Also called the Jefferson Library, the building itself was indescribably beautiful. The Americans wanted to show that they are just as cultured and educated as any european city. Boy did they prove it with this building. One of the men behind it all… Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd president of the United States. I drew a […]
View post →A few years ago I worked on a project about the collective warped ego of the world today. Every time I hear something terrible in the news, I can’t help but think of certain aspects of humanity in this way. ~Despina
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 →Ink drawing of an african performer. Eddie Peña
View post →I loved this guy when I drew him. He had so much style. And plenty of attitude. But good attitude. Positive attitude. Proud attitude. —Dominick
View post →And next week couldn’t be any further away. Oh what a difference a day can make.—Dominick
View post →Can’t help but miss everything about this town. The streets, the food, the people (like this fellow passenger on the Lexington line), there is no place like New York and no place like the Upper East Side. —Dominick
View post →Every so often there’s a drawing that pushes outside of it’s boundary. You can start off with intentions of a vertical piece and the conversation suddenly begins to stretch outside of the box. This applies as much to life as it does an exercise in drawing. Above are two drawings that married each other simply […]
View post →Seriously, when did December arrive? And how is it Thursday already? For those those taking part in the coming holy day, I hope you are all finding a little peace as you scurry about. For those of you just waiting for it to pass, thank you for bearing with us crazy folk for a little […]
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with oil pastels. I normally avoid oil pastels, especially the Rembrandt brand, because of how mushy they can be. I always bring them with me when I draw from the model though. In case I ever have a change of heart. I finally used them, and mushed the colors around until I ended up with […]
View post →Would it hold any weight at all? I certainly can’t blame her, even though she doesn’t stay still for long. —Dominick
View post →A drawing of Margaret and a little boy that I made one day while we were in Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Not sure how the little boy wound up in that position in the drawing: actually he was watching Marg feed the birds. Which you’re not allowed to do at Animal Kingdom, by the way. Posted […]
View post →Just found this as I went through some old drawing pads. This is a gouache portrait of an imaginary girl that I created a few years ago at Ellis Island. -Greg Betza
View post →–Despina Georgiadis
View post →From a life drawing session. -Greg Betza ©2012
View post →from the lipstick to the jewelry to the glasses, these are very important parts of a person…and a drawing. Greg Betza ©2012
View post →I couldn’t really tell if this woman had dozed off while reading her book… but I drew her anyway. -Despina
View post →I zoomed in on this man’s face for this drawing. Pen and pencil -Despina
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