If the past year has been positive for anything, it has grounded me to my desire—my need—to walk about in the natural world.—Dominick
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I look across the river and beyond the mountains often. Not far from the waters edge, just a little further in than normal. Even in the heat of the day the color shifted from cool to warm, from vibrant to muted. And over the hill was another marker of time.—Dominick
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If the past year has taught me anything it is that you can’t go back in time and you can’t do what you left undone yesterday. But you can do it today. And you should. —Dominick
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For years I have stared from the train at the wall that frames the Hudson on the western side of the river. Across the river, inbound, every crack and crevice catches the morning light. —Dominick
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I received a new set of markers for Father’s Day and spent an hour or so playing around with them. Here is one of the first drawings. Greg Betza ©2021
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Fantasy or reality? The shapes took on new life as I realized the sketch was something different than the memory I held at the moment.—Dominick
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Reminded of all that is and all that will be, I cheated time last night once again and looked to the past to fill in the missing weeks. How is a memory different from the actual moment. What comes of going inside the head vs living right in front of you? I’ve been too serious […]
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Sometimes I can’t help but see the patterns in the trees, like a dance on the horizon. It has been some time since I watched outside a speeding window, catching a moment that may never be again, marking a note to come back to that minute, that second. It may all change in an instant, […]
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Looking back more than ahead, the Fall never seemed so far away as it does right now. There is a lightness to Spring colors that is elusive, Autumn colors on the other hand hang heavy. As the colors recede at mid season, the subtle notes of what is to come pop through the fallen petals […]
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In memory of their service and sacrifice. Memorial Day 2021. posted by Veronica
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Truth be told I am posting this and last weeks drawings late. Why? Because I started the drawings and wasn’t happy with them until this afternoon. Tomorrow based on the time stamp above. Until 2 minutes ago I had not seen that Ronnie posted another beautiful cherry blossom yesterday. Spring seems to be on everyones […]
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…to smell the roses. I think I must’ve been inspired by Dominick‘s post and took the time to stop for an hour. I took a walk and found some rose bushes in bloom, and right beside them a park bench to sit down, how perfect. I haven’t had much time to “leisurely” draw lately so […]
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A combination of leaves pressed with watercolor on the paper, watercolor and caran d’ache watercolor pencil. Fun! HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY! m hurst
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I created this for a wine project a few years ago. It is a painting of the Columbia River. Greg Betza ©2021
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There is a long running joke in my house, stolen from some YouTube channel I never knew the name of, that requires a bad faux British accent. When I found this drawing, I thought of that and an old story of a young girl in an English pub. Is that your beer love?—Dominick
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My backyard is practically a zoo. Here is our latest visitor, the Blue Heron, hiding in the grasses ready to eat. Greg Betza ©2021
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A quick study of the model offering our zoom session a drink. From last week’s Society of Illustrators sketch night. Greg Betza ©2021
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Took part in a society of illustrators fashion sketch night last week. Here is a drawing made with ink. You can see a video of me creating it on my instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/gbetza/ Greg Betza ©2021
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An abstract watercolor tree for an abstract day. Greg Betza ©2020
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It was either that or “I Wear My Sunglasses at Night” which I figured was too long of a post title. The day rolled by rather quickly, as the past few weeks have. I’ve been looking through some recent drawings, trying to figure out where they fit in the arsenal. Not quite sure just yet […]
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