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Artist Statement Bethany always loved to draw and create throughout her years as an Air Force Officer and civil engineer. Then, fifteen years ago, she took an oil paint class and had an epiphany that drives her to continuous learning: Bethany found magic in placing smears of oil paint on a canvas "just so" in order to create an image to evoke memories. Now she's a talented artist in realistic likenesses of landscapes and people. Her landscapes can capture the grandeur of Natural Bridge near Lexington Virginia, the Manassas Stone Bridge, or the Highlands of Scotland. Her people range from individual portraits of treasured family members, to the crowds at a farmers' market, or gathered for drinks outside a tavern. Bethany has recently expanded beyond her studio work to paint "en plein air", which is painting outdoors, on site. A looser style that's already won her recognition in Virginia. She can be commissioned to immortalize whatever is special to you. |
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 Natural Bridge |
 Farmers Market |
 Self Portrait |
 The Call |
The Royal Mile |
 Loch Nocturne |
 Edinburgh Castle |
 Highland Coo |
 Hairy Coo |