fine art connoisseur 2018
May / June 2018

Fine Art Connoisseur
"Betsy Ashton: Portraying Immigrants' Stories"

May, 2018

"Portraits of Immigrants"
Thirteen / WNET-TV news video

Jun 2016

Ashton's portrait in a very prominent spot at the U.S. Embassy in London.

Nov 2014

Unveiling the portrait of Ambassador Lader, at the U.S. Embassy in London. Click image to see photos.

Sep 2014

Photographer Peter Krogh captured this scene in my studio in September, when a PBS video crew led by director Jon Hornbacher, seen here behind the cameraman, followed me around for two days. They were shooting a 60-second spot that will soon air on PBS stations nationwide. I have supported public television actively for many years. As a TV news reporter-turned-artist, I can speak with authority about the high quality of journalism and excellent coverage of the arts that PBS continually delivers. —Betsy Ashton

Mar 2013

Betsy was prominently featured in the March 2013 issue of Sirulian News, published by Sirulians, Inc., an organization of veteran journalists.

2012

In 2012, Betsy Ashton was commissioned to paint the official portrait of Philip Lader, former U.S. Ambassador to the Court of Saint James's, for the collection of the United States Embassy in Grosvenor Square, London.

Nov 10, 2011

Times Ledger, Queens, New York
"A Portraitist Behind the Lens"

Aug 2011

American Artist Studios
"Create a Space That You Won't Want to Leave"

All Commissioned Works

  • Camilla in Central Park

    Camilla in Central Park

    Central Park, New York City
    Private Family Collection
    San Francisco, California
    Oil on linen 36″ x 30″
  • I Love New York

    I Love New York

    George Dempster Smith in Central Park
    Private Family Collection
    San Francisco, California
    Oil on linen 36″ x 30″
  • Myron Kandel

    Myron Kandel

    Founding Business Editor, CNN
    Private Family Collection
    New York, New York
    Oil on canvas 28” x 22”
  • Hal Holbrook

    Hal Holbrook

    Actor
    Hall of Fame Collection, The Players
    New York, New York
    Oil on canvas 20″ x 16″
  • Colonel Thomas F. Pike, Jr.

    Colonel Thomas F. Pike, Jr.

    United States Army
    at the Seventh Regiment Armory
    Private Family Collection
    New York, New York
    Oil on linen 60” x 30”
  • Ambassador Philip P. Lader

    Ambassador Philip P. Lader

    Collection of the United States Embassy
    London, United Kingdom
    Oil on linen 72″ x 42″
  • Fred Plotkin

    Fred Plotkin

    The Pleasure Activist
    Author / Expert on Opera, Italy, Food & Wine
    New York, New York
    Oil on linen 36″ x 36″
  • Morning at Home

    Morning at Home

    Collection of the Artist
    East Windsor, New Jersey
    Oil on Canvas 18”x18”
    NFS
  • Helena: New York Woman/Connecticut Girl

    Helena: New York Woman/Connecticut Girl

    Private Family Collection
    Madison, Connecticut
    Oil on linen 36” x 48”
  • Ambassador Joan M. Plaisted

    Ambassador Joan M. Plaisted

    Private Collection
    Villefranche-sur-mer, France
    Oil on linen 30″ x 36″
  • The Morrison Children

    The Morrison Children

    Tod’s Point – Greenwich, Connecticut
    Private Family Collection
    East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Oil on linen 48″ x 48″
  • Oscar & Sebastian

    Oscar & Sebastian

    in Old Greenwich, Connecticut
    Private Family Collection
    Tetbury, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
    Oil on linen 40” x 40”
  • Harold B. (“Bill”) Finn

    Harold B. (“Bill”) Finn

    Founding Partner
    Finn Dixon & Herling LLP
    Stamford, Connecticut
    Oil on canvas, 36” x 36″
  • The Reverend Fleming Rutledge

    The Reverend Fleming Rutledge

    Private Family Collection
    Rye Brook, New York
    Oil on linen 40” x 30″
  • The Final Touch: Portrait of a Sculptor at Work

    The Final Touch: Portrait of a Sculptor at Work

    Collection of the Artist
    East Windsor, New Jersey
    Oil on canvas 40″ x 30″
  • Beatrice

    Beatrice

    Private Family Collection
    New York, New York
    Graphite and wash on paper 9” x 6”
  • Mahyar Afshar

    Mahyar Afshar

    Private Family Collection
    Los Angeles, California
    Oil on linen 30” x 30”
  • Henry

    Henry

    Private Family Collection
    New York, New York
    Graphite and wash on paper 9” x 6”
  • Tatum Littlejohn

    Tatum Littlejohn

    Private Family Collection
    New York, New York
    Oil on canvas 24” x 18”
  • William Littlejohn

    William Littlejohn

    Private Family Collection
    New York, New York
    Oil on canvas 24” x 18”
  • Nancy Hoxsie Mead

    Nancy Hoxsie Mead

    The Rector’s Wife
    Narragansett, Rhode Island
    Oil on canvas 30″ x 24″
  • Louise Erdrich

    Louise Erdrich

    Author
    Collection of The Kenyon Review
    Gambier, Ohio
    Oil on canvas 14″ x 11″
  • Connie Shaland Rabinowitz

    Connie Shaland Rabinowitz

    Private Family Collection
    St. John’s, Antigua, West Indies
    Oil on linen 24” x 18”
  • Clare Fahnestock Moorhead

    Clare Fahnestock Moorhead

    Private Family Collection
    Cape Elizabeth, Maine
    Oil on linen 48″ x 36″
  • Caroline & Monique

    Caroline & Monique

    Portrait of a Daughter & Mother
    Private Family Collection
    New York, New York
    Oil on Linen 24” x 30”
  • Sarah & Elizabeth

    Sarah & Elizabeth

    Private Family Collection
    McLean, Virginia
    Oil on linen 38″ x 40″
  • Marylyn Malkin

    Marylyn Malkin

    Private Family Collection
    Del Ray Beach, Florida
    Oil on linen 30” x 24”
  • Aimée Marcoux

    Aimée Marcoux

    Private Family Collection
    New York, New York
    Oil on Canvas 18” x 14”
  • Caroline, Beanie & Cuddles

    Caroline, Beanie & Cuddles

    Private Family Collection
    Charlotte, North Carolina
    Oil on canvas 20″ x 16″
  • Bertie

    Bertie

    Private Family Collection
    New York, New York
    Oil on Wood, 10” x 10”
  • David Lynn

    David Lynn

    Editor of The Kenyon Review
    in Vitorchiano, Italy
    Oil on canvas 30″ x 24″
  • Susan Tveekrem

    Susan Tveekrem

    Private Family Collection
    Poughkeepsie, New York
    Oil on canvas 48″ x 36″
  • Molly

    Molly

    Private Family Collection
    Jupiter, Florida
    Oil on canvas 24″ x 18″