No doubt this calendar year’s end looks different from those past. There area few traditions this season that I am going to miss for sure. One of which is my annual trek to see the Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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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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Can we do that daylights saving thing again. Yes, it is actually saving, savings. I was informed of that this week. Anyway, every time I feel like I am taking a few steps forward I find myself asleep. On Sunday that was great because I woke up early, sort of, but not tonight. All sorts […]
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Not really, just taking stock and working on some old projects. Found this from a few years ago. Quick study of an autumnal tree.—Dominick
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Found a stack of sketches from a few years ago that I didn’t remember making. The project has always stayed close to my board, but these were an unexpected memory.—Dominick
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Last week marked the end of the local softball season. Sitting on the grass in the park, watching the day draw to a close, I grabbed the few paints I had in my bag and quickly got the scene. As my studio mates know, I am not the biggest fan of Summer, but this one […]
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While still packed with intermittent cold spells, the past week has finally seen a few days that look, smell, and taste like Spring. Today was the best yet, perfect for a little sketch in the park.—Dominick
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Each weekend Studio 1482 will be featuring posts from the One Drawing A Day archives. Today’s post is by Greg Betza, from back in 2012. It’s titled “Changing Season” #ODADarchive A watercolor and ink drawing I made of different plants at the beginning of winter. Some have withered away while others hang onto their beautiful fall […]
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As the holiday season is fully underway, I continued my attempt to knock off a few more ideas for those projects that never see the light of day. —Dominick
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As the snow attempts to cover the ground before me, I see more than I have seen in years just how little it takes to make such a beautiful view. Minimal color, no leaves waiting to fall—or grow for that matter—just a serene landscape full of so much more than I have seen in seasons past. So as […]
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I figured I would close out the next two weeks with a few more autumnal scenes. This morning there are traces of snow left behind by the rain that followed the “overnight hope” of an extended weekend. Winter is bearing down but it is not quite here yet. Whether bitter or a little less brutal, […]
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The colors are fading and details are blurring. As Fall comes to a slow end I bear witness to the evolution of seasons, the evolution of time. I mark this moment and look forward to the next.—Dominick
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“Celebrating” my least favorite time of year with this drawing. The beginning of many months of cold weather. Sure it’s beautiful, but that is only to lessen the pain 🙂 Counting the days until spring already… Greg Betza ©2016
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I am forever being asked what the forecast for the day is and never have the answer. A long time ago I learned to always carry an umbrella—except of course on consecutive days of rain when I leave it drying off—so the added stress of what the day holds in terms of percipitation. I don’t […]
View post →Pastel and pencil. -Despina
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Almost that time of year…almost. Here is a drawing made with pastels over a painted ground. Greg Betza ©2015
View post →Last week I posted a watercolor from a year or so ago and it got me started on the series again. Laid up in bed (or rather in a chair) for a few days I gathered my brushes and spent a few hours out of doors. I am not a green person but I kind […]
View post →I don’t mind the cooler weather at all, nor a little rain (OK, a lot of rain, but it seems to have stopped)—the one great benefit of the strange weather is the strange weather. Weird grey fog rolling across the Hudson with pops of emerging greens and pink colors. A few of the thumbnails from […]
View post →I’ve been playing around with watercolors lately. Here is one for the holidays. Greg Betza ©2012
View post →A small drawing of a seamstress I found working on an embroidery in Mystic Seaport in Connecticut. Her focus and grace often reminds me of a treasured measure…when time moved a little slower. – Michele Bedigian
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