Beth Van Faasen Betker(Beth Betker)(@betkerart)

Artist Statement

I have worked in the arts for over 50 years, primarily self-taught but sometimes having the good sense to learn from others.  Immersion in the fiber arts gave way to two-dimensional painting in traditional fine-arts media.  One passion is the domain of human habitat and endeavor, the spaces we create and occupy.  I paint both outdoors and in the studio, currently by knife, creating large-format townscapes celebrating the odd beauty of physical reality, that delicious mix of accident and intention.  I celebrate our infrastructure's dynamic relationship with circumstances -- costly and fragile as life. https://www.betkerart.com