Art that speaks from the inside out
Poppy Planter, acrylic painting showcasing the creativity of MaryJo Beswick.
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Spirit Guide Dream 24"x 24" mixed media
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Happy Pond collage 12" x 12"
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Beneath the Surface, painting 14"x29"
about
Joyful art by MaryJo Beswick
"My art celebrates life and the power of possibilities. It is intuitively created in a playful process that is more about letting go than holding on, more about discovering than knowing. It's like a game that invites my imagination and intuition to play while developing the form and the content at the same time. I'm basically a shape maker who likes playing with the elements of line, shape and color to see who or what shows up."
Bio--
Growing up on Long Island, New York, the youngest of four children, I was the artistic one who could draw and was always making things just for fun.I made board games, paper dolls, treasure maps, picture books, paper mache puppets and a lot more. As a teenager, I designed and cut out paper bulletin boards for my mother, who was a first-grade school teacher.
I graduated from college with a degree in secondary education. I was going to be an art teacher but life had other plans. I met my husband, got married and quickly became the mother of two sons. My adventurous husband kept taking us to live in new places. In our first twenty years, we lived in Ohio, North Carolina, New York, Georgia, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts before his job took us to live in the south of France.
France is where I discovered that I truly am an artist. I took a plein air watercolor class and started painting passionately. I studied watercolor techniques from American 'how to' books and sold my paintings to friends and neighbors. Five years later we returned to the States and landed in Virginia where I had the opportunity to take several watercolor workshops from national teachers. I eventually became a signature member of the Virginia Watercolor Society and joined two co-op galleries where I found a community of fellow artists. I had success selling my work and was happy … until I wasn’t.
Midway through my artistic journey, I felt like something was missing. Where was the ME in these paintings? I began playing with mixed media searching for a more authentic way to paint. I felt like I was painting from the outside in but I truly wanted to paint from the inside out. I had no idea how to do that and no one was teaching that in a workshop. I decided to study the elements and principles of design. With every painting I made, no matter the subject, I also focused on one or two design elements learning how they acted and interacted. I observed my personal preferences and tendencies. Eventually I discovered what I call the "visual language of design and I found what I had been looking for, my authentic visual voice. It's been a lifelong process that is still evolving.
A few years ago, circumstances brought us back to Massachusetts, this time to Plymouth where I have been exploring opportunities once again. I have exhibited my work in group shows with different organizations and met some amazing people. I have taught workshops, given gallery group tours and even some inspirational programs to fellow artists. My art has evolved around turning points and new places that brought new insights and opportunities and for that I am eternally grateful.
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MaryJo Beswick
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