"Best Seafood"

Fabric Art

Burano is a colorful little island in the Venice lagoon. We spend a day painting on location there in my Venice workshop. Before my last trip, a friend had made me a quilt, and I really enjoyed shopping at the fabric stores for those colorful quilt squares. As soon as I saw this scene I thought “quilt squares!”  I knew I had to do it in fabric. Not being good with a sewing machine I opted to decoupage the fabric onto stretched canvas. The fish eating sushi evolved as I found fish fabrics in the stores. My first attempt has won quite a few awards including Best in Show this summer at the Pembroke Arts Festival. So look for more blisters and glue all over my fingers in the future!

Becky and her Red Sox Adirondack chair

Painted Furniture

Although my primary medium is watercolor on paper, I occasionally venture into other media. I love to paint on furniture and have donated hand painted pieces to the Mass. Coalition for the Homeless "Furnish the Future" auction and most recently The Make A Wish Foundation's auction of Boston theme Adirondack Chairs, which raised nearly $10,000 in 2005. My Fenway Park chair was the "hit of the show".

"Royal Koi & Kindred Spirits" by Richard Wainright, illustrated by Becky Haletky

Book Illustrations

In 2004 I had the pleasure of illustrating my first children's book, "Royal Koi & Kindred Spirits" by author Richard Wainwright. It was a huge undertaking, but very rewarding and fun. In the process, I made friends in Japan, flew to Florida to photograph Koi, and was invited to attend a dress rehearsal of Swan Lake by the Boston Ballet. Richard Wainwright's 11th book is a sensitive story for all ages, about a young girl who moves to this country from Japan, and learns a lesson about suffering and human kindness. Copies of the book may be purchased at www.rmwainwrightbooks.com