This week’s post is a reportage illustration from August 2019, made on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. I was mid-drawing when the skies opened up and the rain decorated my page. I ducked into a nearby Italian restaurant and called my friend Marg, who lives nearby, and she met me for lunch. It’s those […]
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At The Met with the Bear sculptures. m hurst
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This is my first post of 2021 so I thought I’d start the year off in style 😉 Here is a fashion illustration made at the Society of Illustrators @soi128 Happy New Year and thank you for supporting One Drawing A Day. Greg Betza ©2021
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art was having a party and I was able to take the opportunity to make some drawings for an illustration job for Henri’s Reserve Champagne I was working on of people enjoying champagne at a party. How ironic and wonderful that I was there when this party was happening at The […]
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Article 19 Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers. The New York Botanical Garden. I don’t want to loose this right. m hurst
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Playing with designing letters and adding some marks and patterns. Really enjoyed the experimenting with marks, patterns and watercolor! m hurst
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NO WORDS NEEDED A drawing of Susan Tierney, a model at The Society of Illustrators in NYC. Considering all the craziness going on these days this is the perfect picture. NO WORDS NEEDED m hurst
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A couple with a strange vibe hanging out in the American Wing at The Met. m hurst
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According to Wikipedia, Labor Day is “a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday in September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United States.” (LINK) This year I thought it would be fitting to send an extra thank you to […]
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Some black and white drawings and one with color. The Green Gloves!! Society of Illustrators Virtual Sketch Night with model, Susan Tierney. m hurst
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The virtual sketch night at the Society of Illustrators with model Susan Tierney. This pose Susan had a red glove!! Great model!! m hurst
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Another Masks and Gloves from the virtual sketch night at the Society of Illustrators NYC, with model Susan Tierney. The gloves turned into a face mask, appropriate for the times. Loved it! m hurst
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The Society of Illustrators virtual sketch night: MASKS. The wonderful model for the evening sketch night was Susan Tierney. Bill Donovan was the host. And Ken Nitzel created the masks. So fun!! m hurst
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As the month is coming to a close I was remembering that June is LGBTQ, Gay Pride month. With so many other issues being addressed I thought it would be nice to focus my illustration on Gay Pride and to remember that the colors of the LGBTQ flag have several meanings: Life, Healing, Sunlight, Nature, […]
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A few more drawings from the virtual Life Drawing Symposium with Veronica Lawlor and Melanie Reim. The facial expression is eyes, nose, and mouth! Kept this facial expression to a bare minimum. Loved drawing Lori Hammel. M hurst
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I had a wonderful time this past weekend drawing the expressions and hands of the model Lori Hammel during the Mini Life Drawing Symposium taught by Veronica Lawlor and Melanie Reim! These are a few examples of the drawings made during the virtual drawing class. I really enjoyed thinking about the point of view and […]
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Somehow there’s always a good side and a mean side. What’s it gonna be? Your choice. You choose to be the person that you are. Choose wisely. Misty Meaner virtual drawing at the Society of Illustrators, NYC. m hurst
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Another virtual drawing of Misty Meaner on the Society of Illustrators site. Fun Sketch Night at SOI128! m hurst
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A fun night of drawing Misty Meaner at the Society of Illustrators Virtual Sketch Night! m hurst
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A Virtual Hairdressing drawing of the Pearling Principle, Arielle and Brendan, a few weeks ago on the SOI128 virtual drawing night. Arielle giving Brendan a virtual hairdressing event. Fun! m hurst
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