I have a small sketchbook that I carry around with me to take notes and make quick drawings. It’s so interesting to look back through it and see the many ideas written as well as the brief record of where I’ve traveled over the last few months. Here is a drawing I nearly forgot about […]
View post →2 studies while on a flight to Florida. zzzzzzzzzzzz Drawing by Greg Betza. In response to the recent terrible earthquake in Japan and the tsunamis in the Pacific, the illustrators of Studio 1482 have each created a piece of art to raise money on behalf of the victims. Please click here for more information.
View post →The purposes of bonsai are primarily contemplation (for the viewer) and the pleasant exercise of effort and ingenuity (for the grower). ~Wikipedia Eddie Peña IN RESPONSE TO THE RECENT TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN AND THE TSUNAMIS IN THE PACIFIC, THE ILLUSTRATORS OF STUDIO 1482 HAVE EACH CREATED A PIECE OF ART TO RAISE MONEY ON […]
View post →I wanted to put this drawing/illustration of these Japanese ladies on the blog today so that I might continue the thread of the need for aid to Japan and to the Japanese people. Strength to overcome. Margaret Hurst IN RESPONSE TO THE RECENT TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE IN JAPAN AND THE TSUNAMIS IN THE PACIFIC, THE ILLUSTRATORS […]
View post →Here is a little drawing I made from my hotel room window on a recent trip to San Diego. Petco Park is home to the San Diego Padres. Drawing by Greg Betza. In response to the recent terrible earthquake in Japan and the tsunamis in the Pacific, the illustrators of Studio 1482 have each created […]
View post →“Receive every day as a resurrection from death, as a new enjoyment of life; meet every rising sun with such sentiments of God’s goodness, as if you had seen it, and all things, new – created upon your account: and under the sense of so great a blessing†-William Law The art was inspired by […]
View post →Pure white cranes are sacred birds in the Japanese culture. They are intermediaries between heaven and earth, symbolizing happiness. I thought of a great white crane as a prayer from the Japanese people to the world, and a symbol of a brighter future in the midst of despair and uncertainty. I drew it as a […]
View post →For this print it is my desire to symbolize the natural forces that have taken over the Japanese people and their land: the earthquakes and the tsunamis. I want to represent the “eye of the storm” that is the darkest part in the center and show the lessening effects of the disaster as you wind […]
View post →Drawing by Despina Georgiadis In response to the recent terrible earthquake in Japan and the tsunamis in the Pacific, the illustrators of Studio 1482 have each created a piece of art to raise money on behalf of the victims. Please click here for more information.
View post →As a symbol of the transient nature of life as well as rebirth, I chose to paint cherry blossoms as a tribute to the people of Japan. Our National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C. is a celebration of our friendship with Japan. Art by Greg Betza In response to the recent terrible earthquake in […]
View post →Don’t turn a blind eye to destruction. Eddie Peña
View post →So it’s official, the cpdsa will be opening the rink in Central Park on Saturday April 9th. Â I’m so happy they were able to get enough funds together to go yet another season! Go CPDSA! Margaret Hurst
View post →Here is a drawing of an Italian-inspired performer. Drawing by Greg Betza
View post →Eyes are organs that detect light, and convert it to electro-chemical impulses in neurons. Wikipedia.org Eddie Peña
View post →Skater and skater-watcher in Central Park. Â April is coming soon and the roller skaters and dancers and watchers will be out and moving and enjoying the cpdsa ring! Margaret Hurst
View post →Here is a study of the Main Street Cinema. I was playing with the idea of a type-based reportage. by Greg Betza
View post →Vultures are scavenging birds, feeding mostly on the carcasses of dead animals. Vultures are found on every continent except Antarctica and Oceania.   -Wikipedia By: Eddie Peña
View post →So it looks like the cpdsa will be able to open it’s “doors” in Central Park this April, barely. Â So if you feel so inclined, please donate whatever you can to the Central Park Dance Skaters Association. Â They’ll appreciate it! Thanks! Margaret Hurst
View post →Another night at Barnes and Noble. I like to end the day there and read and people watch and prep for the day ahead. Apparently, many other people do, too. Monday night was a full house. It was very tough finding a place to sit at the café, but once I did, I didn’t budge […]
View post →I spent the morning of February 14th (yes, Valentine’s Day) making this drawing outside of the American Museum of Natural History in NY. It was a warm, beautiful day, the first I can remember of this year. drawing by Greg Betza
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