Tomorrow will come with each turn of the clock. The thread to yesteryear will unwind just a little longer and the days will count on a little higher. And I will be beneath the tree, sitting within its shade, soaking up the sun on the horizon and smelling sweet scents of the falling petals.—Dominick
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Hold the seasons where they are just a little longer. The cool Spring wind will soon give way to the warmth of lightning bugs dancing at the close of each day. Until then I will sit below the lilac tree and let the air fill with its sweet scent and shed a tear when the […]
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Here is an older drawing of my wife, in pastel. I love layering the colors, it’s basically like dry painting. Or even more so like collage where you just place colors on top of one another. I always say I need to use pastels more, maybe this time! Greg Betza ©2021
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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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Couldn’t resist posting one more drawing of the cherry blossoms from the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. I really look forward to this time of year – little pink petals floating everywhere – what better way to welcome warmer days? posted by Veronica
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The sight of a magnolia tree in full bloom has always caught my attention from blocks away. On the topic of childhood memories and where our passions stem from, I have always had a strong liking—obsession maybe—for trees. This species however is an oddity to me. I can’t place my first memory of it. I have […]
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When I was a kid we had a row of forsythia plants outside our back door that kept us hidden from the rest of the world. They must have been quite old as I distinctly remember the dry branches on the bottom as I would crawl around underneath as if I were in a dense […]
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I tacked up a drawing a year ago to remind myself of all that I missed last year during the initial stages of this pandemic. A “what Spring means to me” kind of note. As with so much of life that was taken for granted until we had whatever remained in our laps on a […]
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With each sign of Spring there seems to be a not so subtle reminder that the seasons, at least in New York, clash a little before one takes the baton from the other. As I watch the daffodils pop up in front of houses up and down the avenue—mildly obsessed with their strength and form—I […]
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I know this is momentary, no matter how long the moment might be lasting. I can’t say that I haven’t adjusted to being so close to home every day, day in and day out, but as the moments have come to do what I so love to do, I jump right in with both feet. […]
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Another socially distant drawing from two weeks ago. Cafe’s and crowds itching to gather a little closer have passed the time, but there is a whole population I have been itching to draw. As we establish proper boundaries and protocol it was nice to be able to go onsite and draw.—Dominick
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Socially distanced I drew last week as another chapter came to a close. I won’t say the story is over, he has a little bit more to pass on. Press, pressman, and inspector will move on to another adventure. Hopefully I can get access again once the new digs are set up. I have to […]
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Part of staying close to home has been the realization that so much happens when you aren’t really paying attention. The number of bird calls I have discovered echoing through my neighborhood grows by the day. I also have noticed, just like watching a pot boil, that one should NOT watch grass grow. Nothing happens […]
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It’s funny the number of times in a given week you can jokingly say, “let me check my calendar” knowing there is barely anything on said calendar and yet somehow the weeks fly by in our current state of life with little room for relaxation. Every move requires plan. So before the next storm takes […]
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I don’t typically do resolutions, but there are few things that fell off the board this year that I would like to make sure I stick to. As I look ahead I wish you all a Happy New Year and hope that our paths cross in the best of ways.—Dominick
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Happy Halloween! I’m not much of a Halloween person, or artist, so I thought I’d at least post a fun colorful drawing today. Have fun, be safe, don’t eat too much candy! Greg Betza ©2019
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A luscious peony flower that I did a pastel drawing of at last week’s Plein-Air Invitational, at the New York Botanical Garden. You can see this drawing and several others I made that day on my website, Veronica Lawlor Gallery.
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Nothing says Spring in the Northeast of the US like the scent of lilacs, and so I was super happy to spend this past Saturday at the New York Botanical Garden, sitting in the lilac plants doing pastel drawings. I was an invited artist to the NYBG’s 4th Annual Plain-Air Invitational, hosted by artist James […]
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As the title of this post says…this is a drawing of people made with pastels. Greg Betza ©2019
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Started out the New Year in the best possible way. Spent the better part of the last week with the Dalvero gang drawing all day long. This is what makes for a happy and healthy New Year. —Dominick
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