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About janbetts

I am an artist who has been living in Costa Rica for over 30 years. My lifestyle is relatively reclusive, and so now i am creating a blog to exchange ideas. I am new at this, but soon i hope to master this blog thing so that i can include photos and to write about new paintings i am working on, or have recently finished....or that are in my website.

next morph…#5.

5. So, now the star in the center is changing into some sort of vortex….kind of an implosion…. interesting….on it goes….i know not where….but am enjoying the ride….     ( below is a close up….)

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another stage in morphing

4. Here the painting is as of now, as it develops, colors flow in. I must say that i don’t know where this is going, but i have said that before. This way of creating art is more spontaneous and … Continue reading

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morphing movement

1. OK…Here is the first installment of what happens to the white emptiness…i just started flinging paint, lots of movement…and no thought …felt like dancing…and it had a power to it, very free and unrestricted….       2. On … Continue reading

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The Blank White Canvas…+Allow

It has been over a month since i published my finished “Fertilization”. That painting took a further depth when my friend Karima used it extensively in the stunning videos of the final chapters of her Epic multimedia/multi-dimensional adventure: “The Colored … Continue reading

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“Fertilization”

So here it is, finished at last.( touch curser to image to enlarge ) And i think it is interesting to consider the word >fertilization, and why it was chosen  for the title. The word can be used to discribe … Continue reading

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Inspired…grateful…and, on with the next installment of the morphing painting

I have not had words or visions ready to post for some weeks. Now i do. First of all i want to say that this blog has brought to me some amazing comments that have been brilliant for me to … Continue reading

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painting morphing

Well…it is interesting to have a blog. Now i find myself deciding what i want to share next. So i decided to post the developing of another orchid face morphing within a globe, that i am working on right now. … Continue reading

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link to article

Here is a link to an article written about me, and my arrival to Costa Rica back in the 70′s when it was as yet un tarnished by the infiltration of foreigners ….published in an online magazine. My life in … Continue reading

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Joining

This painting is difficult to find words for…i will try. ( I notice the re appearance of tears, and of the orb….and idealistic intentions. Much has changed in my own perceptions about it all…since creating these paintings .) ( click … Continue reading

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Angelic Integration

This is one of the paintings displayed in the Retrospective Gallery in my main website. The meaning of it may not be clear to most observers, so I thought I would write a bit about it…and what it means to … Continue reading

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