Another drawing from the sail setting weekend at New London on the Charles W. Morgan. For this drawing I was standing on the dock but very close to where they were added the sails on the jibs. It was a strange and incredible point of view. This particular drawing is of the first sail attached. […]
View post →Putting the sails on the masts of the Charles W. Morgan in the port of New London! I can’t wait to go again for the Sea Trials! This has been an amazing reportage event. Actually seeing the Charles W.  Morgan with sails on her 38th Voyage on the sea will be absolutely incredible! Margaret Hurst
View post →Hands and rope. these are two drawings from last weekend when Dalvero Academy reportaged the sailing of the Charles W. Morgan on her 38th voyage. She went from Mystic Seaport to New London on March 17th. These hands/rope drawings were made the following day when the crew was attaching the sails to the jibs to […]
View post →is the name of the former state tree of Maryland, and the home of a great duo from Baltimore. I saw them the other night at Webster Hall, NYC. Read more and see more drawings on my blog http://www.gregbetza.com/wye-oak/ Greg Betza ©2014
View post →Prepping sketches for live drawing reportage session. Pencil and wash. Eddie Peña
View post → Grand Central Station, NYC.  Always full of people to draw. Pen & Markers. Eddie Peña
View post →Fluking whale, Holds the Universe, for just a moment, And gives it back. This past weekend, the Dalvero Academy artists attended the Whale Naturalist’s Workshop in Provincetown, Massachusetts. We heard so many presentations about what these wonderful people are doing to help protect the whale species of the North Atlantic, sometimes at their own personal […]
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 →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 →San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf area can be a scene of TOTAL ACTIVITY, especially on the Fourth of July, when this drawing was made. Streetcars, bicycles, pedestrians, dogs, cats, birds, sunbathers, tokers, smokers, jokers, lovers, runners, dancers, romancers. What a scene! Note the use of the thumbnail in the top left corner – design is the […]
View post →It’s PARTY TIME! in New Orleans, as today marks Fat Tuesday, or Carnival, the day before the start of Lent in the Catholic tradition. Although the party has been going since the weekend, I’m sure. I’ve had some wonderful times in New Orleans, drawing and dancing. Or drawing the dancing. This drawing was made in […]
View post →This past Saturday morning, despite the FREEZING weather, I decided to go over to Main Street in Flushing, Queens, and draw the lunar new year parade. There were two distinct sections to the parade: one was Chinese and the other was Korean. It was so interesting to see the differences, graphically, between the two cultures. […]
View post →A drawing with pen and ink and watercolour of the bow of the Intrepid at the entrance to The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. A very cool NYC museum to visit! Margaret Hurst
View post →The Koi fish is not only beautiful but it is a symbol of ambition and perseverance for its ability to swim against the current and even travel upstream. Koi are also viewed as having a radical, ‘non-conforming’ life force. The Koi is quite the role model for the independent thinker. ©Greg Betza 2014
View post →A few months back I wrote and posted a drawing I did while standing on what’s been called the most expensive strip of real estate in Europe, La plus belle avenue du monde (â€The most beautiful avenue in the worldâ€) also known as theAvenue des Champs-Élyséesin Paris, France. It got me thinking about what defines […]
View post →Color ink drawing. Eddie Peña
View post →This painting was made as I watched thousands of people, and their colorful clothes, move in and out amongst the tall trees of Central Park. Greg Betza ©2013 FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY! In our new Facebook group, One Watercolor A Day, (view it HERE) we’ll be encouraging readers to follow along with the exercises on […]
View post →Ink model drawing by Eddie Peña
View post →Back in 2003 I was really working hard at learning to draw people, crowds, space, etc. Here is a study with all of those in mind. Greg Betza ©2013
View post →A quick drawing of three of the stilt walkers from the Animal Kingdom Parade. Reminds me of the Mocko Jumbies at home in the St. Thomas Carnival parades. Margaret Hurst
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