1919-2004 → Printmaker Betty Jean Drummond employed numerous techniques in her work, from aquatint etching to woodcut and collagraphy. She was influenced by Japanese washi materials and placed a good deal of attention on her artistic process. She was explorative with colour and texture, often beginning with memories or ideas and working directly on the plate.
Drummond had a close bond with her sister, with whom she spent most of her life. She grew up in various Canadian and US mining towns and later attended the Ontario College of Art where she studied painting and commercial art. After graduating with honours, she worked as an illustrator for advertising and publishing firms. She painted and exhibited oil paintings while part of the Art Colony at San Miguel de Allende in Mexico and became a member of the Dundarave Print Workshop on Granville Island after moving to Vancouver in 1962. In 1967 she took a printmaking course and left work to become a fulltime printmaker. She remained a member of the Dundarave Print Workshop, and continued to print, until her death in 2004. Her work is part of the collections of the Richmond Art Gallery, the Burnaby Art Gallery and the Canada Council Art Bank.
For all you deep art divers out there.
Collography/Collagraphy Definition
Art Colony at San Miguel de Allende
Dundarave Print Workshop Website
Japanese Washi
Canada Council Art Bank Website
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