New image receives award

Hydrangea Surprise, digital collage, 11" x 16", Betty Butler 2013

 

I am honored to have received another ArtSlant network showcase award in the new-media category, for the above image. I used lots of filters and layers within Photoshop to achieve the final result. Click on the following link to see how ArtSlant.com works.

http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/200321-betty-butler





South Dakota inspired contemporary art



Presidential Prism, copyright 2013, Betty Butler & Julie Wishmeyer, 14" x 20"

I have not yet traveled to see Mount Rushmore, but I have learned about it and other landmarks through my collaboration with South Dakota artist friend Julie Wishmeyer. Julie is a prolific collage/assemblage artist, who after moving to the Black Hills from Chicago states, "I discovered I really needed to be in the hills, on a daily contemplative drive. The curves and landscape inspire the photography."

 

We decided to produce a series combining a mutual love of nature, beauty and collage. Here are some of the resulting digital collages of Julie’s photographs and my painting.  



 Swept Bad Lands, copyright 2013, Betty Butler & Julie Wishmeyer, 8.5" x 18"

 

Double Bad Lands, copyright 2013, Betty Butler & Julie Wishmeyer, 8.5" x 36"