Artist Spotlight
Bettina Somers
In 1940, she was sent to Egypt by the British High Command to spy on the Germans…
July 9, 2025
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In 1940, she was sent to Egypt by the British High Command to spy on the Germans…
Her imagery reflects a lifelong assertion of feminine creativity… Her subject matter is drawn from the intimate spaces of her life…
He has pulpit-preached, people-pastored, comfort-counselled, art-educated and art-created.
“As an experimentalist, I allow mystery and magical moments to appear on the canvas…”
He painted in oil, pastel and watercolour; mostly portraits, still lifes and landscapes…
She was explorative with colour and texture, often beginning with memories and working directly on the plate.
She worked outside the limelight, with strong feeling for the precariousness of existence…
“My early work was entirely photo-based and very detailed, but it has become looser and more intuitive…”
“Inspiration for the artist is probably less in dreaming than in visualizing extensions from tangible possibilities.”
“There is so much richness and possibility of using the imagination when combining various materials…”
“I’m interested in that transformative space between… and then it’s translation with paint into marks…”
Her life is a bit of a mystery. Do you have any information that might help us solve it?
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is Jan 27. Check out ACI’s feature on Gershon Iskowitz.