stReEt cOLor

A few months back I wrote and posted a drawing I did while standing on what’s been called the most expensive strip of real estate in Europe, La plus belle avenue du monde (”The most beautiful avenue in the world”) also known as theAvenue des Champs-Élyséesin Paris, France. It got me thinking about what defines […]

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winter bird

Birds that stick around for the winter. I like them. ~Despina Last chance! Join by midnight to win a free book! See below for details.     FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY! In our new Facebook group, One Watercolor A Day, (view it HERE) we’ll be encouraging readers to follow along with the exercises on a weekly […]

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experiment

Last year around the holidays I experimented with masking fluid and the layering of watercolor. You can read about another masking exercise I worked on on page 24 of our new book One Watercolor A Day. -Greg Betza ©2013 FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY! In our new Facebook group, One Watercolor A Day, (view it HERE) we’ll […]

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Faces

                                            Watercolor portraits by Eddie Peña. FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY! In our new Facebook group, One Watercolor A Day, (view it HERE) we’ll be encouraging readers to follow along with the exercises on a weekly basis, and post their […]

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Japanese Garden

This painting did not make it into our new book, but it is one of my favorite watercolors. I was able to explore a new color palette here and that is always exciting for me. Have a great Saturday! Greg Betza ©2013   FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY! In our new Facebook group, One Watercolor A Day, […]

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Adam

     I choose design above random elements of combustion. Eddie Peña   FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY! In our new Facebook group, One Watercolor A Day, (view it HERE) we’ll be encouraging readers to follow along with the exercises on a weekly basis, and post their results. We’d love to see them! We look forward to visiting the group too, […]

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Central Park people

This painting was made as I watched thousands of people, and their colorful clothes, move in and out amongst the tall trees of Central Park. Greg Betza ©2013   FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY! In our new Facebook group, One Watercolor A Day, (view it HERE) we’ll be encouraging readers to follow along with the exercises on […]

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