I now live in Athens, Georgia and have for almost 30 years. Back in the 70s, I use to watch a dear friend, Milton LeNoir from Phenix City, Alabama, paint at his studio and I got the bug to become an artist. He convinced me I could, if I really wanted to! My late husband gave me a set of oil paints when I was 39 years old, but I never got around to taking any lessons! I was in my 40s by then and, I guess I was too busy with my family at the time.  

I’ve always loved babies, so after my husband’s passing, I started keeping and caring for babies. That’s when I got the name, ‘Gamma Betty.’  I already had grand children, and a huge family, with many nieces and nephews, and even a few great nieces and nephews! They called me Gamma (for Grandma) and the nickname stuck.

This kept me happy, and busy, for many years. After some health problems, I had to cut back ‘baby-sitting’ and needed to get busy with my other favorite past time... painting! After I retired from the ‘Nanny business,’ I devoted more time to painting. I also started teaching and encouraging others, young and old, like I was inspired by Mr. LeNoir.

Now I spend time with family and friends and try to cook all our favorite foods (another favorite thing of mine).  I still paint with a group of my senior citizen friends called the “Memory Painters.”  We visit and laugh as much as we paint!   We go to museums when we can, and check out artists’ paintings - we always get ideas of things we can try the next time we’re together.  Life is Good!! 

I hope you enjoy seeing my works and will consider purchasing one print or more. It would do my heart good to know folks liked my paintings enough to own a print and display it for others to see. Nothing makes an artist happier!

Thank you for your interest in me and my paintings. Please tell your friends and family about this site, www.BettyHead.com, and ask them to come visit me some time.

God bless you all... and all your loved ones as well... especially the babies!

With love,

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