Another piece from my yard. This is a potted “tree” with small flowers planted at its base. I used a combination of cut paper, ink and watercolor. ©Greg Betza 2014
View post →Here is a little Japanese-inspired landscape painting done in ink. Enjoy your weekend! ©Greg Betza 2014
View post →This drawing was made the same day as my last post. I was in a minimalist mood I guess. This is a drawing of a girl relaxing under a potted plant with camera in hand. If you’re lucky enough not to be snowed in this weekend, get out and take some pictures (or do […]
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 →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 →While at the Japanese Pavilion at Epcot I was looking into the coy pond and noticed this one little plant growing out of a huge rock in the pond. It was so sweet standing there all by itself. Took a few minutes to draw it. Â Japan at Epcot is one of my favorite pavilions. It […]
View post →Every time I work in the garden I think of my farmer grandfather in Crete, may he rest in peace. This is a drawing of the small tomato plant I’m growing in his memory this year. The seed is from Greece. –Despina
View post →Line drawing of rhododendron branches. –Despina
View post →Old beliefs have long been associated with this spice. Did you know in Germany it is said that if a bride sews mustard seeds into her wedding gown, she can be sure of “wearing the pants” in her family? … hmmm, worth a look… Two places as different as Denmark and India illustrate even another […]
View post →And I sat down to draw in my yard and chose the lavender as my subject. Up against the white wall, unassuming and not yet flowering. Nothing more than a shrub, really. I thought it looked lovely. -Despina
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