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coastal series
STARFISH SKY
Acrylic on Canvas
40 1/4 x 20 1/4
$3250
“We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected on the deep”
~ William James
SAILING REGATTA
Acrylic on Canvas
36 X 36
Framed
$1650
BEACH PATH Diptych
Acrylic on Canvas
24 x48
SOLD
Installed Palm Beach
STARFISH CANYON BLUES
Acrylic on Canvas
36 x 36
Unframed - Gallery Wrap
$3250
In this enigmatic image, ALL of life is interconnected ~ A saxophone player stands on the ledge of an underwater canyon ~ Schools of fish pour from his sax like musical notes swimming up and around the moon ~ In the distant sky, migrating geese repeat the pattern ~ while starfish sway to the canyon blues
COME RAIN OR SHINE
Acrylic on Canvas
24 x 48
$1100
EMERALD ISLE
Acrylic on Canvas
24 x 18
$350
“There must be something
strangely sacred in salt.
It is in our tears and in the sea.”
~ Khalil Gibran
SOFT SKY
Acrylic on Canvas
24 x 18
Unframed
$350
UNDERWATER FOREST
Acrylic on Canvas
60 x 22
$2800
SEDUCTION OF THE MOON
Acrylic on Canvas
20 x 16
$750
A single wave tosses spray at the moon whose gravity she simply cannot resist
A HEART NO LONGER AFRAID
Acrylic on Canvas
48 x 48
Unframed
$3250
A broken heart emerges from a fearful place, now aglow in the sky next to the moon, a place usually reserved for the planet Venus aka The Goddess of Love
COMING ABOUT
Acrylic on Weathered Wood
28 x 32
$1800
SOLD
Abstracts
CHAKRAS
Acrylic on Canvas
36 x 48
Unframed - Gallery Wrap
$1600
SOLD
CONFETTI
Acrylic on Canvas
16 x 19.75 (each panel)
Unframed - Gallery Wrap
Install as horizontal or vertical
$950
MORNING BUZZ
Acrylic on Canvas
60 x 48
Unframed - Gallery Wrap
$4100
I love these unsung heroes, rocking their chubby bodies, defying physics with their tIny wings. They play a vital role in our planet's food security. As they bob and dance through blossoms, they are actually doing some very heavy lifting, keeping our delicate food chain in balance.
messenger series ~
LET IT BE
Mixed Media
Natural ferns, fabric, handmade paper
Framed
$185
TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING
Mixed Media
Natural ferns, fabric , handmade papers
$185
Too much of a good thing is wonderful ~ Mae West
ALL MY LIFE
Mixed Media
Fallen feather, handmade papers
$75
I've been looking for you all my life
messenger Series
CHIEF RED JACKET
Mixed Media
Fallen feather, parchment paper
Framed
$55
Brother, we do not wish to destroy your religion or take it from you.
We only want to enjoy our own.
~ Chief Red Jacket
AN EXCEPTION
Mixed media
Torn paper, fallen feather
$75
How glorious it is
to be an exception.
~ Musset
BE OPEN
Mixed Media
Natural ferns, handmade paper
Framed
$75
Be open to what happens next
MY PEACHES
Mixed Media
Natural leaves
$55
If you don't want my peaches
don't shake my tree.
~Old Blues Song
IN LOVE
Mixed Media
Natural ferns, handmade paper
Framed
$45
I could fall in love with you
YOU HAVE BLESSED MY LIFE
Mixed media
Natural ferns, fabric, handmade paper
$75
Time and again, you have blessed my life
at just the right moments
Figurative
BLUE PAJAMAS
Acrylic on Canvas
Diptych 60 x 24
Unframed - Gallery Wrap
$2400
SOLD
Installed in Boca Raton FL
CYCLIST
Acrylic on Canvas
20 x 65 (4) Panels
Unframed - Gallery Wrap
$1995
JAMAICA ME CRAZY
Acrylic on Canvas
38 x 48
Unframed
$1200
Cocktail Series
PROSECCO
Mixed Media on Canvas
23 x 28
Framed
$1800
HAPPY OLIVE
Acrylic on Canvas
24 x 30
Unframed - Gallery Wrap
$1200
BAR HOPPING
Acrylic on Canvas
24 x 36
SOLD
Wildlife Series
WHITE TIGER
Acrylic on Canvas
38 x 48
Framed
SOLD
PASTEL LEOPARD
Acrylic on Canvas
60 x 48
Unframed - Gallery Wrap
$4100
PASTEL LEOPARD
in progress
ELEPHANT POOL
Acrylic on heavy Strathmore Paper
10 x 14
SOLD
CANADIAN GEESE
Acrylic on heavy Strathmore Paper
10 x 14
SOLD
MOONLIT ZEBRAS
Acrylic on heavy Strathmore Paper
10 x 14
SOLD
About the artist
One of the first things people notice
about Betty is her cheerful optimism
that often has a restorative affect
on those around her.
Her paintings have a similar quality :
Light and breezy
with playful, harmonious colors.
Her work expresses both a calm serenity
and visual excitement, all at once.
In her soft seascapes,
seagulls are simply colorful brush strokes
dancing in the morning sky.
Pastel hues of sand and foam
speak to how all of life is connected.
The enigmatic "Starfish Sky"
portrays an underwater forest with fish
swimming above a crescent moon.
On the ocean floor lies a starfish surrounded
by celestial stars.
As an avid environmentalist,
Betty encourages us to remember
that all living things are
interconnected and interdependent.
EARLY YEARS
As a child, Betty greatly admired
her uncle William Tyler Smith,
a fine artist and interior designer.
On one of his visits, he encouraged Betty
to toss away her coloring books.
He replaced them with clean white
paper, watercolors and brushes.
What a freeing experience!
No longer having to color inside the lines,
she began looking at the world
around her, drawing freely and discovering
her own expressive creativity.
Betty graduated from East Carolina University
with a degree in Art Education
and began her career as an art teacher
in Florida and rural Virginia.
She later ventured into graphic design and illustration, opening Armstrong Design,
her own graphic design studio in Miami
which she continued in LA and SF.
In the early 90s, she opened
Armstrong Gallery on Worth Avenue
in Palm Beach featuring wildlife art
~ all things beautiful and endangered.
With her background in advertising and marketing, she was able to
network with interior designers, architects and other gallery owners in need of fine art.
Over the years, she has
also worked as a fine art consultant
in other galleries where she was able to
relate very well to clients in search
of art works they truly love.
My Medium
I use many different mediums, combining acrylics and pastels along with
colored inks and dyes on both canvas and
heavy watercolor papers.
It's exciting to combine layers of colored tissue papers as a base, allowing their translucence
to create unexpected colors.
It's like a a dance ... where skillful control
is dancing with a partner who is
full of free expression and surprises.
My Inspiration
My Inspiration
Things that nourish my soul ...
Walking every evening just before the sun
goes down, listening to the birds
settle down for the night.
Listening to my favorite jazz duo
Davis & Dow live ~ with an ice cold martini.
Visiting Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
in August to see the most
beautiful classic cars in the world.
Watching the moon rise over the ocean
down by the Lake Worth pier.
Visiting galleries to admire the works
of other artists.