I illustrated a few ANANSI Stories a while back. Â An example of one of the illustrations is in the One Watercolor A Day book. For the title of the book I made some watercolor letters. It seemed to fit in well with the rest of the stories and the illustrations and I enjoy making patterns. […]
View post →Watercolor with pastel accents. -despina
View post →Happy New Year! I made this green watercolor at the New York Botanical Garden. The focal point is the spherical astrolabe which sits near the entrance of the conservatory. Greg Betza ©2014
View post →Happy New Year! Eddie Peña
View post →The Rose of Peace that the messenger was delivering last week. Wishing everyone Peace in their lives for 2014, and always. Margaret Hurst
View post →I found yet another of these small watercolor paintings of what could be a flower or a plant. I know I wrote it down somewhere, but trying to find that note in my studio is quite the impossible task! ©Greg Betza 2013
View post →An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause […]
View post →A Messenger brings a rose of peace for the Holidays. Margaret Hurst
View post →This flowery object caught my eye because of it’s intense reds and yellows. I call it flowery because I can’t recall if it was flower, a plant or just some leaves. Enjoy your weekend. © Greg Betza 2013
View post →Color ink drawing. Eddie Peña
View post →A similar, but different picture, of the canal watercolor in our One Watercolor A Day book, from Venice, Italy. Venice is by far one of the most beautiful cities I’ve seen and drawn. I could look at and draw and paint gondoliers, gondolas and canals forever and love every minute of it! Va bene! Margaret […]
View post →Birds that stick around for the winter. I like them. ~Despina Last chance! Join by midnight to win a free book! See below for details. FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY! In our new Facebook group, One Watercolor A Day, (view it HERE) we’ll be encouraging readers to follow along with the exercises on a weekly […]
View post →Last year around the holidays I experimented with masking fluid and the layering of watercolor. You can read about another masking exercise I worked on on page 24 of our new book One Watercolor A Day. -Greg Betza ©2013 FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY! In our new Facebook group, One Watercolor A Day, (view it HERE) we’ll […]
View post →Did you ever feel a tiny raindrop trickle down from the sky and land upon your cheek when there is no rain in sight, and wonder where it came from when the day is sunny and bright? Did you ever hear someone clearly call out your name, and when you turned to look there’s […]
View post →Watercolor portraits by Eddie Peña. FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY! In our new Facebook group, One Watercolor A Day, (view it HERE) we’ll be encouraging readers to follow along with the exercises on a weekly basis, and post their […]
View post →A watercolor study of a woman walking with a basket of bananas on her head, done in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She was so beautiful, I couldn’t believe it. posted by Veronica FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY! In our new Facebook group, One Watercolor A Day, (view it HERE) we’ll be encouraging readers to follow along with […]
View post →This painting did not make it into our new book, but it is one of my favorite watercolors. I was able to explore a new color palette here and that is always exciting for me. Have a great Saturday! Greg Betza ©2013 FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY! In our new Facebook group, One Watercolor A Day, […]
View post →Dear Charlie, … Was it just 365 days ago when we met? I never imagined how much you would change my life. From the way I spend my days to the way I dream at night. The joy in your laughter is infectious and the wisdom in your eyes, understood. You are truly a gift […]
View post →  I choose design above random elements of combustion. Eddie Peña FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY! In our new Facebook group, One Watercolor A Day, (view it HERE) we’ll be encouraging readers to follow along with the exercises on a weekly basis, and post their results. We’d love to see them! We look forward to visiting the group too, […]
View post →On one of many trips to Disney’s Animal Kingdom, I began to draw some grass and leaves and then a butterfly lit on one of the leaves I was drawing. The butterfly was so beautiful I thought it would be nice to create many of them. So I wet some leaves with watercolor […]
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