Kelly Bader
Betsy is a flamingo that I saw in The Bahamas. There was an enormous flock of them from afar and it was such a spectacular sight to see! I knew I had to paint one. The title comes from the designer Betsy Johnson, who I admire! She’s so flamboyant and colorful. The Wedding Cottage is from my son’s wedding in PA. That’s where him and his new wife stayed after the wedding. I gave it to them as a gift. It was probably my easiest painting I ever created, the emotions were just flowing & finished it in 3 days! Earths Gentle Giant is a labor of love. Elephants are such gentle, majestic creatures & it brought me a lot of joy to paint. Beauty of Mother Nature is a calming painting, never painted clouds so it was a challenge for me but I wanted to tackle it and I feel I did. Bullheaded and Beautiful Chaos were both created after my mother’s passing. I had to grieve in order to let my soul be calm again, to allow my creative self to emerge on its own time.