Nature’s Government, one of the illustrations for Journal of Empire Studies. Another really fun illustration to think about, work on and execute! Margaret Hurst
View post →Every year during the Fall my memories find their way back to Paris. And very few things evoke in me the feeling of being there than those distinctive claypots on the rooftops. During my 4 month stay many years ago, I lived in the tiniest apartment you could imagine and had one tiny window to […]
View post →Hidden back behind the trees. –Greg Betza
View post →A lovely day at the China Pavilion at Epcot in Orlando. So many characters…so many drawings…so many lines…so many marks…so little time… Margaret Hurst
View post →China is in the news so much these days. I’ve been making drawings and gathering information. -Despina
View post →Here is another watercolor created at the New York Botanical Garden. –Greg Betza
View post →The Metropolitan Museum of Art … is a tree of life to the worlds greatest art. It’s my church, my schoolyard, my home away from home. Just 20 minutes from the house there’s no better place to be – Michele
View post →here is a study I made of balloons passing each other in the sky. –Despina
View post →Tailgating at a football game in 83° weather is such a treat for fans living in the North-East. Here’s a drawing of some people standing around eating and drinking in their shorts, flip-flops and of course football jerseys. Greg Betza ©2011
View post →Another in the series from the Journal of Empire Studies blog. All about Egypt, the pyramids, the Nile, the sun, the all seeing eye, and our modern radar. Margaret Hurst
View post →Drawing I made of a man as he spoke. Eddie Peña
View post →This colored pencil drawing was made inside the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory at the New York Botanical Garden. Have a visit this weekend, it’s wonderful. drawing by Greg Betza
View post →This watercolor study was painted at the New York Botanical Garden. The gardens are one of my favorite places to work, a place where you can sit peacefully, surrounded by beauty. Have a great weekend. by Greg Betza
View post →As a child I loved drawing comic book characters. I have begun to evolve all my old characters and create a universe of my own based on them. The drawing above is a character I created in 1987, obviously influenced by Marvel comics. The middle version was created in 1992 and the right figure […]
View post →Begonias are exceptionally beautiful plants. They remind me a little of lily pads that have been taken out of the water because of the shape of their leaves and how they sit on top of long skinny stems. Of course there are plenty of varieties. But I love this kind the best. -Despina
View post →This is a drawing I made back in 2003 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. –Greg Betza
View post →A long acquainted sister to Mystic’s busy shore .   It is early Sunday,   here     in Newport, Rhode Island.        Ah, the crisp morning air feels so good as I’m graced by the essence of fresh coffee and warm fudge being prepared for the day’s […]
View post →Sing till your soul seeps out of your pores. Eddie Peña
View post →One more of the illustrations created for the Journal of Empire Studies blog. This was a fun, colorful experience in illustration! Also, a little sad because of the subject matter.  The article for the blog is a review of the book, Kingdom Under Glass.  Kingdom Under Glass, by Jay Kirk, is about the famous explorer and […]
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