Anyone who lives with an illustrator knows that, from time to time, you will be asked to pose as various characters for illustrations. My husband Neil has posed as a prince, a construction worker, a soldier, etc., etc. My sister Patty has done her share too – it’s fun, I hope, and so nice to […]
View post →Another drawing from the sail setting weekend at New London on the Charles W. Morgan. For this drawing I was standing on the dock but very close to where they were added the sails on the jibs. It was a strange and incredible point of view. This particular drawing is of the first sail attached. […]
View post →Two weeks ago on a GORGEOUS Sunday afternoon we took the boys to a local park for some fun. If you saw last weeks post I mentioned everyone was hanging out without a care in the world. Here is another observation I found subtly interesting. An easy Sunday moment we’ve all seen but have maybe overlooked. No […]
View post →Putting the sails on the masts of the Charles W. Morgan in the port of New London! I can’t wait to go again for the Sea Trials! This has been an amazing reportage event. Actually seeing the Charles W.  Morgan with sails on her 38th Voyage on the sea will be absolutely incredible! Margaret Hurst
View post →My son’s new favorite thing. Star Wars in particular. Good thing for me is that it keeps him still for a few seconds and I can make a drawing. Greg Betza ©2014
View post →Last Sunday while the weather was SPECTACULAR! we took the boys to a local park for some fun. There were plenty of people skirting about enjoying the moment. The body language between these two was so casual, so comfortable, just like the day itself. I couldn’t help wonder what they were saying. Maybe it was something like, […]
View post →I knew what would follow when the man on the left saw me turn the page and asked if I would draw him and his friend. I informed him that it would destroy the binding of sketch book if I pulled the paper out of it, but I promised to post it today. What are […]
View post →Dean, one of the many workers and volunteers at Mystic Seaport who put in many, many hours of manual labor to get the Charles W. Morgan ready to sail this summer. She’s currently in New London, being fitted out for her journey through New England this summer. Very exciting! You can see her voyage itinerary HERE. posted […]
View post →Hands and rope. these are two drawings from last weekend when Dalvero Academy reportaged the sailing of the Charles W. Morgan on her 38th voyage. She went from Mystic Seaport to New London on March 17th. These hands/rope drawings were made the following day when the crew was attaching the sails to the jibs to […]
View post →This weekend, I traveled with the Dalvero Academy to Mystic Seaport, to watch the Morgan leave Mystic and travel to New London, Connecticut. It was the first leg of her 38th Voyage. Once she was in New London, the crew began the process of ‘bending the sails’ – tying them to the spars of the […]
View post →is the name of the former state tree of Maryland, and the home of a great duo from Baltimore. I saw them the other night at Webster Hall, NYC. Read more and see more drawings on my blog http://www.gregbetza.com/wye-oak/ Greg Betza ©2014
View post →Prepping sketches for live drawing reportage session. Pencil and wash. Eddie Peña
View post →Here’s the little guy that calls me Mom. Some of the first drawings I ever made of him. I dedicate this post to all the kids around the world who are growing up without a mommy. This mom is thinking of you today, and sending little prayers… ~Despina
View post →I was out late the other night and came across these wonderful fellows on the subway. 1 passed out and the other exhibiting just as much energy. ©2014 Greg Betza
View post → Grand Central Station, NYC.  Always full of people to draw. Pen & Markers. Eddie Peña
View post →This is one of the drawings I made for the book, “SEX: An Erotic Journal for Sexual Inspiration and Exploration,” coming out this June. It’s a really fun book that couples can read and do some fun things together, including making drawings for their sex journals! Its published by Quiver and this is a link […]
View post →6B pencil on paper. ~Despina
View post →I find that I have learned more about design and drawing from the practice of drawing from a live model. Here is a drawing where I thought about just how much really needs to be drawn to communicate what it is and how it feels. Greg Betza ©2014
View post →A page of notes from the Naturalist Workshop 2014 in Provincetown, MA that Dalvero Academy attended last weekend. Entanglement is a major issue for whales, turtles and other marine animals. Rope used to be made of hemp, now it is all made of plastic. It doesn’t break down, EVER, and so this plastic rope becomes […]
View post →A quick thumbnail from my trip to the American Museum of Natural History last week with Despina.This is when I found out that the birds were inside.—Dominick
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