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Lorraine
Thorarinson Betts is an abstract artist.
The
journey of art is the telling of a story, a journal of a day, an era, a moment.
As life is built day upon day, art is built layer on layer in reflection. The
complexity of technique layers into each work the ideas that read back to the
journey, through the strata of colour, shape, and texture.
I
came to art by way of music - one seems to have led to the other. Though both
forms allow artists to explore and interpret similar subjects and express them
in diverse ways, there is understanding in the language of art. Brahms, Samuel
Barber, and Pat Metheny may have explored the same sentiment from very
different points of view, but the sentiment is nonetheless understood. So the
compelling human narrative is the force that needs expression.
Creating
a unique work offers a sense of arrival, and letting each painting speak for
itself has been a goal of mine. Each work has its own definite purpose. I’ve
always admired Picasso’s diverse and strongly defined body of work.
My
focus has involved oil on paper in the form of monotypes and various modes of
printmaking in recent years. Lately I’ve returned to painting on canvas and
panel to explore greater texture and scale.
Making
art just seems like a normal and natural state of being. I love the journey, the saga in reflection, and
the rendering of what fascinates.
A
graduate of fine arts from the University of Victoria, Lorraine’s artwork is in
private collections in Canada, Japan, England, and the USA. In Victoria
Lorraine’s art can be seen at the Red Art Gallery, and at
her studio, visits by appointment.
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