Thursday, January 22, 2026


 

 





This was super fun! I painted a whole wall of a doctor's office with Winnie the Pooh!


Danbury Ct. Acrylics

4/16/2015

Cafe Dining Table



 Well, I will never forget this experience! I painted several little murals in a little cafe in West Haven Ct. After the walls were done, I painted this table. I was so incredibly fun and turned out fabulous!

I actually have paintings or murals in over 6 states! So wonderful!

Monday, January 12, 2026

 





                                                                 AFTER THE FALL

                                                                         is SOLD


Tuesday, January 11, 2022


A Cog in the Works
the story of 2020



 

Ah! 2020! It was a very good year! Huh? Well, some folks actually feel this way while others not so much! Yes, there was great hardship and pain for so many. Confusion, isolation, and even chaos.

This painting actually arrived with me at my creative process after a trip to the dentist. Yes, this is pretty much what it looked like, haha.

Then as it poured out of me and got more and more detail that actually made it look like chaos, I knew it was describing not one dental visit but 2020.

That changed my painting a bit and it became "A Cog in the Works".

Yet, as you see, beauty came from 2020 in many ways and for me, it led me back here. This blog, this art studio, this creative way to express myself and make a difference in others' lives.

I am grateful!

If you would love this you can pick it up right here

or click on the painting to make it yours. $ 225.




Bette Shaw of

Artgirl's Daydream Brushworks

Bette Shaw*copyright*2022* all rights reserved


Sunday, January 9, 2022





"MEXICAN FIESTA"

SOLD






HERE IT IS!!!


This one. Oh my. For a second I was like WHY are fish showing up all over the place? Well, I got it. Life goes how it goes. What shows up does and we roll with it! It is all about rolling with the waves, soaring through the surf, and being with what is.

I might say "Oh I already painted three underwater scenes" and cover it over and create something else. But I want to allow life, and more particularly, my painting to arrive as it wants to. Go with the flow perhaps. Hmmm.

The metaphors keep showing up for dinner here and I am loving it.

Here this painting was a few stages back! Allowing, flowing, opening, and not resisting WHAT IS!




If you would love this very affordable painting (YAY) you can 

purchase it here (click the painting)  $ 144.00

$150. plus shipping

8 in x 10 in



Thanks for watching!

Artist Bette of

Artgirl's Daydream Brushworks



Bette Shaw* Copyright* 2021* 

All rights reserved



Saturday, January 8, 2022




OUT OF AFRICA

SOLD


 



UPDATE!!!!


Oh my! I just had to show you my embellishments to OUT OF AFRICA! This was so fun and is really way beyond my initial vision of this! When you think you are done but have a few doubts, chances are there is more to do on it!

If you would love to have this you can purchase it here
$ 195.

Artist Bette of

Artgirl's Daydream Brushworks



Bette Shaw* Copyright* 2022* 

All rights reserved


Friday, January 7, 2022

SOLD







                            YAY! SOMETHING FISHY IS READY!

This has been a glorious ride (or swim). So many of us love the underwater world or the ocean! To capture it in funky abstract was fun. This swam in while that swam out, it was a journey! At some point the artist calls it done, otherwise, it would never be. Hahaha

Living here at the lake I am so in love with all that lives here too, land and sea. Mind you, I do NOT swim with the creatures here (forbid they touch my leg) but I do kayak among them and enjoy what shows up!

I am enamored by the colors of the ocean creatures and I guess this is why these paintings unfolded on canvas! Happy girl! Thank you for loving what I do and enjoying it with me!

ENTER THE CHALLENGE... HAHA

Even though it is a bit tough to part with them (artist dilemma) yes they are ready to ship to your home.


The cost for this set is $399. USD plus shipping  You can purchase it here. I will be in contact with you right after with the shipping details!

3 (5 in  x 5 in) set


Note: these are fully coated and protected to last a lifetime. This coating also mutes the colors a bit to create an underwater effect.

They are happy to be hung any way you like as that makes them even more intriguing!


Much Love,

Artist Bette of

Artgirl's Daydream Brushworks




                                             Copyright*2021* all rights reserved