Betsey MacDonald

Website https://bmacdonald.net/

Betsey MacDonald

  Betsey MacDonald lives in Clayville, RI with her husband, 3 rescue dogs, 3 horses and 2 barn cats. She has a BFA in Fine Arts and an MA in Studio Art. She also completed a pre-med program. Betsey taught high school chemistry and biology for 25 years and art for 10 years. She introduced and taught both AP Chemistry and AP Art at her high school. As an art teacher, Betsey was always inspired by the creativity of her students and strove to use and understand a variety of mediums to improve her teaching skills. Betsey works in most 2D mediums. She has illustrated 3 children’s books, designed several posters and has had more than 25 solo exhibitions of her work. She has sold more than 500 paintings. She exhibits locally and nationally and her work has been chosen for many awards. She is a juried member of the American Academy of Equine Art and the Wickford Art Association. This year her watercolor, “Lion Around” received best watercolor at the Rhode Island Art Association’s show, “Different Views”. Her watercolor, “Annie, Making Waves” was juried into the National Watercolor Society’s Members show and was chosen for their website promotion. Her oil, “Drips and Bubbles”, just won first place oil in NC at the Arts Festival of Moore County. She is currently illustrating a children’s book, “Hoofprints in the Sand” and creating the South Coast Harvest Festival 2025 poster.  Although retired from public school, Betsey teaches at WAA and RIWS. She is always inspired by the enthusiasm of her students and how much she learns from them while teaching her classes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          STATEMENT: I love spending time with my own dogs and horses and I love being in nature, hopefully seeing wild animals in their own habitats. I am always in awe of the beauty and complexity of design of nature’s plants and animals. One of my greatest teachers told me to paint what I love. So, that’s what I do. I paint animals  and nature to better see and understand. 
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