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Betsy Ross Koller is a contemporary American artist. She paints in
the Naive , Primitive or Folk Art style, also known as 18th Century
painting or emulating the 'Grandma Moses' style of painting. Her
paintings are mostly about American Midwestern rural as well as
Swiss Alpine scenes that portray a whimsical and joyful outlook on
life. Nevertheless, she
also paints contemporary Beach scenes from her present home in
Naples Florida, where she also has her main studio.
She is well known in Switzerland for her Alpine scene
paintings having lived there many years. She has permanent displays
with art galleries in Gstaad (ADLER) in
Switzerland.
Betsy is also well known for her many UNICEF greeting cards over
the past years and was the cover piece for UNICEF's 50th Anniversary
catalog.
She has also appeared on Nestle's Cailler chocolate Holiday
wrappings.
Other commercial companies that she has painted for include the
Sauder Living Village Museum and the Longaberger company both
located in Ohio, her home state.
She has generously donated her art in support of Scholarship
programs at Culver Academy; the University of Virginia at Wise; and
Ohio University for their Appalachia Scholarship program. She
continues to work with these institutions on their Fund raising
endeavors.
She has also written and illustrated a trilogy of Children's
Books featuring Dr. Ross and Betsy and the story of her blind horse
'Black Beauty'.
Her work is available for view on line at betsyrosskoller.com.
She has a wide offering of Limited Edition Lithos; Greeting cards,
Books and Original Art.
She is a member of Colonial Dames, Daughter's of the American
Revolution (DAR), and a Dame of The War of 1812. |
