Sunday, April 26, 2009

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

10 comments:

Betty Refour said...

what a pleasant surprise:) thank you so much.

MYSTIC SILKS said...

Very nice.

Jean Levert Hood said...

I love Betty and Rose's work. Betty is a delightful internet friend, always promoting others on facebook and Twitter. I'm so happy to know her.

Jordanka Yaretz said...

You are welcome Betty. And thank you for stopping by ladies.

Diana said...

I also love both Betty's and Rose's work. What a couple of great sisters. The Etsy shop is marked a favorite of mine. Betty your colors are so vibrant and full of color.

Jordanka, as always, I must compliment you on your generosity in hosting other Artists.

Victoria Webb said...

Wow, those colors are brilliant! And a nice gesture on the blogger's part.

TreasuresFromHawaii said...

gorgeous work...wonderful of you, Jordanka, to promote others! God bless...Dava

Anonymous said...

I love Betty's artwork! She's a wonderful person too.

artbylmr said...

Great feature! Wonderful artwork and interview!

Jordanka Yaretz said...

Thank you ladies for all your support.