When I was a kid we had a row of forsythia plants outside our back door that kept us hidden from the rest of the world. They must have been quite old as I distinctly remember the dry branches on the bottom as I would crawl around underneath as if I were in a dense […]
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No doubt this calendar year’s end looks different from those past. There area few traditions this season that I am going to miss for sure. One of which is my annual trek to see the Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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When I was a kid I would love it when the candles were lit during a power outage—wrapping up in a blanket, thinking I would stay up as late as could be even though the sun went down between 4:30 and 5:00 PM and night came upon us before the evening news would have. In […]
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A little sketch from a while back. Looking forward to what happens out on the Hudson this summer.—Dominick
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While still packed with intermittent cold spells, the past week has finally seen a few days that look, smell, and taste like Spring. Today was the best yet, perfect for a little sketch in the park.—Dominick
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Nothing better than spending a Saturday afternoon drawing with my studio mates.—Dominick
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I can’t say that it is the heights that bother me as I have no issue staring out a window 50 stories up—maybe it’s the structure holding aloft, I am not quite sure—but if the world was made of like minded and bodied people as me, we would have barely gotten two stories above ground. […]
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The amazing Pepsi Cola sign across from Roosevelt Island! I’ve been looking at this sign forever!! Love it!! m. hurst
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Yesterday I watched as the school kids, softball teams, marching bands, politicians, and cultural organizations walked in our towns yearly parade of spirit. Mixed in, and new to this years procession, was a local group fighting for their voices to be heard. Right or wrong, without speaking, they made more of an impression on the crowds gathered for our city’s annual celebration […]
View post →Until this day I had never had the desire to ride in a basket (bread goes in a basket, not people), but as the mass of balloons floated over my head at the Dutchess County Balloon Festival and the last one appeared above the heads of the crowds as it was inflated, I found myself […]
View post →Ok, so we have a few weeks left. And this week hasn’t been so bad. I was told this morning that the already cold (and snowy) New York landscape that we are in for this year is to be followed by the most brutal heat wave of a summer. Just when I let my eco-conscious […]
View post →Spent the day at the museum again. Got lost in a few projects, but found some inspiration as I was on my way out. I picked up a copy of and started reading Camping and Tramping with Roosevelt by John Burroughs. Two people I have always held in high regard.—Dominick
View post →I made this pencil, crayon and gouache drawing a few years ago at the Meadowlands Fair here in New Jersey. What a treat to have so much color and motion in one place with such unusual machines all around. A real reportage delight! Greg Betza ©2013
View post →Something about the dark brown trunks against the palettes of yellows and oranges makes me always stop.—Dominick
View post →… exploring the gardens as they make their appearance for the annual Halloween Hoorah! Calling all goblins and ghouls …. here’s to spooky (safe) adventures! Study by Michele Bedigian
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 →For those of us who welcome old man winter, a little snow and a whole lot of solace.
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