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Specializing in Australian Flora and Fauna, Betty
Hinton's medium is watercolour on 100% cotton rag paper.
Her botanical illustration is always painted from a live
specimen giving her an intimacy with her subject.
Very careful attention is given to botanical detail and
colour matching but artistic license is applied to
create a pleasing composition. Where possible
fauna is painted from field observation.
Betty has had 13 solo exhibitions at major centres in
eastern Australia, several commissions for 12 picture
calendars, book illustrations and book dust jackets.
By invitation Betty exhibited in conjunction with the
Ellis Rowan Exhibition at the Cairns Regional Gallery
where her paintings were hung with works by Robert
Tucker and Sydney Parkinson. Parkinson was Capt
Cooks botanical artist.
Recently Betty's illustration of Idiospermum which was
purchased by
Dr. Shirley Sherwood was exhibited at the Smithsonian
Institute, Washington DC. The exhibition was
labelled by the Smithsonian as "Masterworks by the
finest 20th Century artists".For a complete list
of Betty's art activities, please
CONTACT US
direct. Or stop by the gallery for a browse whilst
enjoying our
Biodynamic/Organic Ice Cream.
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