Betsy Kolt

Living on the front range of Colorado surrounded by open space, unique shapes and bold colors, inspires me. The poet Wallace Stevens wrote “The imagination is one of the forces of Nature.” And so too, nature is a powerful source for one’s imagination.

I have always been drawn to the abstract, and themes from nature, the spirit world and the divine feminine that well up from the subconscious in my paintings.

The expansive sky and mountains, saturated colors and mysteries of the sacred earth have all influenced my recent work. It incorporates acrylic painting, mixed media and collage, print making and encaustic wax.

After 35 years as a marketing and graphic design business owner in NYC, Boulder is now my home where I have the freedom and space to make art to my heart’s content.