53rd National Show Catalog, "No Place Like Home"

BETTY J. BILLUPS ZION AFTERNOON

12” x 16” — Oil $1,675

All of my landscapes have always been captured in plein air, that is, on the spot, not from photos or in the studio. I spent a nice length of time in Zion National Park, attempting to capture the grandeur and beauty of this magnificent landscape. Late afternoons are usually my favorite time to capture the “soul” of any place.

BETTY J. BILLUPS • WAOW Master Emeritus • ID • www.bettybillups.com Billups has been in the fine art field since 1975. She was V.P. for the Society of Illustrators of L..A. in ‘72 and published their annual Illustration West Catalogue. From 1987 – 1996 she created a National Ad Campaign for Plein Air Painters of America, which was the cause of the coast to coast interest in plein air painting known today. In 2000 she published a catalog for her one artist exhibit at the Clymer Museum. In 2005 her book, Artist’s Projects You Can Paint~10 Projects in Plein Air was published. She was commissioned by Toppenish, WA., for a major mural, and also commissioned by Mt. San Antonio College, in L..A. for a 16 foot mural. She has work in the U.S. Air Force art collection.

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