Jazz band in Disneyland’s New Orleans. It wouldn’t be a vacay without a little drawing. ~Despina
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It’s PARTY TIME! in New Orleans, as today marks Fat Tuesday, or Carnival, the day before the start of Lent in the Catholic tradition. Although the party has been going since the weekend, I’m sure. I’ve had some wonderful times in New Orleans, drawing and dancing. Or drawing the dancing. This drawing was made in […]
View post →There is always an individual who stands out, in oh so many ways! Another lovely lady at the Met waiting to get a drink and a little something to nosh on! Margaret Hurst
View post →I’m out in San Diego and will be heading to the San Diego zoo this week so I thought I’d post a drawing made at a zoo (the bronx zoo) of zebras in fall. ©Greg Betza 2014
View post →Hey, sometimes being in the ‘happiest place on earth’, wearing full princess regalia, and eating ice cream all day long can become a too much of a burden. Hence, the meltdown. She didn’t WANT ice cream, but she didn’t NOT WANT ice cream either. Too many moments of magic for one day…poor little thing. Someone […]
View post →The trifecta at the Met. This was a very avid conversation! I was not close enough to hear the conversation, but the body language was pretty vivid! Very fun to watch and draw! Margaret Hurst
View post →I made this thumbnail in Paris. I could never decide if it’s the road ahead, or if it’s a view of looking back on the road just traveled. ~Despina
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Number two in the Met People series. A lady with some very high, sharp boots getting something to eat in the old dining area. Magaret Hurst
View post →This drawing was made the same day as my last post. I was in a minimalist mood I guess. This is a drawing of a girl relaxing under a potted plant with camera in hand. If you’re lucky enough not to be snowed in this weekend, get out and take some pictures (or do […]
View post →This past Saturday morning, despite the FREEZING weather, I decided to go over to Main Street in Flushing, Queens, and draw the lunar new year parade. There were two distinct sections to the parade: one was Chinese and the other was Korean. It was so interesting to see the differences, graphically, between the two cultures. […]
View post →There are all kinds of people who go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This is a very informal couple sitting in a very formal setting. This drawing was drawn at the end of the hall to the left of the museum entrance when it used to be a restaurant. I liked it then. You […]
View post →I did this drawing while watching the wait staff appear to huddle up, make a plan and BREAK off into action. It was quite amusing! ©Greg Betza 2014
View post →As I sit here in NYC, surrounded by snow, and waiting for more tomorrow, I like to remind myself of good times spent in warmer places. sigh… The drawing above is one of a series of drawings I made of a large food market in Barcelona. Maybe since I’m snowed in I’ll be able to […]
View post →A drawing with pen and ink and watercolour of the bow of the Intrepid at the entrance to The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. A very cool NYC museum to visit! Margaret Hurst
View post →The Koi fish is not only beautiful but it is a symbol of ambition and perseverance for its ability to swim against the current and even travel upstream. Koi are also viewed as having a radical, ‘non-conforming’ life force. The Koi is quite the role model for the independent thinker. ©Greg Betza 2014
View post →More drawings from my morning commute.  Lots of happy people. Ink pen Eddie Peña
View post →I never get tired of looking at the Guggenheim Museum. What a beautiful building. It was a bit cold when I drew this, but sunny! Polar vortex, polar schmortex. posted by Veronica
View post →Here is a drawing I made from my apartment window a day after a blizzard in 2003. It looks similar to the view I’ve had outside my window for the last 2 weeks! Greg Betza ©2014
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