Bethune was a landscape painter, primarily based in the
South Canterbury region of New Zealand. Bethune was involved in New Zealand art societies including as a committee member of the South Canterbury Art Society, the formation of an art society in
Waimate, and founding the
Wānaka Art Group. •
Canterbury Society of Arts (under the name Bethune and Sharpe) in 1959 • South Canterbury Art Society between 1953 and 1964 • Otago Art Society (under the name Sharpe) • Aigantighe Art Gallery in 1972 and exhibited with them in 1935 (under the name Sharpe); 1936; 1938; 1940; 1943; 1947. == Personal life ==