White Glads At Monet's Giverny, acrylic on canvas, approx 30" x 12" x 1.5", retail $650

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From Bettina Rusher

For me, painting is all about the journey. I often begin with loose, colorful, sometimes chaotic layers, embracing spontaneity. Through a slow process of adding, subtracting, and refining, a painting gradually moves toward balance. I try to remain open to the so-called "mistakes" along the way-sometimes they turn into the most interesting parts of the piece. I love building subtle tension through push and pull, and exploring the soft, blurred edges where colors overlap, and earlier marks linger just beneath the surface. Brushwork and mark-making are important to me, too-I experiment with a variety of tools to create mood, movement, and a sense of energy. Some paintings endure trials and setbacks, passing through cycles of building up, tearing down, carving back into the paint, and rebuilding again before finally reaching a feeling of resolve. Intellectually, I strive for raw honesty. If my work begins looking too precious, I change those aspects of the work.

Bettina's art can be found in private and public collections in the Southeastern US, California, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Montana, and Germany. In Georgia, she is represented by Nina Cahill Art and IDEA Gallery in Atlanta.