Betty Armstrong

One of the first things people notice about Betty is her cheerful optimism that often

has a restorative affect on those around her.

Her paintings have a similar quality : Light and breezy

with playful, harmonious colors.

Her work expresses both a calm serenity and visual excitement, all at once.

As an avid environmentalist, Betty encourages us to remember

that all living things are interconnected and interdependent

For example, in her enigmatic painting “Starfish Sky”, she portrays

an underwater forest with fish swimming above a crescent moon.

On the ocean floor lies a starfish surrounded by celestial stars.

In “Seducing the Moon”, a single,flirty wave tosses spray at the moon

whose gravity it simply cannot resist.

EARLY YEARS

As a child, Betty greatly admired her uncle William Tyler Smith,

a fine artist and interior designer. On one of his visits, he encouraged Betty

to toss away her coloring books. He replaced them with clean white

paper, watercolors and brushes. What a freeing experience!

No longer having to color inside the lines, she began looking at the world

around her, drawing freely and discovering her own expressive creativity.

Betty graduated from East Carolina University with a degree in Art Education

and began her career as an art teacher in Florida and rural Virginia.

She later ventured into graphic design and illustration, opening Armstrong Design,

her own graphic design studio in Miami which she continued in LA and SF.

In the early 90s, she opened Armstrong Gallery on Worth Avenue

in Palm Beach featuring wildlife art ~ The mission of the gallery was to exhibit

“All Things Beautiful and Endangered”.

With her background in advertising and marketing, she was able to network with

interior designers, architects and other gallery owners in need of fine art.

Over the years, she has also worked as a fine art consultant in other galleries

where she was able to relate very well to clients in search

of art works they truly love.