Betty Wentworth
Betty received her B.A. degree from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee and her M.A.T. from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Since college in the 1970's, she studied water color painting with the late John Gaddes of Jackson, Mississippi at the Monteagle Sunday School Assembly. In the 1980's and 1990's, she studied at the Cheekwood Fine Arts Center. In 2000, she began painting under the tutelage of Russian artist Paul Zeppelin at the Centennial Club in Nashville, Tennessee.
Betty has studied with these mixed media artists:
- Carolyn Goldsmith at Seaside, Florida
- Fredrick Guess in San Miguel, Mexico
Betty has also participated in workshops with the following nationally-known plein air oil painters:
- Dee Beard Dean in Cortona, Italy
- Gayle Hurley at the Birmingham Botanical Garden
- Henry Isaacs of Sharon, Vermont
- Jason Saunders in Liepers Fork, Tennessee
Betty's Passion for creating is expressed both in her vividly colored still life paintings and her more subdued impressionistic landscapes. Her current work takes inspiration from places visited around the world. Her paintings were recently featured in the following exhibitions:
- The Annual Centennial Club Art Show
- Grace's Plaza in Nashville, Tennessee
Galleries:
- Artifacts in Florence, Alabama
- Monty Stabler Galleries in Birmingham, Alabama
- The Studio Gallery on hwy 30A in Grayton Beach, Florida
Her work is included in many private collections, including
Darrell Waltrip - Franklin Tennessee
Ambassador (France) and Mrs. Joe M. Rogers
Charles Dunn collection |
Betty Wentworth artwork
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