Figure drawing from a session at the Society of Illustrators. -Despina
View post →Finally! I saw a band, 2 bands actually, play outside of the US! Read more about it on my blog. Greg Betza ©2015
View post →I happened to be in Union Square on Sunday, August 9th. It was the one year anniversary of the black, unarmed teenager Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson, Missouri. A group gathered to talk about the death and the death of many others involving the police. The man on the left in the drawing lost two […]
View post →Studies for a whaling ship. Eddie Peña
View post →I love to check out the Gandhi statue in Union Square. I was there the other day and decided it had been awhile since I drew Mr. Gandhi, so I decided to draw him, Sunflowers and all! Margaret Hurst
View post →A few weeks ago I spent a night in Paris. Here is a drawing of the very French waitress that served me dinner. Greg Betza ©2015
View post →In a few weeks I’ll be flying down to Florida to join in on an adventurous, rigorous, wonderous and valuable reportage workshop with the Dalvero Academy. In preparation for the trip I’ve pulled out some older drawings to make some plans before my arrival on site. Without a plan (trust me panic sets in real […]
View post →Interior study. Ink & pen. Eddie Peña
View post →Canson has placed the artwork of four Dalvero Academy artists on the covers of their Artboard pads. I am honored to be one of those artists along with Veronica Lawlor, Julia Sverchuk and Evan Turk! This is my artwork which is on the cover of the Canson Canva Artboards cover. Veronica Lawlor’s artwork is on […]
View post →Boy sitting on paisley chair doing some summertime reading. Pen on paper. ~Despina
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There are many perros y gatos in the streets of Habana. They are sweet, beautiful animals who seek love and warmth and some food, but mostly love and warmth. This little girl came over to me while Ronnie and Julia and I were drawing on the waterfront in Habana. She walked right over and sat […]
View post →This is a thumbnail drawing from one of my old sketchbooks. I had spent the day looking walking through #Greece (at the Metropolitan Museum of Art). Greg Betza ©2015
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The American dream is about spirit, envisioning possibilities and the freedom to reach for them. Above is a drawing of the Main Street Philharmonic in WDW…where so many dreams have begun. Hope you all had a peaceful and memorable weekend. – Michele Bedigian INDEPENDENCE DAY In the year of 1776 That paper was decreed – They were tired […]
View post →The US and Cuba are on a path to restore diplomatic relations on July 20 – a historic event. On my recent trip to Cuba, I saw a lot of poverty, as in this neighborhood surrounding the house that “Papa” Ernest Hemingway lived in for years. When I talk about this, people will sometimes say to me, “Well, all […]
View post →I made this drawing last week at the Society of Illustrators. The model was a circus-style acrobat and an all around amazing athlete. Great to draw. Here are more drawings from this series. Greg Betza ©2015
View post →Believe it or not my 4 year old had never been to a barbershop before last week. Since he was small I had always cut his hair and for the most part did a decent job at keeping those locks out of his face. But as his birthday rolled around his Dad began to […]
View post →I loved Ronnie’s previous post of the cigar smokers! It was a truly fun evening in Cuba drawing the cigar smokers at our hotel! They were so into it! It turns into this ritual fantasy. The body language tells it all! They are definitely in another zone. Could have drawn them forever! m. hurst
View post →A drawing for a Monday morning, man on a train. Greg Betza ©2015
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