Acrylic, Watercolor & Fiber Artist
Beverly is an award-winning painter/quilter who started as a kid in NYC entering contests entitled “Draw Me” posted on the back of matchbooks. An art school career was never to be but did lead to a life of artistic endeavors of every conceivable art and craft that came her way. Relocating to Massachusetts over 50 years ago, Beverly was an active member of the Reading Society of Craftsmen where she mastered several artistic crafts including creating Faberge-style eggs, paper quilling, Brazilian embroidery. Today she is active in Reading, Rockport and Lynnfield, MA Art Guilds, Essex County Needlework Guild and Studio Art Quilt Associates.
Beverly has won numerous ribbons for her acrylic, watercolor, fabric paintings and quilts, prizes for “People’s Choice” and “Best in Show” Awards and is the first recipient of the Mary Saia Memorial Award and the Nathalie Nordstrom Awards in Reading. Beverly admits to painting feathers, fur and fins more than any other subject and has no viable reason for this except for starting her formal training with “wildlife artist” Steve Greco.
Several of her fiber works were first painted in either watercolor or acrylic then recreated in a quilting-like process that includes the use of fabric, embroidery threads, and dryer sheets. Batik fabrics lend nicely to this technique as it has shading and variations that give a painterly look and value. Rarely is paint used but not completely disregarded as it can add a dramatic touch where threadwork would be exceedingly difficult.
When not painting, quilting, or interacting with her five grandchildren, Beverly is a docent at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, active member of Top of the Hill Gang and avid world traveler which is reflected in several of her paintings. For information and pricing on any works or commissions, email [email protected].
Fiber Works
Feathers, Fur, and Fins
Miscellany, etc.
