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Sketching The Line | Greg Betza

Sketching The Line

I’m honored to be included in the Canadian ART IN TRANSIT show “Sketching The Line”, an exhibition of reportage drawings made while of commuters and subway-goers.
Back in 2007-8 I took advantage of my time on NYC subways by drawing anyone I could. For practice, yes, and because I just love to do it. I find that the older I get, my career and the opportunities presented to me all seem to fall in line with my interests. A lot can be said about continuing to “do what you love”. Do the work that you want to do and that work will continue to find you. If you’d like to see more of my drawings from the commute, click here

Thank you to Sharon for organizing the exhibition.

More about the show from their website:

“An international exhibition of 78 sketches drawn by 13 artists from around the globe, features brief impressions of fellow commuters that document place, time and movement while simultaneously revealing a myriad of personal moments.”

Sketching The Line | Greg Betza

New work for Benefits Canada MovingForward | Greg Betza

New work for Benefits Canada

Benefits Canada, the magazine of The Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute  handed me an intriguing article to illustrate last month. The article was detailing the difficult road that employees and employers must travel when a cancer diagnosis reaches their office. I challenged myself to come up with an alternative interpretation of the article as I did not want to treat the subject in a literal way as I didn’t feel like it was appropriate (or interesting) for the subject matter. I’m really pleased with how it came out. I’d love to hear your thoughts.

New work for Benefits Canada MovingForward | Greg Betza

Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute | Greg Betza

illustration for CPBI

Below is an illustration I recently completed for the Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute. It was a challenging piece as the subject matter was quite complex and relatively unfamiliar to me, BUT I enjoy the challenging pieces best. I love to learn when I work. For this piece, I was asked to illustrate the history of the pension and benefits industry in Canada.

Canadian Pension & Benefits Institute | Greg Betza