Author Archives: janbetts

Well….there was not much more to do but refine the vision and fine tune the painting. The orchid turned into a being from another realm….and entertained me in the process.

OK….at the suggestion of a couple friends, i am going to share the process of creating a painting. Here, i have posted the beginning of the piece i am now working on, and then a later development of it, as … Continue reading →

Wow! The photo of this painting, done many years ago, was just sent to me. Interesting that some of my recent posts have also been about “tears”. Much of my art reflects the images of  inner realms of the human … Continue reading →

Woah….This is a totally different approach to a canvas for me. What an experience! I want to be able to explain it….but it is not possible. The title describes it….to fling out the dense visceral stuff still taking up precious … Continue reading →

  Here is a painting of one of my dogs, my beautiful Lab, Maya. One early morning i was pondering …”Truth.” We can and do make things true in our minds all the time,  and do so repeatedly in an … Continue reading →

This painting was painted many years ago….but the image is one that to me stands on it’s own merit, in representing the state of mind where we finally give up “arms”, and multi-faceted inner resistance….and truly surrender to the most … Continue reading →

It is a blessing to be gifted with the degree of inner devastation/disillusionment that brings one to the point where facing “truth” becomes deeply personal. When the fear of not facing it becomes greater than the fear of facing it.

OK….this is my first attempt to put a new painting into my blog….and to talk a bit about it. Angelic Tear…………30″ x 37″ acrylic on canvas This painting started out as a mandala for a sacred idealistic vision, a diamond … Continue reading →