Christmas or Christmas Day is a holiday observed generally on December 25 to commemorate the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity. The date is not known to be the actual birthday of Jesus, and may have initially been chosen to correspond with either the day exactly nine months after some early Christians believed […]
View post →I always think of this drawing of mine when the holiday shopping frenzy rears its ugly head every year. I drew this at Rockefeller Center a few Decembers ago. Oh, what I would give to take a nap like the kid in this drawing whenever I feel too tired to carry on with the lists […]
View post →I stood out in the freezing cold last night, and did this drawing. The holiday market is one of New York City’s great traditions and it really marks the beginning of the holiday season. With over 100 vendors in white tents, there is sure to be something there for every taste. For more information, click […]
View post →Just had to mention a miracle that happened to me on the day after thanksgiving when the city makes its biggest load of cash off of the backs of hard working Americans from parking tickets. This one sanitation worker had already written up the summons and pasted the neon green insult to injury sticker. My […]
View post →One day at China in Epcot there were dancers.  They moved in and out of the buildings and columns of the Chinese Pavilion so  gracefully.  They were irresistible. They had to be drawn and painted.  Lucky me, I got to do just that! Margaret Hurst
View post →Here is a quick drawing I made outside of the NEW Yankee Stadium on my first visit there this summer. Very Impressive! Had a really nice time and what a great place to draw! Greg Betza ©2010
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View post →My friend, and fellow studio 1482er, Veronica Lawlor and I went to draw at the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade balloon blow up last night. Â It was buzzing, as usual. Â The kids love it. Â They scream out every name of every balloon as they go by. Â Katy Tur from NBC News interviewed us while we […]
View post →Scoliosis (from Greek: skoliÅsis meaning from skolios, “crooked”)[1] is a medical condition in which a person’s spine is curved from side to side. When I first found out that my wife had scoliosis I began to do some research, I had never heard of scoliosis up until then.  In my research I began to make […]
View post →The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will be coming up in a few days. Â I thought it would be fun to post a page of drawings I made a few years ago on the eve of the parade. Â I tried to draw Spider Man from as many different angles as I could. Â It’s fun to […]
View post →Thanks to Kati Nawrocki for inviting my wife Despina and I to a recent performance of the New York Repertory Orchestra. The concert was held at the Church of St. Mary The Virgin in New York City. Overall it was a beautiful experience. For more about the orchestra, click here. ©Greg Betza 2010
View post →The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art. -Leonardo da Vinci By: Eddie Peña
View post →Here’s another drawing from my experiment -Despina
View post →A mime artist (from Greek “μίμος” – mimos, “imitator, actor”[1]) is someone who uses mime as a theatrical medium or as a performance art, involving miming, or the acting out a story through body motions, without use of speech. -wikipedia By: Eddie Peña
View post →So I’m revisiting the drawings I made last August during the week-long drawing workshop at the Dalvero Academy. Besides having a great time, I delved a little into a world that I’ve always loved but seldom experiment with–Fashion. Here is one of a few drawings I’ll be sharing with you from my experiment in fashion. […]
View post →I made this quick drawing yesterday while having lunch with my 2 year old. It was a nice time. ©Greg Betza 2010
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I love New Yorkers. These were done in Central Park. It was fun to play with the paint for a little while. Drawings by Veronica Lawlor.
View post →…is a rock band. I went to two concerts in Central Park last week. The first was a washout! It rained and we all got soaked. And there was some serious lightning. But we had fun and the band played on. So, I went back on Friday to enjoy the show–sans shower. Here is one […]
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