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David Booth portrait

David Booth portrait | Greg Betza
I was commissioned by the Chicago Booth School of Business to create this portrait of alumni David Booth. His contribution, the largest gift to any business school in the world, led to having the school renamed after him. Here are some of the sketc ...

Article in The New England Quarterly

Danzante

I’m excited to share a project I worked on last year for the Danzante family of wines. Danzante, or dancing, was in the process of a brand redesign, including their labels, and I was asked to create drawings of dancers. Anyone who knows me or my wo ...

Scientific American WorldView

I’m excited to share some illustrations I created last month for Scientific American WorldView.  The 6 illustrations all had the common theme of biotechnology in New Jersey…and being from New Jersey I was rather proud to hear that the garden st ...

New work for Chicago Booth Magazine

Last month I was commissioned to illustrate a portrait of Mary Lou Gorno, alumnus of the University of Chicago, to accompany her interview about the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. I love doing portraits but most have been done as pr ...

New work for RCI

A few months back I was thrilled to get a call from RCI. I was commissioned to conceptualize and illustrate a gate fold insert and brochure for their vacation exchange service. It was challenging, but the team was great to work with and I’m really ...

American Family Insurance

Last year I was commissioned to illustrate a national campaign for American Family Insurance. The illustrations focused on the linear path we take in life, how that path evolves over time, and how AFI can help you along the way. The illustrations wer ...

Lincoln at Le Meridien

If you happen to be staying at Le Meridien hotel in Arlington, Virginia, you can check out my drawing of Abraham Lincoln before going to sleep! Happy with how this one came out, the memorial is so sensitive and I wanted to convey that spirit in the ...

Urban Sketchers Handbook: Reportage and Documentary Drawing

Urban Sketchers Handbook: Reportage and Documentary Drawing
I’m so happy and proud to announce that my book: The Urban Sketching Handbook: Reportage and Documentary Drawing, has been published by Quarry Books! (find it HERE) The book is full of inspirational ideas and tips to help you tell stories with your ...

Mystic Exhibit and Other News

Reportage illustration from the 38th Voyage of the Charles W. Morgan | Veronica Lawlor
Holiday illustration, mid-animation, at a NYC Chase branch. Above is a picture of the holiday illustration I was commissioned to create for JP Morgan Chase, on display in a New York City branch – what a nice feeling to see that! I drew it on locati ...

Bloomingdales

Bloomingdales live paint portraits | Greg Betza
I was commissioned by Bloomingdales to ‘live-paint’ portraits of their customers. It was so nice to see their clients’ faces when they saw their likenesses appearing on paper. I don’t often talk about art with people who are not artists and i ...

Downtowns for NJ Monthly

New Jersey Monthly Downtowns | Greg Betza
I was commissioned this summer to work on a reportage assignment for NJ Monthly magazine. Being born and raised in New Jersey it was just that much better to be asked to drive around the state to visit and draw different “landmarks” throughout to ...

Bob Dylan Cover

In Dylan Town Cover | Greg Betza
Last year I attended a Bob Dylan concert at the Beacon Theatre in New York. I made a few drawings, and David Gaines, the author of a new book on Bob Dylan, saw one of the drawings which I had posted on One Drawing A Day and asked if he could use it f ...

Art in Space

Art in Space | Greg Betza
I’m excited to share this latest bit of good news with you. I was contacted earlier this year by a company designing a new Chicago office space for a global consulting firm. The company had seen my reportage drawings of Chicago and thought they wou ...

American Family Insurance

American Family Insurance | Greg Betza
I have been working on a large series of illustrations for American Family Insurance. With Father’s Day just passing I’m happy to post this first illustration because I was able to use my son as my model. This Shel Silverstein inspired ad is appe ...
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