I’m spending a few weeks in Florida and have palm trees in my yard! It’s been raining for days but I was just able to pop out and make this quick pencil drawing in between the drops. Feels great to be back in Florida drawing. Greg Betza ©2020
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A couple with a strange vibe hanging out in the American Wing at The Met. m hurst
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Found one more of the floating heads learning process. This will be the last one. It was interesting to look at these drawings from when I was learning about dimension and line and expression. The journey never ends! m hurst
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According to Wikipedia, Labor Day is “a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday in September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United States.” (LINK) This year I thought it would be fitting to send an extra thank you to […]
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A beautiful parade put on by the wonderful cast at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, back when standing shoulder to shoulder enjoying life wasn’t dangerous 🙁 Greg Betza ©2020
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And, of course, more random floating heads from drawings away back. Line in direction and dimension. The learning process continues!! m hurst
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Made with pastels many years ago…I swear she felt just like this. Greg Betza ©2020
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More sorting and filtering through old drawings and found these random floating heads. They are pen and ink drawings I was making as I was trying to figure out proportions and facial expressions/body language. Learning is a process. That’s for sure! m hurst
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Margaret’s recent post inspired me to dig into my file of older drawings and I found this portrait I made at Disney years ago. I’m 99% sure he was the mayor of main street. Good memories. Greg Betza ©2020
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Once again, going through some old drawings and discovered this pen and ink “winged fantasy beast” among some drawings. I have no idea what in particular I was attempting to illustrate, but it looks like I had a lot of fun creating the winged beast! Also had some coffee near by, hence the splatter in […]
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This drawing of these gentlemen hanging out on a porch in Viñales, was made during a memorable trip to Cuba in 2015. As I was drawing it, one of the men came over and engaged me in conversation. Read the whole story in my post on our Studio 1482 website New section: Armchair Travels: Cuba. […]
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Well yes it is called the Willis Tower these days, but growing up when it was known as the Sears Tower it’s always been hard for me to call it anything else. It’s a beautiful building, from a different time. Greg Betza ©2020
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Continuing to look through my sketchbooks. Found this drawing from Le Tour De France in Paris. One of the most amazing events to observe! More energy exuding, even at the end of the race. Although, that’s probably when the riders are the most pumped. Incredible energy! m hurst
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Here is a drawing from sometime during the quarantine. As many artists have, I’ve been doing a lot of virtual drawing. Here is one I made with a color blocking approach. Greg Betza ©2020
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A pen and ink drawing from a while back when I was practicing designing a thumbnail landscape creating and editing a variety of marks and shapes. Fun! m hurst
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A good friend and fellow illustrator Ted Michalowski invited me and a few other professionals to “sit-in” an draw with his SCAD zoom class this week. The event known as “Drawnline” is an exciting opportunity for the students to draw from life as they sit, unfortunately, in quarantine. This week I was happily surprised to […]
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Some black and white drawings and one with color. The Green Gloves!! Society of Illustrators Virtual Sketch Night with model, Susan Tierney. m hurst
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Watching the funeral procession of John Lewis yesterday as it made its way across the Edmund Pettus Bridge was a moving event. We all remembered the bloodshed of 55 years ago, now represented so poetically by the rose petals strewn along his path; a path that changed America. The words he leaves us with sum […]
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Craft paper that is. I love drawing on colored paper which begs the question why don’t I do it more? Here is a piece from a zoom figure drawing session a few weeks (or maybe months) ago. Greg Betza ©2020
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I was sorting through some drawings from a while back and came across this reportage drawing of visitors in the China Pavilion at Epcot. Always an amazing place to draw! m hurst
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