I will always love my Bronx, but I have to admit that Brooklyn is beginning to grow on me. The Brooklyn Bridge. Eddie Peña
View post →Recently my friend Lapin, the French illustrator and Urban Sketcher, was in town with his wife “Lapinette” and their beautiful little daughter Louise. We all had the pleasure of meeting with Danny Gregory, author of many books on drawing, and his girlfriend JJ. One of Danny’s recent books is An Illustrated Journey, featuring many wonderful […]
View post →A watercolor/gouache/pencil drawing made at the New York Botanical Garden. One of my favorite places to visit in the spring. Greg Betza ©2013
View post →Spring is here in NYC, and that means Union Square is hopping. Made this quick drawing while waiting to meet the students of my last Pratt Location Drawing class this semester. What a great group, I was sorry to see the class end. Posted by Veronica
View post →Playing around with yellow ink and line…and shape. ©2013 Greg Betza
View post →A drawing made in Jackson Heights, NYC, my new home base! Click HERE to read about it on my blog. Posted by Veronica Lawlor
View post →A model drawing made with the  “Magic” pencil!  Multi colors – you never know what’s going to come out! Margaret Hurst
View post →A small piece made at the Macy’s Flower Show in New York City a few years ago. ©2013 Greg Betza
View post →I decided to grace the blog once again with Kika The Beautiful! Remembering a great drawing afternoon! Margaret Hurst
View post →Aaahhh…..Kika the Beautiful! A wonderful model that we have been drawing for many years, incredible lady to draw and converse with while she is modeling! She’s so culturally oriented that her conversations as well as her “costumes” are pretty global and mythical. As I said, aaaaahhhhh, lovely! Thanks, Kika! Margaret Hurst
View post →These are some drawings I made one time at the NY Aquarium. I love watching jellyfish move. When I was growing up in St. Thomas there were  some jellyfish that would show up at Magens Bay on particularly hot days, which means pretty frequently! I didn’t wish to get stung by any of them but […]
View post →About 10 years ago I spent a lot of time walking all around the city drawing just to draw. Here is one from that time. Greg Betza ©2013
View post →This scene cracked me up! Two commuters, I believe they were friends, were on the bus going uptown. She was directing her conversation to him and he was plugged into his iphone, completely oblivious to her conversation! Wait, you have to be exchanging words and thoughts to be having a conversation, right? So I guess […]
View post →Yes, that title is correct! I went to Grand Central more than once this week to see Nick Cave’s “Heard NY” dancing horses perform. REALLY GREAT! The display is all week at the terminal, put together by Creative Time and Metro Arts for Transit. Some info HERE. The horse costumes were danced in by students […]
View post →A charcoal drawing from a recent session with a model. -Greg Betza ©2013
View post →I found another drawing of the model from a great drawing session with some of the members of studio 1482. As I always say, you can’t beat a wonderful day of drawing in a room full of positive vibes! You can give me that any day of the year!!! Cheers! Margaret Hurst
View post →I finally tried one of those multicolored pencils to draw with. I actually enjoyed it! You never know what color is going to come out where, so it’s always a toss up, fun!  The pencil is made by KOH-I-NOOR HARDTMUTH. And, it’s entitled, MAGIC! Margaret Hurst
View post →I recently went to draw at the Plaza Hotel in NYC. Very beautiful area with rich history, beautiful structures and some of the best people watching. This is a drawing I made of a few tourists resting by the fountain. I know it’s easy to get jaded about tourists in Manhattan. The way they walk […]
View post →Here is a storyboard frame from an art deco-inspired commercial I designed. Have a great weekend. Greg Betza ©2013
View post →Today the temperature climbed to the upper forties (fahrenheit) here in New York City – – with sunshine! I had the good fortune of spending some time today on the Highline, and squeezed in a few drawings of the New Yorkers emerging from their caves. Guess what – we saw our shadows! Spring will be […]
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