I take time out of my day to play with designs, shapes, graphics and mixed materials. Eddie Peña
View post →Here’s a little drawing based on a Fairy Tale about two little kids who get lost in the woods and encounter a not-so-friendly-woman. June begins the summer season when kids go out and have magical times in the sunshine. Don’t forget to remind your kids about basic safety rules! Be safe and have fun everyone!!~Despina
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 →This is an old drawing I made when I was first learning to draw.  It’s was a wow moment for me. Eddie Peña
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 is a small watercolor painting I made a few summers ago. ©2014 Greg Betza
View post →Playing with some watercolor and trying to make some very fluid lines. I love being around the cherry trees; close to them, far away, under them, in them…any way I can be! I wish the blossoms lasted a bit longer, but maybe their short presence makes me really appreciate them when they show up in […]
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 →I guess this weekend is all about bridges! This drawing is of the beautiful Ed Koch Bridge. A.k.a- Queensboro Bridge. But it will always be the 59th Street Bridge to me. I grew up in Astoria, Queens, and this bridge always represented the passageway to an adventure. Going across that bridge, to this day, […]
View post →Here is a drawing I made of the Fort Duquesne Bridge while sitting on the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh has a reputation (because of the steel industry) as being very industrial and gritty, and while it is, it is also incredibly beautiful…especially if you like bridges. Pittsburgh boasts a total of 446 bridges […]
View post →As some of you may know, Dalvero Academy (with Studio 1482) has been documenting the restoration of the whale-ship the Charles W. Morgan for the last few years. We had an exhibit of our reportage and illustration work inspired by the restoration, which opened at Mystic Seaport in 2012. (www.dalveromystic.com) This summer, The Charles W. […]
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 →Another Japanese inspired landscape done with ink and wash. Have a great Saturday. Greg Betza ©2014
View post →Ink drawing of an african performer. Eddie Peña
View post →Here’s a drawing I made while in the main entrance at the Museum of Natural History with Dominick. While he was seeing birds in the bones, I was getting lost and confused in the them. It was fun! ~Despina
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Following this man’s fingers while he played the piano was nearly impossible. I did my best! Pen and Ink. ~Despina
View post →Here is a little Japanese-inspired landscape painting done in ink. Enjoy your weekend! ©Greg Betza 2014
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