The well-loved painter and all-around outstanding lady now comes out with a momentous two-volume coffee table book that serves as a retrospective of her works, her unique creative journey, and growth as an artist.
A celebration of art and life, Betsy Westendorp is an impressive two-volume coffee-table book that will be launched on Thursday, February 22 at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila. It presents the extraordinary range of the world-renowned painter, who remains a dynamic force of the cultural scene at the golden age of ninety! Her paintings are timeless classics.
A distinctive portrait artist, Betsy Westendorp’s images convey eloquent impressions of fascinating figures from royals and heads of state, to family and friends, the elite and the simply beautiful.
With sensitivity and restraint, she reveals their humanity. Her paintings of skies and flowers, of landscapes, seascapes, barong-barongs and nightlife in Madrid are fragile, vibrant, and captured to perfection.
Her collection in Malacañan Palace is extensive and significant, expressing the appreciation of many presidents. A citizen of Spain and the Philippines, Betsy Westendorp has received prestigious awards from both countries. In 1976, His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain bestowed on her the distinguished Lazo de Dama de la Orden de Isabel la Catolica, the equivalent of knighthood for ladies.