Betty Grummer's Art Gallery

"expressions of the spirit"

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Betty Grummer quickly discovered the artistic challenges associated with sketching and painting on location in the city's French Quarter, the area's plantation grounds, parks and bayous. With a life-long interest in art, her work is drawn from personal experiences, nature and the things familiar in her environment. She studied with New Orleans garden district artist Marietta Ellsion, and later studied studio and art history at Tarrant County College and at the University of Texas at Arlington. For several years she was associated with a group of working artists in an art studio and gallery in the historic Fort Worth stockyards. Betty is a member of the Trinity Art Guild in Bedford, Texas.

Speaking of her work she says, "My goal is to capture the spiritual essence of my subject, not a photographic copy of what God has already so wonderfully created. In producing works of art I experience a sense of connection with God. It is my hope that in my art the viewer might also discover for themselves some meaningful spiritual dimension."

In October of 2001 she presented a one-person show at the German-American Cultural Center in the greater New Orleans area. The museum is affiliated with the National Parks System. As a result of this show a reproduction of her painting "Seven Oaks Plantation" has been published in a book, The Lost Plantation: The Rise and Fall of Seven Oaks by author Dr. Marc Matrana.

Betty Grummer

Betty donated this painting to Celebration of Arts, a silent art auction to benefit The Northside Open Arms Child Developement Center, at the former Modern Art Museum.

"The Time For Singing Has Come"
Song of Solomon 2:12
oil on canvas (16" x 20")

Click on the artwork to see it in more detail.

Kyrie Eleison
Lord Have Mercy
oil (12" x 9")
Outside Betty's studio window she was privileged to view a mother bird going in and out of a hanging fern basket. Apparently she was feeding little ones. Inspired by this sight, Kyrie Eleison evolved on Betty's canvas. The little birds seem to be crying out to be fed, "Kyrie Eleison", or "Lord have mercy", a refrain of an ancient litany.

Flowers appear on the Earth
Song of Solomon 2:12
oil on canvas (20" x 16")
Turnips
oil on board (12" x 20")
Cactus with pottery
oil on canvas (12" x 16")

Geraniums
oil on canvas (20" x 16")
Escape
oil (16" x 20")
Sunflowers
oil

Let Us Praise (Irises)
oil diptych (72" x 48")
Dragonfly and Hyacinth
oil (16" x 20")
Lilacs
8" x10"

Last Minute Instructions
oil (10" x 8")
Taos Pueblo
oil (36" x 24")
Buffalo Feeding
oil (24" x 18")

Jazz Brunch
Commander's Palace
New Orleans
oil
Far Away Places
oil
Girl with Viola
oil

Oklahoma Cattle #1
18" x 24"
Oklahoma Cattle #2
9" x 12"
Longhorn
oil (24" x 16")

Water Lilies
4' x 6'
Chameleon
30" x 20"
Turtles
20" x 30"

Rusty is a proud native Texan. As an orphaned baby kitten he was rescued from a church yard and now lives with the artist's daughter. Rusty struts about with an arrogant attitude and has been known to hiss and raise a paw to swipe at strangers. After observing Rusty's moods and antics over the years the artitst's imagination began to soar. A series developed portraying Rusty celebrating a variety of occasions and sometimes displaying a kinder, more sensitive kitty.

These note cards are immediately available. Please contact artist via eMail.

For inquiries on prices please contact artist at
bgrummer@flash.net

2008:
   February: Barnes and Noble (group show)
   September: Bedford Library (solo)
   November: Artist Christmas (group show)

2007:
   July: Barnes and Noble (solo)
   October: Euless Library (solo)
   November: Artist Christmas (group show)
   December: Barnes and Noble (group show & reception)

2006:
   July 1: The Spot in Your Eye Gallery, Fort Worth, TX (two-person show)
   November: Artist Christmas, Renaissance Worthington (group show)

2005:
   Euless Library (solo)
   Barnes and Noble (solo)
   Bedford Library (solo)
   Euless Library (solo)
   Heritage Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA (group show)

2004:
   Barnes and Noble, North East (solo)
   Celebration of the Arts (group show)

2003:
   Artists' Christmas, benefiting Camp Fire (group show)
   Amon Carter Museum, artist reception (group show)
   The Renaissance Worthington, black-tie dinner & art auction (group show)
   Shining Stars (group show)
   Anglin (group show)
   Southlake Community Center (solo)
   Euless Library (solo)

Kyrie Eleison Lord Have Mercy oil (12" x 9")	Outside Betty's studio window she was privileged to view a mother bird going in and out of a hanging fern basket. Apparently she was feeding little ones. Inspired by this sight, Kyrie Eleison evolved on Betty's canvas. The little birds seem to be crying out to be fed, "Kyrie Eleison", or "Lord have mercy", a refrain of an ancient litany.
Flowers appear on the Earth Song of Solomon 2:12 oil on canvas (20" x 16")	Turnips oil on board (12" x 20")	Cactus with pottery oil on canvas (12" x 16")
Geraniums oil on canvas (20" x 16")	Escape oil (16" x 20")	Sunflowers oil
Let Us Praise (Irises) oil diptych (72" x 48")	Dragonfly and Hyacinth oil (16" x 20")	Lilacs 8" x10"
Last Minute Instructions oil (10" x 8")	Taos Pueblo oil (36" x 24")	Buffalo Feeding oil (24" x 18")
Jazz Brunch Commander's Palace New Orleans oil	Far Away Places oil	Girl with Viola oil
Oklahoma Cattle #1 18" x 24"	Oklahoma Cattle #2 9" x 12"	Longhorn oil (24" x 16")
Water Lilies 4' x 6'	Chameleon 30" x 20"	Turtles 20" x 30"
Rusty is a proud native Texan. As an orphaned baby kitten he was rescued from a church yard and now lives with the artist's daughter. Rusty struts about with an arrogant attitude and has been known to hiss and raise a paw to swipe at strangers. After observing Rusty's moods and antics over the years the artitst's imagination began to soar. A series developed portraying Rusty celebrating a variety of occasions and sometimes displaying a kinder, more sensitive kitty.
	These note cards are immediately available. Please contact artist via eMail.
For inquiries on prices please contact artist at bgrummer@flash.net
2008: February: Barnes and Noble (group show) September: Bedford Library (solo) November: Artist Christmas (group show) 2007: July: Barnes and Noble (solo) October: Euless Library (solo) November: Artist Christmas (group show) December: Barnes and Noble (group show & reception) 2006: July 1: The Spot in Your Eye Gallery, Fort Worth, TX (two-person show) November: Artist Christmas, Renaissance Worthington (group show) 2005: Euless Library (solo) Barnes and Noble (solo) Bedford Library (solo) Euless Library (solo) Heritage Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA (group show) 2004: Barnes and Noble, North East (solo) Celebration of the Arts (group show) 2003: Artists' Christmas, benefiting Camp Fire (group show) Amon Carter Museum, artist reception (group show) The Renaissance Worthington, black-tie dinner & art auction (group show) Shining Stars (group show) Anglin (group show) Southlake Community Center (solo) Euless Library (solo)