If the past year has been positive for anything, it has grounded me to my desire—my need—to walk about in the natural world.—Dominick
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Life drawing of a model playing his guitar. Pen and ink wash. Greg Betza ©2021
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I look across the river and beyond the mountains often. Not far from the waters edge, just a little further in than normal. Even in the heat of the day the color shifted from cool to warm, from vibrant to muted. And over the hill was another marker of time.—Dominick
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If the past year has taught me anything it is that you can’t go back in time and you can’t do what you left undone yesterday. But you can do it today. And you should. —Dominick
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A little portrait watercolor demonstration I did for one of my classes at Pratt… posted by Veronica
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For years I have stared from the train at the wall that frames the Hudson on the western side of the river. Across the river, inbound, every crack and crevice catches the morning light. —Dominick
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Fantasy or reality? The shapes took on new life as I realized the sketch was something different than the memory I held at the moment.—Dominick
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As the temperature rises and the summer is finally underway the horizon seems a little warmer each day.—Dominick
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Tiny Flowers underneath and around a chopped tree in Central Park. The tiny flowers made me so happy! m hurst
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Reminded of all that is and all that will be, I cheated time last night once again and looked to the past to fill in the missing weeks. How is a memory different from the actual moment. What comes of going inside the head vs living right in front of you? I’ve been too serious […]
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Sometimes I can’t help but see the patterns in the trees, like a dance on the horizon. It has been some time since I watched outside a speeding window, catching a moment that may never be again, marking a note to come back to that minute, that second. It may all change in an instant, […]
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Looking back more than ahead, the Fall never seemed so far away as it does right now. There is a lightness to Spring colors that is elusive, Autumn colors on the other hand hang heavy. As the colors recede at mid season, the subtle notes of what is to come pop through the fallen petals […]
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In memory of their service and sacrifice. Memorial Day 2021. posted by Veronica
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The grass is always greener. —Dominick
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Recently there was a big fire in a building in my neighborhood; about 12 blocks from where I live. Many, many people are without a home right now, and the Jackson Heights community has pulled together to donate the basic requirements of living for these displaced families – blankets, clothing, toiletries, etc. – to bring […]
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Lighting a candle in support of all the Asian-American and Asian-in-America people who have affected me greatly, and contributed to my life. Friends, colleagues, extended family members, teachers and students: too numerous to count. Stop AAPI hate. posted by Veronica
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A combination of leaves pressed with watercolor on the paper, watercolor and caran d’ache watercolor pencil. Fun! HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY! m hurst
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Passing by a little dirt bed along a brick wall I saw the first signs of Spring yesterday. Typically I keep my love for Winter to myself. More than once over the past few months—as the ground was endlessly covered in a blanket of snow—I reminisced with a friend about how this was what it […]
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I created this for a wine project a few years ago. It is a painting of the Columbia River. Greg Betza ©2021
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A thumbnail drawing for an Illustration job about Psychiatry. Loved doing this job! m hurst
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