Betsy Brackin has always had a lifelong fascination with the perplexity of nature. Murmurations, crop rotations, the pigments of a sunset, bird migrations, phases of the moon, climate change, and hunting seasons are a few examples.

Brackin’s artwork can be described as an ode to the natural world and its endless beauty. Her paintings aim to explore the relationship to her subject matter both as an individual and as an artist.  Detailed brushstrokes, vivid colors, and bold compositions are cornerstones of Betsy’s paintings.  Her style, and unique perspective, add a sense of mystery to each painting inviting viewers to imagine the world beyond the canvas.

In previous years, Betsy could be found exploring landscapes vastly different from her native born Arkansas.  Today, however, Brackin works as a full-time artist and mother out of her Memphis, Tennessee studio at the Medicine Factory. When she became a mother her studio practice dramatically changed.  It was no longer practical to haul her studio supplies to the middle of fields and work long hours.  She has found a balance working from quick sketches and her imagination.  Her studio space is a stone’s throw from the Mississippi River and the Arkansas delta.  This location allows easy access for inspiration with the ever changing agricultural landscapes that are a constant in her subject matter.

Betsy is a former student of Savannah College of Art and Design and finished her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Memphis College of Art in 2000.  In 2008 Brackin was the recipient of the prestigious DELTA Award for the 50th Annual DELTA Exhibition hosted by the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. She is currently a part time muralist for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital which challenges her landscape painting skillset to have broader spectrum.