The Kailua Village Artists featured member artist for the month of January is watercolor, silk and porcelain artist Betty Gerstner.
The Kailua Village Artists featured member artist for the month of January is watercolor, silk and porcelain artist Betty Gerstner.
Betty Gerstner has been a porcelain artist since the late 1970s and has been teaching this art form since 2004.
In 2000, shortly after moving to Hawaii, she began studying watercolor with some of the better-known watercolor masters on the Big Island. In 2016, Gerstner renewed her interest in silk painting. She has added this medium to her porcelain and watercolor painting. The beautiful scenery, tropical atmosphere and wonderful people are an inspiration to Betty’s artistic talents. Her diverse subjects range from the colorful flowers of Hawaii, tropical birds, Honu and other sea life.
Gerstner, who joined KVA in 2007 as a working member artist, will be leaving co-op at the end of January. She will be moving to Oregon to live closer to her children.
Gerstner will be working at the gallery on Jan. 7 and 21. The gallery is located at 75-5729 Alii Drive, Suite C-110, in the Kona Marketplace in Kailua-Kona. It is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
For more information, call (808) 329-6653 or visit www.kailuavillageartists.com.
