Betty Kovacic Art

Connections

A Safe Harbour

Graphite, conté, gouache, charcoal, acrylics, watercolour pencil, and India ink on Rives BFK paper collaged on birch panel.

36″ x 48″

$1850

The Three Sisters III

Graphite, conté, India ink monotypes, and acrylic on canvas.

30″ x 40″

$1385

Air

Graphite, conté, pastel, gouache, charcoal, watercolour pencil, India ink and acrylic on Rives BFK paper, attached to wood panel.

30″ x 44″

$1450

Earth

Graphite, conté, pastel, gouache, charcoal, watercolour pencil, India ink and acrylic on Rives BFK paper, attached to wood panel.

30″ x 44″

$1450

Water

Graphite, conté, pastel, gouache, charcoal, watercolour pencil, India ink and acrylic on Rives BFK paper, attached to wood panel.

30″ x 40″

$1450

Northern Community Diptych

Diptych. Two panels, Graphite, conté, gouache, charcoal, watercolour pencil, India ink and acrylic on Rives BFK paper, then attached to wood panels.

52″ x 20″

Not for Sale

Northern Community Panel I

Graphite, conté, gouache, charcoal, watercolour pencil, India ink and acrylic on Rives BFK paper, attached to wood panel.

26″ x 20″

Not for Sale

Northern Community Panel II

Graphite, conté, gouache, charcoal, watercolour pencil, India ink and acrylic on Rives BFK paper, attached to wood panel.

26″ x 20″

Not for Sale

Connected Diptych Grey

Diptych. Graphite, conte, pastels, india ink, acrylics, and collage on canvas.

60″ x 40″

$2400

Connected Panel I Earth

Graphite, conte, pastels, india ink, acrylics, and collage on canvas.

30″ x 40″

$1200

Connected Panel II Air and Water

Graphite, conte, pastels, india ink, acrylics, and collage on canvas.

30″ x 40″

$1200

We Share The Same Moon

Graphite, conte, pastels, india ink, acrylics, and collage on canvas.

30″ x 24″

$700

Its All About Love

Graphite, conté, gouache, charcoal, watercolour pencil, India ink and acrylic on Rives BFK paper, attached to canvas.

26″ x 20″

$600

Shared Strength

Graphite, conté, gouache, charcoal, watercolour pencil, India ink and acrylic on Rives BFK paper, attached to wood panel.

20″ x 26″

$600

I Am

Graphite, conté, gouache, charcoal, watercolour pencil, India ink and acrylic on Rives BFK paper, attached to wood panel.

20″ x 26″

$600

Solitude

Graphite, conté, gouache, charcoal, watercolour pencil, India ink and acrylic on Rives BFK paper.

20″ x 26″

$600

The Tower

Graphite, conté, gouache, charcoal, watercolour pencil, India ink and acrylic on Rives BFK paper, attached to wood panel.

20″ x 26″

$600

Communications

Graphite, conté, gouache, charcoal, watercolour pencil, India ink and acrylic on Rives BFK paper.

20″ x 26″

$600

Not Black or White

Graphite, conté, pastel, gouache, charcoal, watercolour pencil, India ink and acrylic on Rives BFK paper, attached to wood panel.

30″ x 26″

Not for Sale

The Young Cedar Waxwing

Graphite, conté, pastel, gouache, charcoal, watercolour pencil, India ink and acrylic on Rives BFK paper, attached to wood panel.

30″ x 40″

Sold

The Young Cedar Waxwing Detail

Graphite, conté, gouache, charcoal, watercolour pencil, India ink and acrylic on Rives BFK paper, attached to wood panel.

20″ x 26″

Sold

Unrestricted

Graphite, conte, pastels, india ink, acrylics, and collage on canvas.

20″ x 24

Permanent Collection of College of New Caledonia

Connections

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead

Mothers Inspiration

My project “Connections” was partially influenced by Margaret Mead’s quotation. Like much of my work, it has also been impacted by my mother’s past. As a daughter of a Yugoslavian woman who survived the Nazi concentration camps, I grew up being aware of the horrific consequences that can occur when people become labelled, then targeted and even persecuted for being “different”.

Community

“Connections” is an exploration of the broad meanings of community, diversity, acceptance, and relationships. Unencumbered by narrower definitions of community, this work expresses my lifelong philosophy that the true global community encompasses the Earth, its life sustaining elements of Air, Water, and all its citizens. Informed by a narrative that references ideas of compassion, empathy, inclusion, acceptance, support, and healing, “Connections” investigates a wide range of current topics and events. On occasion it speaks for our environment and species whose voices we cannot or do not want to hear. Through these drawings I have endeavored to expresses my lifelong belief that all living organisms are on some level connected.

My Process

Frequently project driven, my art transforms to embrace the materials and topics being explored. I am consumed by the process of creating. Unexpected results from juxtapositions of form and image, object, and material, engage me in unpredictable, exciting activity where anything could happen. Generated with a broad spectrum of mediums, interconnected images and forms, this work echoes the complexity of relationships, humankind, life, and human impact.

Always intrigued by the enigma of the human condition, I am drawn into exploring the myriads of wonderful possibilities inherent in these two words. Unpredictable and ever changing, humanity provides the visual and thematic thread that connects my creative process and work. Visual elements move the work beyond historical, geographic, or cultural restraints to articulate aspects of the universal human experience. This concept is supported by the inclusion of a generic human silhouette. Freed from the constraints of resemblance, to those real or imagined, the human figure transforms to become a universal symbol for Every man, every woman, and every person.