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2008 Governor’s Awards for the Arts in Ohio

Award Artwork created by Betsy DeFusco

Oil on Paper

Light Crossings Series 37 Katie's Pond
Light Crossings Series 37
Business Support of the Arts
Katie's Pond
Arts Administration
 
 
Early Autumn Walk Key Lime Bistro 2
Early Autumn Walk
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Key Lime Bistro 2
Arts in Education
 
 
Under and Over Captiva Light
Under and Over
Individual Artist
Captiva Light
Individual Artist
 
 
Light Crossings Series 39
Light Crossings Series 39
Community Development and Participation
 
 
For these works on paper, I apply thin washes of oil paint on gessoed paper. I work on the paintings daily, each day turning the paper and applying new layers. The first paintings had light as the most important element, as if one were looking through a window. In recent work, calligraphic elements that were once small and subtle have taken on a new importance, sometimes suggesting elements in nature. The images appear slowly over time, helped along by the addition of or subtraction of paint with the brush.
Betsy DeFusco

 

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