Tomorrow will come with each turn of the clock. The thread to yesteryear will unwind just a little longer and the days will count on a little higher. And I will be beneath the tree, sitting within its shade, soaking up the sun on the horizon and smelling sweet scents of the falling petals.—Dominick
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Hold the seasons where they are just a little longer. The cool Spring wind will soon give way to the warmth of lightning bugs dancing at the close of each day. Until then I will sit below the lilac tree and let the air fill with its sweet scent and shed a tear when the […]
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Today is Labor Day in the US, and it’s also harvest season. The two go hand in hand – without the labor there is nothing to harvest, and no one to do the harvesting! So thought I’d give some thanks today to all of those people who work hard in the fields to bring us […]
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Each weekend Studio 1482 will be featuring posts from the One Drawing A Day archives. Today’s post is by Michele Bedigian, from back in 2016. It’s titled “Paint and Sip Party.” #ODADarchive This past Saturday night I was invited to a “paint & sip party” at a friends house. If you haven’t been to one of […]
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More roses from a recent commission…watercolor. Greg Betza ©2017
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I’m currently working on a job where I’ve had to paint a series of roses. Here is one that didn’t make the cut. Greg Betza ©2017
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For my last post of 2016 I thought I’d share this celebratory illustration done as a sketch for an annual report cover a few years ago. Have a happy, healthy, safe New Year! Greg Betza
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Above is one of my favorite drawings inspired by Central Park’s Bethesda Fountain I worked on for a french wine label. – medium: graphite and watercolor by Michele Bedigian
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Each Sunday Studio 1482 will be featuring a post from the One Drawing A Day archives. Today’s post is by Margaret Hurst, from back in 2014. It’s titled “Poppies in the fields” #ODADarchive Poppies in the fields. Another drawing for CFNAPA. Loved making this pen and ink drawing! Margaret Hurst
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Here is another study of the Andes Mountains I created for a wine label exploration. Here is another from a post last July https://onedrawingaday.com/andes-mountains/ ~Despina
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Here is a sketch from a recent commission I completed for Danzante (Dancing) Wine. You can read more about the project here on my blog: http://www.gregbetza.com/danzante/ Greg Betza ©2016
View post →Pen and ink on paper ~despina
View post →A few months ago I was commissioned to work on a wine label for the Limited Edition of Nolita, an Italian wine. I was happy to spend my time drawing the bucolic scene of a hillside village in Italy with cypress trees and terracotta rooftops. It was my absolute pleasure, especially since I always imagine […]
View post →A few months back I started collecting my son’s artwork that was too much to archive and decided to recycle it by drawing on it myself to see what would happen. It’s an interesting process…for his marks, lines and graphics typically determine mine. The brightest joy in it is seeing where it leads and the […]
View post →Poppies in the fields. Another drawing for CFNAPA. Loved making this pen and ink drawing! Margaret Hurst
View post →The other night I went to a chocolate and wine tasting. Sweet, smokey, citrusy, spicy, peachy, leathery, creamy, gritty, smooooth. Words that sometimes would state the obvious and at other times would awaken the flavor on my taste buds just by reading the words during the tasting. Strange how that works. This is an I-Pad […]
View post →In honor of the last day of summer, I decided to post a drawing from Labor Day weekend, which I spent in Pennsylvania visiting the Brandywine museum (heavenly!) and the Chaddsford Winery nearby. The winery was hosting a jazz festival wine tasting event. I have to say, I was here two years ago and the wines […]
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