A watercolor study of a woman walking with a basket of bananas on her head, done in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She was so beautiful, I couldn’t believe it. posted by Veronica FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY! In our new Facebook group, One Watercolor A Day, (view it HERE) we’ll be encouraging readers to follow along with […]
View post →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, […]
View post →Dear Charlie, … Was it just 365 days ago when we met? I never imagined how much you would change my life. From the way I spend my days to the way I dream at night. The joy in your laughter is infectious and the wisdom in your eyes, understood. You are truly a gift […]
View post →  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, […]
View post →Playing with watercolors at the Roman Colosseum. Oh yes, that was a very good day. 🙂 posted by Veronica 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 […]
View post →On one of many trips to Disney’s Animal Kingdom, I began to draw some grass and leaves and then a butterfly lit on one of the leaves I was drawing. The butterfly was so beautiful I thought it would be nice to create many of them. So I wet some leaves with watercolor […]
View post →Another I-pad watercolor. This is a spool of very wide Christmas ribbon. Already decorating around here! ~Despina 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! […]
View post →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 […]
View post →Watercolor drawing of a bonsai tree. 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 […]
View post →I don’t usually paint like this, but I really enjoyed slowing down to look, and taking my time putting down layers of color…it was kind of a meditative experience. It’s interesting to see what colors are really there and how your eye interprets them. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Along with family and friends, I always find […]
View post →A watercolor painted at the New York Botanical Gardens with a little bit of writing underneath about our first amendment rights. Margaret Hurst 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 […]
View post →This is a piece painted at the Bethesda Terrace in Central Park. It didn’t make it into our new book (see below!), so I thought I’d share it with you. 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 […]
View post →Watercolor painting of a flower. Eddie Peña Following the philosophy of our previous book, One Watercolor A Day is not a step-by-step or how-to book, but rather, a book that encourages the reader to use our art and suggestions as a point of departure for self-discovery and creativity through the art of watercolor. Meant for beginner artists […]
View post →We’re so excited – the sequel to our One Drawing A Day book is available for pre-order, and hits the shelves in December! The book is called: One Watercolor A Day: A 6-Week Course Exploring Creativity Using Watercolor, Pattern, and Design. Written by Veronica Lawlor, it features the watercolor work of all seven Studio 1482 […]
View post →Another point of view from another viewer of Perseus at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Â It really was funny to me how some people, like this guy, would hang out looking at Perseus very attentively. I always wondered what it was exactly that they were drawn to about the sculpture. who knows? Sword, anatomy, sculpture? […]
View post →I took a quick trip down to Philadelphia on Tuesday to see one of my favorite performers (Destroyer) do a solo set. I watched from the balcony and was amazed by how many lights, wires, cables, disco ball!, etc. were hanging from the ceiling in this tiny little place. Greg Betza ©2013
View post →Ink model drawing by Eddie Peña
View post →Playing with the brushes app in my i-Pad, drawing some autumn leaves in Union Square Park. Sigh.. Posted by Veronica
View post →The statue of Perseus at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is no longer on view, but I made a pretty lengthy series of drawings of people as they passed him by. I always found it very amusing to watch people in the context of Perseus; how they reacted, or didn’t react, to him […]
View post →Back in 2003 I was really working hard at learning to draw people, crowds, space, etc. Here is a study with all of those in mind. Greg Betza ©2013
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