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Betty Jean Billups |
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Sandpoint, Idaho |
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Artist's Statement |
“Capturing an inner feeling, a moment so quickly passing ...that is beyond words, almost beyond thought. In art, as music, there are rhythms, movements, flow and ebb...the nuances that dance between a mountain and the sky that embraces her, creating a symphony that the eyes perceive but only the soul can remember.
This celebration of light upon the physical & the ethereal creates a love affair, not only between these, but also for the viewer. It is this special moment in time that excites her, that drives her to risk even failure, if she but has a moment to capture a fraction of what she sees, and feels, from this wonderful thing we call “Life!”
B.J.Billups, signature member of Plein Air Painters of America (PAPA), and Emeritus, Master Signature member of WAOW, created effective ad campaigns for both groups in the 80s & 90s.
Commissioned portraits and figurative work by Betty Jean Billups can be created either from life, or from photo references. She also accepts commissions for murals. In 2007, Billups was commissioned to create a mural for Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut CA.
“The power and sweep of this unique style of B.J. Billups is comparable with the leading painters of our century and before. The strength of her painting strokes combine masterfully with her extraordinary command of the artist's color palette.”
...T. Battles/Clymer Museum Exhibition
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Contact the Artist via Email
This member has her own web site. Click HERE to visit it.
see her work also at Fine Art America
Phone : 208-263-1117
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"The Dome"- Balboa Park" |
Oil |
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| Done from photo research at Balboa Park, Sand Diego. This is a studio painting with lovely glowing water - note the reflected dome which appears in the pool. |
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| Dimensions: 30" H x 30" W |
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| $6,500.00 |
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"Foot Loose" |
Oil |
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Over the years of photographing and painting Native Americans, I have often returned to give them prints and beaded items as a token of thanks for allowing me to capture their beutiful spirit.
This image can be ordered as a print. Please contact the artist to do so. |
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| Dimensions: 22" H x 28" W |
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| $7,250.00 framed |
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"Safe Shelter" |
Oil |
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For over 10 years Billups created work on Catalina Island, during the Plein Air Painters of America (PAPA) annual show. This piece was created on location, on the far side of the island. |
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| Dimensions: 18 "H x 24" W |
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| $4,500.00 |
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"Afternoon Gathering" |
Oil |
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In creating this piece, the entire landscape was done en plein air, that is, I created it entirely on location, at the bottom of my drive! The figurative was created from numerous references that I had shot over the years, both of the women and of the geese.
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| Dimensions: 36" H x 48" W |
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| $8,500.00 framed |
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| Last updated 3/14/2011 MC |
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