Art-By-Betty-Refour

It is time to feature another great artist and WWAO friend, Betty Refour.




I have been drawing for as long as I can remember. My favorite color as a child was yellow orange. It had to be on everything I drew. I wanted to be a Fashion Designer. Coco Chanel was my idol. I loved the classic style to her designs. I went to design school and after I finished when I couldn't get a job as a Head Designer :), I pursued other interests. Some 15 years later after a back injury I started painting as a form of therapy. In the years since attending school I continued to draw, but I had never painted. When a friend asked me to design a card for her baby shower I got the idea to put my artwork on cards.
I lost my grandmother to Breast Cancer, my mother to Myeloma and my sister Rose has Autism so I am always looking for ways to advocate for these causes.

Rose and I are both primarily self taught and our work can be found in collections around the world. Rose is mostly non verbal and will often use art to express herself.

Visit my blogs: artbybettyrefour.blogspot.com
noteworthycrafts.blogspot.com

My eBay Store: http://stores.ebay.com/Art-By-Betty-Refour
My websites: http://www.noteworthycrafts.com
http://www.bettyrefour.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/brefour
Trunkt: http://www.trunkt.org/bettyrefour

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Real Gems

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It's a bright sunny day and we are going to the river ( Fraser River). It's only a few minutes drive from our home in Rosedale , B.C.
My husband and I love walking along the river and looking for Agates.Every time I find one I get very excited. It's like finding a little Gem.
I't one of the most relaxing , rejuvinating and exhilirating experiences.

In the first 2 pictures you can see what they look like polished and the 3rd picture shows what they look like in their natural state.