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Betty (Elizabeth Jean) Billups BIOGRAPHY
Born 1948 Manhattan Beach, California. Known for: Figure, portrait, animal, Native American, still life, landscapes, illustrations.
"Capturing an inner feeling, a moment in time so quickly passing. A moment that is beyond words, almost beyond thought. In art, as music, there are rhythms, movements, flow and ebb…". In the summer... Read full biography
"Capturing an inner feeling, a moment in time so quickly passing. A moment that is beyond words, almost beyond thought. In art, as music, there are rhythms, movements, flow and ebb…". In the summer of 1977, Elizabeth Jean Billups (AKA Betty or Betty Jean) had her first one artist museum show at the... Read full biography
"Capturing an inner feeling, a moment in time so quickly passing. A moment that is beyond words, almost beyond thought. In art, as music, there are rhythms, movements, flow and ebb…". In the summer of 1977, Elizabeth Jean Billups (AKA Betty or Betty Jean) had her first one artist museum show at the Montana Historical Society in Helena, Montana. This exhibit was the direct results of doing research for a U.S. Army commission that she received, to create a painting of Sacajawea. And this... Read full biography
"Capturing an inner feeling, a moment in time so quickly passing. A moment that is beyond words, almost beyond thought. In art, as music, there are rhythms, movements, flow and ebb…". In the summer of 1977, Elizabeth Jean Billups (AKA Betty or Betty Jean) had her first one artist museum show at the Montana Historical Society in Helena, Montana. This exhibit was the direct results of doing research for a U.S. Army commission that she received, to create a painting of Sacajawea. And this commission came about because the Army had seen a painting Billups had in the U.S. Air Force Art Collection (that was created when she was Vice President of the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles). The painting was called "The Nightengale" (U.S.A.F. C-9... Read full biography
"Capturing an inner feeling, a moment in time so quickly passing. A moment that is beyond words, almost beyond thought. In art, as music, there are rhythms, movements, flow and ebb…". In the summer of 1977, Elizabeth Jean Billups (AKA Betty or Betty Jean) had her first one artist museum show at the Montana Historical Society in Helena, Montana. This exhibit was the direct results of doing research for a U.S. Army commission that she received, to create a painting of Sacajawea. And this commission came about because the Army had seen a painting Billups had in the U.S. Air Force Art Collection (that was created when she was Vice President of the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles). The painting was called "The Nightengale" (U.S.A.F. C-9 Medical Plane). The exhibit at the museum was titled "Inner Feelings" and was the sol... Read full biography
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"Capturing an inner feeling, a moment in time so quickly passing... A moment that is beyond words, almost beyond thought. In art, as music, there are rhythms, movements, flow and ebb…"
In the summer of 1977, Elizabeth Jean Billups (AKA Betty or Betty Jean) had her first one artist museum show at the Montana Historical Society in Helena, Montana.
This exhibit was the direct results of doing research for a U.S. Army commission that she received, to create a painting of Sacajawea. And this commission came about because the Army had seen a painting Billups had in the U.S. Air Force Art Collection (that was created when she was Vice President of the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles). The paintin...But wait, there's more...
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