The show, which will also feature 14 other artists from across the state, uses landscape, still life, figurative and abstract art to explore the artists' seasonal sources of inspiration. The pieces displayed in the exhibit will change throughout the next several weeks, reflecting the wide variety of areas that such artistic inspiration can spring from.
For Beesley that inspiration usually comes from places and things that other people tend to overlook.
"I think that it's the small things that really give us pleasure," said Beesley, who has painted everything from fish to small hula dolls. "I used to paint serious things, but I must be in a lighter mood or something because now I really enjoy paintings that make me smile."
Beesley, who spent her formative years growing up with four older brothers on a potato farm, began her artistic career capturing forest and mountain landscapes as well as a wide array of fish, birds and other wildlife.
More recently, however, it's been still lifes that have captured Beesley's attention, leading to the creation of fanciful watercolor paintings, juxtaposing daily items such as coins, flowers, fruit and ice cream cones with unusual items that capture her attention.
One wintery-themed painting, "Apres Ski," features a white and gold snowflake ornament as well as a skiing brochure. Beneath them both is a wintery-themed page of the Sunday comics, another regular element of Beesley's still-lifes.
In the end, though, it's the art itself that may be Beesley's biggest inspiration.
"When I'm painting I can forget about anything else," said Beesley with a smile. "And when I'm not painting, I'm thinking about painting."
jwardell@davisclipper.com
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