Playing with some watercolor and trying to make some very fluid lines. I love being around the cherry trees; close to them, far away, under them, in them…any way I can be! I wish the blossoms lasted a bit longer, but maybe their short presence makes me really appreciate them when they show up in […]
View post →Here’s the little guy that calls me Mom. Some of the first drawings I ever made of him. I dedicate this post to all the kids around the world who are growing up without a mommy. This mom is thinking of you today, and sending little prayers… ~Despina
View post →I was out late the other night and came across these wonderful fellows on the subway. 1 passed out and the other exhibiting just as much energy. ©2014 Greg Betza
View post → Grand Central Station, NYC.  Always full of people to draw. Pen & Markers. Eddie Peña
View post →This is one of the drawings I made for the book, “SEX: An Erotic Journal for Sexual Inspiration and Exploration,” coming out this June. It’s a really fun book that couples can read and do some fun things together, including making drawings for their sex journals! Its published by Quiver and this is a link […]
View post →I guess this weekend is all about bridges! This drawing is of the beautiful Ed Koch Bridge. A.k.a- Queensboro Bridge. But it will always be the 59th Street Bridge to me. I grew up in Astoria, Queens, and this bridge always represented the passageway to an adventure. Going across that bridge, to this day, […]
View post →Here is a drawing I made of the Fort Duquesne Bridge while sitting on the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh has a reputation (because of the steel industry) as being very industrial and gritty, and while it is, it is also incredibly beautiful…especially if you like bridges. Pittsburgh boasts a total of 446 bridges […]
View post →Another page of notes from the Naturalist Workshop in Provincetown, MA. This one is about marine debris. A little bit overwhelming to say the least! I haven’t been able to look at trash/debris the same way since we scoured the beach after the workshop looking for ocean debris. It comes in many shapes and forms […]
View post →I find that I have learned more about design and drawing from the practice of drawing from a live model. Here is a drawing where I thought about just how much really needs to be drawn to communicate what it is and how it feels. Greg Betza ©2014
View post →A page of notes from the Naturalist Workshop 2014 in Provincetown, MA that Dalvero Academy attended last weekend. Entanglement is a major issue for whales, turtles and other marine animals. Rope used to be made of hemp, now it is all made of plastic. It doesn’t break down, EVER, and so this plastic rope becomes […]
View post →Here are Easter eggs illustrated with the images of orchids- a symbol of fertility. ~Despina
View post →Another Japanese inspired landscape done with ink and wash. Have a great Saturday. Greg Betza ©2014
View post →Ink drawing of an african performer. Eddie Peña
View post →Here’s a drawing I made while in the main entrance at the Museum of Natural History with Dominick. While he was seeing birds in the bones, I was getting lost and confused in the them. It was fun! ~Despina
View post →Watercolor and pen and ink  and charcoal drawings of whales and their tails. Just thumbnailing a little and playing around with ideas for the Dalvero/Mystic project on whaling and whales.
View post →Following this man’s fingers while he played the piano was nearly impossible. I did my best! Pen and Ink. ~Despina
View post →Scraping the deck. Black wax pencil. Eddie Peña
View post →One of the advantages of marrying a man with children is that I get to be a step-mom, and go visit them from time to time. This time, we were in Clearwater, Florida, and took a day to visit the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. This is the aquarium famously represented in the movie, A Dolphin’s Tale, […]
View post →It will soon be April again and the CPDSA and friends will be out in full bloom skating and dancing to all their great DJ’s music! I can’t wait to see everybody in motion again in Central Park! They are a great group of people and athletes! Yay! Margaret Hurst
View post →A quick drawing of some people lazily sitting on a bench. Sometimes you just have to sit down and chill. ©Greg Betza 2014
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