I’m sad to see you go. Drawing from the beach. Aruba 2015. Greg Betza ©2015
View post →Here’s a portion of a large drawing I’m making as part of a project about the ocean’s currents that will be part of an exhibition in the fall. Details to come. ~despina
View post →Enjoy the last moments of summer everyone! Here is one of my favorite memories of the season, a little watercolor and gouache painting made while relaxing on the beach in Aruba. Greg Betza ©2015
View post →Another painting made on the beach of Aruba. Tranquil. Greg Betza ©2015
View post →One of the cliffs at Étretat, France. This particular one is said to look like an elephant dipping its trunk into the water. Greg Betza ©2015
View post →I made this drawing while on a ferry that was circling around the Morgan as she was on one of her first trial runs after being restored. The last wooden whaling ship in the U.S. is really a big deal in New England. And for the whole world too! Her 38th voyage will be dedicated […]
View post →I had the honor of traveling alongside the Charles W. Morgan last week as she made a test run with full rigging and sails. What a difference to when she was on dry dock being restored. She certainly looked at home even if she was just off shore. Looking forward to the next leg of […]
View post →Here is a drawing with watercolor of the Morgan, the crane and the town of Mystic behind it. The history of this town is incredible. This scene is after the heavy mast was erected onto the ship, when the crane was dropping cement weights into the hull as ballast. To see more of my reportage […]
View post →I made this watercolor study last summer in windy, hot Aruba. The wind was blowing the sand into the wet paint…can you see the grains? © Greg Betza 2013
View post →A study of one of the many impressive sun tans I witnessed in Aruba. -Greg Betza ©2012
View post →As promised, a drawing of what I actually saw in Aruba. My favorite sight of all was my boy playing in the sand. He used bits of coral for knights, a shell for a princess, and a dried up coconut for a dragon in the most rudimentary, lovely sand castle those two little hands could […]
View post →I was fortunate to spend last week in the beautiful, windy, island of Aruba. Here is a boat that sat on the horizon for an entire day. -Greg Betza ©2012
View post →Is that all? Is that all you think you’ll see in Aruba? Yes. In fact, that’s all I need to see. The horizon line. Anything more will be icing on a most lovely cake of sweet sweet relaxation!! –That’s the conversation I had with myself after I made this simple simple drawing before leaving for […]
View post →From a series I’ve been working on about food. Have a great week. -Greg Betza
View post →This drawing was made last weekend down in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Had a great time making this drawing while getting my first sun burn of 2011! Greg Betza ©2011
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