Bettina Dickson Rusher

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Bettina has an innate need to create.  She began painting and drawing at the age of six. 

Bettina loves the journey of the artistic process. Her process goes like this…she begins most canvases with layers of color that are improvised, abstract and even chaotic. Bettina  strives to create some amount of push / pull plus lost and found in her edges. Her edges can appear muted where color overlaps and the underlying mark may remain slightly visible. She also has concerns for brushwork and mark making which she uses a variety of tools to create. This can affect the mood, movement, and energy of the piece. Through a process of addition and subtraction Bettina brings each painting closer to balance with sensitivity and attention to detail. Her paintings can have as many as eight layers with transparency to create depth.

Bettina received a BA in Art & Design from Eastern Kentucky University in 1984. Bettina's education at EKU included a minor in Business. She continued her art education in San Francisco from 1991- 1994 at the San Francisco Art Institute.

Bettina’s art can be found in private collections in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee , Virginia ,Wyoming and Germany. Her corporate/ institutional clients include Oracle in San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle Washington, and The University of Kentucky in Lexington Kentucky.

Bettina welcomes the opportunity to design and implement commissioned pieces for homes and corporate spaces.

Bettina also conducts intellectual talks on Art & Brain Science with Neuro-aesthetics scientist Chase Royer.  Please contact Bettina for more information.