An accomplished pianist and sporting personality, Betty played both tennis and ten pin bowling for New South Wales Australia.

As a world wide traveller, Betty has visited many of the great Art Galleries of the world and in doing so has rekindled her love of the Arts and in particular of her painting.

To her, painting is an expression of inner self and the feeling of creating a picture is one of the most rewarding and exciting experiences. It completely takes over her whole being; "When I'm painting I'm on another plane - to me its an all consuming passion an escape from the horrors and traumas of the world."

She likes to use all mediums as she feels the subject dictates the medium to use.

From 1992 to 1994 she was President of the Great Lakes Art Society, which has 170 members and is very strong in the North Coast area. Betty is a member of all the local Art groups and societies including the Taree Regional Gallery.

During her career she has been involved in many exhibitions ranging from solo and group exhibitions in Australia and now in Paris in 1997, New York in 1998 and China in 1999.

She has received many awards, commendations and commissions for her works which are to be found in private collections both in Australia and Overseas.