Bio

Becky Stuart

Becky’s interest in painting and drawing began as a child and those early seeds of joy were nurtured in the museums of Europe during her early adult years.  Although she pursued an education and career in the computer industry for two decades, she continued  her art interests with classes and occasional exhibits.  In 1990 she retired from the computer field and has devoted herself exclusively to her lifetime’s passion for painting and drawing.

The focus of her art training and studies has been in the representational traditional style with an emphasis on life drawing and painting, portraiture, still life and landscape.  An important period of study was with the Lyme Academy of Fine Art in Old Lyme, Connecticut and the Mystic Art Association in Mystic, Connecticut.  She has taken numerous workshops throughout the U.S. with a variety of nationally known artists developing her skills and experience.

In 2001 she was commissioned by the Pensacola Junior College Foundation to paint a portrait of Anna Lamar Switzer that hangs in the College’s Hall of Honor.  She has also taught drawing and painting both privately and in groups at a seminar at the University of West Florida.

AWARDS, JURIED COMPETITIONS & GROUP SHOWS

Salon International 2003, Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Oil Painters of America (2002)
Mystic Art Association, Mystic, Ct. (2000)
Pastel Society of North Florida, FWB, Fla., (1994-1999)
Degas Pastel Society, New Orleans, La. (1997)
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel, Miss. (1997)
Cassatt Pastel Society & Pastel Society of North Florida, Sacramento, Calif. (1995)
Pastel Society of North Florida, FWB, Fla., FIRST PLACE (1995)
Pastel Society of North Florida, FWB, Fla., ADVENTURES IN ART AWARD (1994)



PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Women Artists
Oil Painters of America
Central Texas Pastel Society
Pastel Society of North Florida
Portrait Society of America
American Society of Portrait Artists

GALLERIES

Texas Art Gallery, Dallas, Texas
Windberg Gallery, Georgetown, Texas


ARTIST STATEMENT

“The passion for painting and the artistic creative process is truly a joy; it is my desire to express this deeply felt experience through the medium of paint. I feel that every day the pleasure and thrill of this marvelous experience is renewed.”


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Pensacola Beach, Florida 32561
850.932.1383

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