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

BETH COLE THE WEDDING TREE

20” x 20” — Oil $1,500 This willow tree takes in the refreshment of the water below. It reminds me of a wedding bouquet in all its fullness. It graces its surroundings, unaware of its beauty or significance.

BETH COLE • WAOW Associate • NE • www.bethcoleart.com Nebraska-based artist, Beth Cole, creates contemporary landscape paintings in oil. Her work centers on fields, trees, streams and buildings, and the effects of atmosphere and light upon them. Beth has exhibited widely in her home state including Museum of Nebraska Art events and the Nebraska Biennial Exhibition hosted by Omaha’s Gallery 1516. A small rural community near the Nebraska Sandhills is where she lives with her husband, Gary, and their beloved pup dog, Willow.

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