Art For The Day

Breeze (c)2009 - Betty Refour

Contemporary abstract done using acrylics on a 5 x 7 canvas panel. You can find it for sale on eBay.

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Art For The Day

Untitled - 4 x 5 Acrylic on Canvas - (c)Betty Refour 2008

This is another painting I did that is for sale with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the Komen Foundation. You can find it in my eBay store.

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Art For The Day

Untitled Abstract by Betty Refour (c)2008

This is an original abstract painting done on 8 x 10 wrapped canvas. The sides are painted red and it's wired and ready to hang. Signed and dated on the back. It's available for sale in my Etsy shop.

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(c) Betty Refour - Untitled #1.6 - 2003 Acrylic on Canvas 24 x 30

This is an original painting done on 1.5 inch wrapped canvas. It's available for sale on eBay.

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Art for the day - Celebration Of Life And Art

© Betty Refour - Untitled #127 - Acrylic on Canvas - 16 x 20

My painting, Untitled #127 will be part of the Celebration Of Life And Art exhibit opening June 1st at the Troy and Dollie Smith Cancer Center. The Center is located at the INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center Complex, Building D, 3300 NW Expressway, Oklahoma City, OK. The exhibit is a tribute to those whose lives have been touched by cancer. The show will run through July 13th. Opening reception is June 1st from 6 - 8pm. The reception is open to the public but you must RSVP at 405-951-2277 indicating the number of attendees. There will also be a luncheon on June 3rd to be held at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63rd Street, Oklahoma City, OK. The luncheon too is free and open to the public but you must make a reservation at the above number. The luncheon will include a presentation "Medicine, Marathons and Miracles: Turning a Diagnosis of Cancer into Personal Victory" by Roger and Kathy Cawthon. Roger is a former CNN sportscaster and Kathy is an award winning author and photographer. They are co-founders of the Cancer Crusade, an organization dedicated to fighting cancer with hope and humor. They were diagnosed with cancer within six weeks of each other. Their frankly hilarious take on the world of medicine blends seamlessly with a powerful message that energizes and inspires audiences to laugh, love and live in the moment, every moment.


All artwork is available for sale with the proceeds benefiting the Art Therapy Program at the Troy and Dollie Smith Cancer Center. There is a wonderful array of art, all by artists whose lives have been touched by cancer. Please stop by.


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What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?

Pencil and Ink on Illustration Board - 1970's



Pencil and Ink on Illustration Board - 1970's

My 30 year class reunion is coming up. Yes, 30 years. But it got me to thinking about what I wanted to be when I grew up. A lot of you have heard the stories about how I started drawing geometric shapes on notebook paper and then graduated to drawing fashion and how CoCo Chanel was my idol and how I transferred those geometric shapes to canvas when I started painting and how I wanted to be a Fashion Designer and how I started designing note cards after a friend asked me to design a card for her baby shower and on and on. But very few of you have actually seen any of those Fashion Illustrations.

I would cut out pictures from magazines and newpapers and draw them. I also would use the bodies as templates to draw my own designs. These drawings are from photos I cut out.

I went to a small art and design school and got an Associates Degree in Fashion Design. But then I couldn't find a job as a Designer. I was offered pattern making and sewing positions and my attitude was like "Are you kidding me, I Can Draw why would I want to sew or make patterns."

Thinking back on it, although I said I wanted to be a Fashion Designer I think what I really wanted to be was an artist. I hated sewing, and making patterns and all the other things that are part of designing, but I loved to draw. So in fact I may be doing exactly what I set out to do when I grew up and just never even realized it. How about you, are you doing what you wanted to do when you grew up?

Have a great day everybody, thanks for stopping by. Sorry I don't have better pictures, I just scanned what I could.

Art for the day

(c) Betty Refour - Untitled #129 - Acrylics on Canvas

This is one of the first paintings I did years ago. I wanted to create something with texture as well as have the colors kind of intermingle. This is what I came up with. It's available as a print from Art.com.

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Art for the day

© Betty Refour - The Wall Hanging - Acrylics on Canvas - 20 x 24

Although I had been painting for years I took my first painting class a couple of years ago. We did an exercise where each person was given two items and they had to use the shapes repeatedly in a painting. I got a square piece of paper and a straw and this is what I came up with. I intended for it to look like a wall hanging that had been created to compliment the wall treatment but everyone thought it looked like a robot. What do you think?
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