oil on canvas; 24×48”

“Earth and Heart are the same word only the letters are arranged differently. The heart tries to enter the earth over and over again, hoping to stick one day and close the hole with love.”

ARTIST BIO: Born Betsy Burton Hall in Olmsted Falls Ohio, into a family in the flower business; this instilled a love of flowers and of our natural world. She attended the Art Academy of Cincinnati in Mt. Adams from 1974 – 1977 majoring in painting and printmaking, making these some of the best years of her life. Betsy married her husband, Terry Cunningham, and owned and operated the York St. Cafe and gallery for more than 25 years. She now enjoys her studio in OTR, where she is able to paint and create.