I had a great time drawing the model this weekend with the other members of Studio 1482. by Greg Betza
View post →Last week I finally had the chance to draw at the site of the tearing down of the old Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ. Here is s drawing of the exposed side of the remaining half of the structure. Click here for more drawings from that day. drawing by Greg Betza
View post →here is another from my Commuter series. Standing on the bus is never a good time. Happy Monday everyone! drawing by Greg Betza
View post →The cap to the ink was barely off when the man in the center came over and said, “what, drawing a blank?” Took me a minute but he laughed when he saw that I registered the empty page. A half hour later he returned to see what I had done, looked down and saw the […]
View post →These two people were so much fun to draw. Â She was talking, with her mouth and her hands. Â He was trying to say someething but couldn’t get a word in edgewise. Â She was talking with one hand going in the air and the other hand running back and forth across the table top. Â It […]
View post →One of my favorite things to do… by Greg Betza
View post →I’ve always wanted to be a soldier. It’s been a desire of mine since I was a boy. I can’t say I can pin point why, but I know I would have made a great soldier. I think it takes a special heart to become a soldier. I thank every military man and woman that […]
View post →Another commuter immersed in his own world of music, enjoying the view of cars, trees and buildings as the bus moves on to the next stop. Margaret
View post →Ok maybe you haven’t heard of them, but Leatherface is a British punk band that’s been around since 1988. I’ve been a fan since the early nineties and just had the chance to see them last month at the knitting factory in Brooklyn. Though they are quite obscure, the place was sold out and the […]
View post →A drawing of one of the skater’s feet! CPDSA! Central Park Dance Skaters Association will begin their official skate season tomorrow, April 10th! Â Great day to start!
View post →I prefer watercolour with a ‘U’, I don’t know why. Anyway, here is one of my favorite paintings. The subject is an orchid and it always reminds me of spring. watercolour painting by Greg Betza
View post →Ever since I was a little girl my family has had this wonderfully bizarre tradition of spending Easter Sunday at Coney Island in Brooklyn. At first though it’s not the most romantic place to be these days but there’s always been something quite magical about the whole experience. Every year we’d park right in front […]
View post →“Pick up something else” was simple yet great advice offered to me a few years ago by Veronica Lawlor before I made this drawing of Rockefeller Center. Instead of the same tools I was comfortable with, I tried using pastels and pastels only. It helped me think differently about my work and it also helped […]
View post →Commuter talking on his cell phone on the M15 bus in Manhattan. Margaret
View post →…enjoying our beautiful spring weather…. drawing by Greg Betza
View post →An annual visit to the Orchid Show at the NYC Botanical Gardens is such a delight for the senses. This year’s show features Old Havana and the Cuban countryside designed by Jorge Sánchez. I can’t plead with you more, mark it down and make the trip! It’s truly incredible and only there until April 11th. […]
View post →here is a drawing I made a few weeks back at the Dalvero Academy open house. Very few things have been more important to me in my career than drawing from the model. Thanks Dalvero! drawing by Greg Betza
View post →Twelve Charming Elephants, Eleven Turtles Makin’ Groovy, Ten Skaters Skating, Nine Mocko Jumbies Dancing, Eight Limbo Dancers, Seven Swans a Swimming, Six Saguaro Cacti, Five Peace Roses, Four Angel Drawings, Three Happy Dancing Doves, Two Japanese Dancers and a Partridge in a Pear Tree!  YAHOO!  Next week the twelve days will  all be together.  I […]
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For those of us who welcome old man winter, a little snow and a whole lot of solace.
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