Bets Cole

Bets is a revered Oregon treasure who paints internationally, mostly outside in the plein air tradition. In the Autumn of 2013, after offering portraits to all takers from our Women’s Group PWNO, I came to her gorgeous farm and studio to photograph her. http://www.betscole.com/

A woman with red hair and a blue shirt talking, standing near an easel with a partially finished watercolor painting of an interior scene in a well-lit room with large windows and trees outside.
An older woman standing in an art studio, smiling and looking upwards, with paintings and portrait sketches hanging above her and on the wall behind her, surrounded by art supplies and a painting on an easel.
A smiling woman with blonde hair standing in a cluttered art studio, holding a colorful framed painting of a landscape with rocks and flowers.
An elderly woman with blonde hair and a bright smile, wearing a blue top, a white shirt, and a decorative belt, sitting on a patterned sofa in a sunlit living room.
A smiling middle-aged woman with blonde hair sitting on a weathered wooden bench outdoors, wearing a purple puffy jacket and blue jeans, with green trees in the background.
A woman with blonde hair wearing a blue shirt and white jacket is standing in an art studio, smiling and looking up. The studio has paintings hanging from a string overhead, an easel with a landscape painting, and various art supplies and pictures on shelves and the walls.
An elderly woman with blonde hair smiling in an art studio, standing behind a table with watercolor paintings, surrounded by art supplies and artwork.
A woman with blonde hair smiling, sitting on a rustic wooden fence in a lush green garden.
An artist's studio with a woman looking at portraits of women hanging from a clothesline.
A woman petting a brown horse in a grassy farm field, with another darker horse nearby, and trees and hills in the background.
A woman with blond hair wearing a black and red striped sweater and blue jeans is standing outdoors in a grassy area, feeding apples to a large black and white horse. Another horse is visible on the right side of the image. A wooden fence and trees are in the background.