1980s Still Life Floral “Water Lily” Oil on Board by James Pasqual Bettio

Original Still Life of a Water Lily Oil on Board with original hand-painted frame by James Pasqual Bettio. It features a brass tag with the artwork title “Water Lily” and the signature “Jim Bettio ARPS” along the front of the piece.

BIO
James Pasqual Bettio is an American artist, photographer, educator, fashion designer, museum operator, and community organizer. He was a senator in the California Senior Legislature. He is the founder of the Park Labrea Arts Council. He attended the Brooks Institute of Photography from 1960 to 1963 and received its Brooks Merit Achievement Award in 1967. He was named Photographer of the Year by the Professional Photographers of America and was the historic youngest member named to the Royal Photographic Society. In 1970, he received the International Congress of Photographers award for artistic achievement, his 30th such international award as of that time. He was the recipient of a Fellowship Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain in 1977.His photographs have appeared on the covers of more than 100 national magazines

Frame: 16″ x 14″
Inner frame/painting: 8″ x 6″

United States, 1980