Spanish artist Betsy Westendorp, known for her paintings of Philippine flora and scenic landscapes, died on Wednesday, Nov. 23 at her home in Madrid, according to the Instituto Cervantes de Manila. She was 94. READ:
NATURE AS EXPERIENCE The artist beside one of her floral paintings —PHOTO FROM TATLER PHILIPPINES
“Her portraits were ethereal. She captured the personality with judicious brushstrokes, never pandering toward baroque or ornate techniques. She allowed the character to come out,” said Reyes. Residing at the penthouse of Excelsior Building on Roxas Boulevard in the ’70s, she was inspired by how the sunlight pierced through the clouds on an overcast afternoon and on the silhouettes of boats casting their reflections on Manila Bay.
The art critic declared that Westendorp was arguably the country’s best floral painter for capturing their purity, most particularly the abundance of Philippine orchids. Likewise, she painted landscapes as moods or as an experience of nature instead of clichéd and dated bucolic sceneries
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