies blog. This was a fun, colorful experience in illustration! Also, a little sad because of the subject matter.  The article for the blog is a review of the book, Kingdom Under Glass.  Kingdom Under Glass, by Jay Kirk, is about the famous explorer and […]
View post →Begonia in the window at dawn. Color pastel and ink. -Despina
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