Gail Beveridge

Artist Statement

Artist's Statement & Biography

ARTIST'S STATEMENT
The artist's work celebrates the natural landscapes in and around northeast Florida. With its temperate weather, our region offers year-round access to nature and a wealth of subject matter for the painter.
In today's fast-paced world, people spend more time connecting via social media than they do with nature. But a relationship with our natural environment is vital to our own well-being and that of our planet. This artist interprets the landscape not necessarily as it appears to the eye, but rather as the mood of the moment; capturing the feeling that inspired the painting and sometimes including people Interacting with nature. Through these paintings, the artist hopes to connect the viewer to these special places and nurture an understanding of their significance in our world.

BIOGRAPHY
The artist was fortunate to grow up in a time and place that allowed great freedom to explore the world. As a teenager living near Philadelphia, the artist would often venture into the city to spend the entire day at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, marveling at the all the great works of art within its cavernous galleries. The artist was also exposed to a variety of art media from elementary school through college. Art became a career for the artist, first as a commercial interior designer and subsequently as a sculptor and now a painter.
The artist states "I've always been a visual person and being able to express my vision of the world through painting is a joyful experience. Finding the right words sometimes eludes me, but if my paintings evoke a special feeling or memory for the viewer, then I have succeeded in communicating on a very personal level with that person and that is important to me."
The artist earned a Bachelor of Design degree with honors from the University of Florida and built a successful thirty-year career in interior design, twenty of those as founder and owner of a commercial design firm with many signature projects for local and national clients. After merging the company into a regional architectural firm in 1997 and establishing its commercial design department, the artist left in 1999 to pursue a life-long interest in fine art. During the next decade, the artist worked as a sculptor, creating 3-D mixed media works anchored by the gourd. The award-winning gourd works were featured in many juried exhibits, shows and galleries. The artist has since transitioned to painting in oil and has exhibited in numerous juried group exhibitions and two solo exhibitions.
The artist has lived in Florida for over 50 years and now resides in St. Augustine, Florida.