Although The Crosta Gallery is Betty's first gallery on the internet, it is not her first art gallery.  She had two galleries in St. Helens: The Studio and the Brass Ring.  The Tripod, her third gallery, was in Old Town Portland.

During her 40 plus years as a professional artist, Betty gathered many feathers in her cap:

• Served as delegate to the Governor's Committee on the Arts.
• Instrumental in establishing the Columbia County Commission on the Fine Arts and Humanities.
• Chaired community art shows.
• Frequest guest speaker on the arts at meetings of civic organizations.
• Member of Oregon Society of Artists, the Paletteers (county artists association).
• Judged juried art shows.
• Won many awards at juried shows up and down the West Coast.

Betty's art

Betty's works range from impressionistic to contemporary in style; her colors range from light to bold. She works with acrylics and oils.

According to a reviewer, "She is an accomplished colorist with an individual approach to her subject."

Recently her work has focused on colorful floral studies and pastoral landscapes, reminiscent of her childhood on Whidbey Island.

She explains her approach to art.  "Paintings are windows into another world, the world created by the artist. I believe this world is a magnificent, joyous one, highly rewarding to the senses, fulfilling, yet demanding.

"It is never enough merely to look at a painting.  The spectator must react. He must allow the painting to 'look' back. This is communication, not in a literal sense, but excitement of the deepest level of sympathetic feeling.

"To me, color is the most important aspect of a painting; color evolves into pattern, pattern into form.  When nothing more can be changed the painting is finished.  No longer in a state of becoming, the picture expresses being."

About The Crosta Gallery

The works of art currently displayed on The Crosta Gallery will be joined by additional works every couple of weeks, so check back often.

Betty's internet web site was developed by SaagerVision Computer Services.  For more information, e-mail to webmaster@saagervision.com or call (503) 648-3351.

Gallery Showings

Bainbridge Island Arts and Crafts Gallery, Washington
Bon Marche Gallery, Seattle, Washington
Brass Ring Gallery, St. Helens, Oregon
Bush House, Willamette Valley Art Festival, Salem, Oregon
Chautauqua Lodge Annual Holiday Art Show, Longbeach, Washington
Christ Church Annual Arts and Crafts Show, St. Helens, Oregon
Dekum Gallery, Portland, Oregon*
Festival of Arts, Long Beach, California*
First National Bank Gallery, Anchorage, Alaska
Fleur de Lys Gallery, Northwest Portland, Oregon
Golden Legend Gallery, Lake Oswego, Oregon
Hillsboro Public Library, Hillsboro, Oregon
Lake Oswego Library, Lake Oswego, Oregon
Lewis and Clark Gallery, Vancouver, Washington
Lincoln County Art Center, Lincoln City, Oregon
Long Alley Gallery, Lake Oswego, Oregon*
Long Beach Art Museum, Long Beach, California
Los-Tres Gallery, Belmont Pier, Long Beach, California
Lower Columbia College, Longview, Washington
Monticello Hotel, Longview, Washington
Muir Estates, Beaverton, Oregon
Neptune's Wharf, Newport, Oregon*
Northwest Artist's Show, Ilwaco, Washington
Oregon Society of Artist's Fall Show, Portland, Oregon
Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon
Thelma Pearson Gallery, Lincoln City, Oregon
Quay, Vancouver, Washington
St. Helens County Courthouse, St. Helens, Oregon
The Studio, St. Helens, Oregon
Tripod Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Twenty Miracle Miles, Oregon Coast Show, Lincoln City, Oregon
Village Art Association, Forest Grove, Oregon*
Village Gallery of Arts, Cedar Mill, Oregon

*Received award

Questions or comments, contact Betty

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