The artistic process, for me, is more than employing various painting techniques; it is an expression of the spirit. My passion for creating art began as a small child and that passion continues to the present.
I was born in New Orleans and grew up sketching and painting in the French Quarter, parks bayous and plantation homes.
My inspiration comes from nature, things familiar in my environment and expressing myself while using my artistic imagination.
Since moving to Texas I have studied art at Tarrant County College and the University of Texas in Arlington. For 5 yrs I worked in an art studio located in the historic Ft. Worth Stockyards, where my art was sold to people from countries such as Japan, England, Italy and throughout the USA. In recent years I have had the pleasure of illustrating children’s books.
I thank God for the gift He has given me and it is my desire that my work will glorify Him. When I work I feel a closeness to God and hope that the viewer will in some way sense a spiritual connection in my art.
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Happy Dance – Betty Grummer
$350.00Happy Dance
Gallery Wrap 20 x 10″
Acrylic
“These geraniums were being blown by a gentle breeze. They appeared to be happily dancing in celebration of their colorful life.”
Gotta have Roots – Betty Grummer
$350.00Gotta have Roots
Gallery Wrap 18 x 24″
Acrylic on Canvas
Winter and summer the geraniums continually grew in my garden. For years I knew that I had to paint them in a different way when I saw the older stems twisting in interesting shapes.
It’s Iris Time – Betty Grummer
$500.00It’s Iris Time
Gallery Wrap 24 x 30″
Acrylic on Canvas
Nature grows irises to enrich our lives with beauty. An iris painting enables us to enjoy iris time at anytime.
White on Red – Betty Grummer
$450.00White on Red
Gallery Wrap 24 x 36″
Acrylic/Collage
“Recently I have become interested in printing in my art work. So I have been looking around for things I could print. In this painting I used a fern to print. I painted white on one side of the fern then applied that side to the canvas. Once the White on the canvas was apparent, I removed the fern.”
The Emergence of Orbs – Betty Grummer
$250.00The Emergence of Orbs
Framed 16 x 20″
Acrylic on Canvas
I painted colorful shapes and decided the painting needed something more dominate added. As my work is intuitive and never planned, I envisioned circles emerging out of the colors.
The Dawning of Pi.NET – Betty Grummer
$300.00The Dawning of Pi.NET
Framed 18 x 24″
Acrylic Collage on canvas
One does not have to be very accomplished in math to have a Pi dawn on you even when not on the internet.
Roses – Betty Grummer
$100.00Roses
Gallery Wrap 9 x 12
Acrylic on Cradle Board
As Gertrude Stein would say, “Rose is a rose, is a rose, is a rose.” What more can be said? Except to say it with two roses and a little gold leaf.
Bottled Jabberwocky – Betty Grummer
$300.00Bottled Jabberwocky
Framed 18×24″
Acrylic on Canvas
When you see the bottle it will be filled with nothing discernible to the untrained eye except various shapes and colors. It is actually a lot of previously unnoticed imaginary jabberwocky.
The Flowering of Joy – Betty Grummer
$450.00The Flowering of Joy
Gallery Wrap 20 X 24”
Acrylic Collage
I worked intuitively layering colors and applying collage in select spaces. A flower seems to appear in this work where color and shape reflect emotion.
Gerrymandering Consciousness – Betty Grummer
$500.00Gerrymandering Consciousness
Gallery Wrap 24 X 36”
Acrylic Collage
After joyfully layering the colors and watching the shapes and colors emerge I was pleasantly satisfied noticing that the shapes brought to consciousness a somewhat gerrymandered map-like appearance.
Where The Red Fern Grows – Betty Grummer
$400.00Where The Red Fern Grows
Gallery Wrap 18 X 24”
Acrylic Collage
As I was looking at the ferns growing in my garden, I remembered the book Where The Red Ferns Grow. I thought about printing a few of the fern branches in red paint. Liking the result, I added a few touches of gold leaf.
Poppy Day – Betty Grummer
$350.00Poppy Day
Gallery Wrap 20 x 16″”
Acrylic Collage
Poppies remind me of Poppy Day which was observed in my elementary school. Mother would give me a dime to buy a red paper poppy. The red poppy is a symbol of all the soldiers who sacrificed their lives since World War One. National poppy day in 2019 will be November 11th.