About

Artist statement

Art does not reproduce the visible; rather it makes visible.

Paul Klee

Beverley is constantly striving to portray experiences, concepts and feelings using line, form, colour and space relationships in contemporary and often abstract ways.

She works mainly in acrylics on canvas. Initially she builds up mindscapes from her visual experiences and then allows the work to evolve on the canvas. Eventually, she reaches the creative point where the painting dictates what she should do next.

Beverley loves to expose the underlying transparent layers in some areas, whilst covering them in others. More transparent glazing follows building layer upon layer. Her work continues to evolve in this manner until she feels the dialogue between colour, form and space has been resolved.

Awards

Education

At Somerville House, Beverley studied art under Archibald Prize finalist Betty Quelhurst. Beverley has studied intensively across a wide cross-section of art genre and has developed affinity particularly for the work of painters such as:

• Richard Diebenkorn
• Judy Cassab
• Margaret Woodward
• John Olsen
• Charles Blackman
• Ann Thomson

She has visited the major galleries in Paris, Amsterdam, London, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide to study major works of prominent artists and is a member of and regular visitor to QAGOMA. Beverley has an extensive personal art library which continues to contribute to her art education in a major way. As part of her art formation, Beverley has attended workshops conducted by Irene Amos, Harold Lane, John Rigby, Sally L'Estrange (BIA) and Christine Kirkegard.

Beverley graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1967 but since the early 1970's she has devoted herself to a passion for painting, first in oils but more recently in Arylics.