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 →This is a frame from a storyboard I created a few years ago…something about a princess in a castle…see her ‘framed’ in that doorway? Greg Betza ©2015
View post →Going through some sketch books and came across a drawing of pigeons in Venice, Italy. There really were a lot of pigeons/doves. Honest. It was crazy! I loved it! Margaret Hurst
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 →Wabi–sabi (侘寂 ) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is “imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete”. (from Wikipedia) Yes, I found Japanese wabi-sabi at the Roman Colosseum. Beautiful textures crumbling down one into the other, on a […]
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 →Playing with watercolor at the Colosseum in Rome…I can’t really think of a better way to spend an afternoon. Especially when it ends with pasta and vino. 😉 posted by Veronica
View post →No really, it’s big. That crazy Roman Colosseum. Had trouble fitting it into my pad. I like that kind of trouble. 😉 posted by Veronica
View post →Watercolor painting of an Italian woman walking through her village. ©2013 Greg Betza
View post →Painted at Epcot’s Italy pavilion, back when the entertainment was fantastic. ©2013 Greg Betza
View post →Italian Bakery on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx. Eddie Peña
View post →Simple line drawing (St.Francis of Assisi) shared by Michele Prayer to live by … the great Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475 – 1564), commonly known as Michelangelo.
View post →Welcome “a new addition” in the passport adventures…. enjoy, Michele Medium: pencil, ink wash and water soluble crayon
View post →I try to never miss a good opportunity. While waiting for Chris in the car downtown last night in Little Italy I was inspired to do a quick study. Drawing done in mixed medium of crayon, pen and ink. Happy Monday! – Michele ©2011
View post →Here is a drawing of an Italian-inspired performer. Drawing by Greg Betza
View post →here is a painting from a few years ago. I haven’t seen this one in a while, but I’ve always liked it. by Greg Betza
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