A10 -Thomasville Times - Saturday, February 20,2010
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Walk into Betty
Privette’s home at Pied
mont Crossing and you
feel as though you are
walking through an art
gallery Her lovely art
work, full of vibrant col
ors, is tastefully hung on
every wall. Art has been
one of Betty’s passions
for a long time.
After moving to Pied
mont Crossing in 2007,
she began teaching art
classes for her neigh
bors in the village and
for health care residents.
Everyone taking Betty’s
art class enjoys the warm
fellowship as well as the
chance to learn to paint
using watercolors. •
Several of the resident
art students submitted
paintings which were
used to design Christmas
cards. The cards were
sent by administration
as Piedmont’s Christmas
greetings and were also
available for sale in the
gift shop.
The mother of four
daughters and grand
mother of seven boys and
three girls, Betty is a na
tive of Kannapolis, N.C.
She has spent a lifetime
involved in Christian
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Piedmont Crossing resident Betty Privette sits in her home surrounded by her artwork.
The artist teaches other residents how to draw and paint.
work as Director of Reli
gious Education, Sunday
School teacher and lay
reader. Betty learned
her talent in art mostly
through classes and
workshops taught by well
known artists such as
Marion Simpson, Sterling
Edwards, Chuck McLach-
lan and Tom Jones.
Piedmont Crossing is a
not-for-profit; full service
retirement community
located on 61 beautifully
landscaped residential
acres in Thomasville,
NC. Lifestyle options
include cottage homes,
patio homes and apart
ments with a safety net of
health services available.
For more information on
Piedmont Crossing visit
www.piedmontcross-
ing.org or contact Blair
White, Marketing Direc
tor, at 474-3605.
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