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Having taken Betsy's workshop on Intuitive Floral Painting, I was
intrigued with her teaching style as well as her talent! She is a
generous and caring instructor, who gives quick and witty answers to her
students' questions. Recently I found a back issue of Watercolor
Magic (Summer 1999) with an article she wrote entitled
"Painting from the Inside Out".
The article enhanced my experience in her workshop. As she says in the article, an artist must strive to be more than a good technician. You must "learn to paint not only the world outside, but the worlds within." |
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Betsy uses her masterly skill at "trompe-l'oeil", along with spontaneous methods. She will pour paint, throw paint, and splash paint. She uses any material that helps her achieve her objective. And she is willing to change her objective and let the medium take her where it will. Betsy's paintings reveal a lot of herself - they are an exploration of her dreams and her emotions, and you will get caught up in the meaning. ~ G. Angelino Note: Paintings 6 through 10 are floral paintings. Betsy says, "My book title is Painting From the Inside Out. There is a chapter called "Say It with Flowers" that will have seven approaches to painting flowers. The book contains lots of improvisational and spontaneous exercises designed to "free the creative spirit." It is a multi-media book in that I work both with acrylic and watercolor. It was published by Northlight in April, 2002." See Betsy's demonstration of How to Paint a Vignette from her book, printed with permission of her publisher. |
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