Hi - This is me in my Art studio. I am fortunate to have a studio connected to my house. This has given me the opportunity to run classes and create Art on a freelance basis whilst looking after my family.
Having worked as a freelance Artist since 1990 I am very fortunate to have my paintings exhibited in some wonderful shows such as the Royal Ulster Academy, Royal Hibernian Academy, the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, ING Discerning Eye and the Zurich Portrait Prize, with exhibitions in The Ulster Museum and the National Gallery of Ireland. What a thrill! I have also spent a great deal of time teaching and facilitating Art Projects both in the community and in healthcare settings. I love that Art can be so therapeutic and expressive at the same time and it is a joy to me to encourage others in this way.
I studied in Coventry and Birmingham and have been based in Northern Ireland for nearly 30 years. My home studio is currently in Belfast
I work both in an Imaginative/ Spiritual genre and in realistic Portraiture. You may see from my Art Pages that I love to paint the same person more than once - I have pondered this but I think on balance it is because I am captivated by the emotion and the light discovered on a particular day in a particular image and it is most likely that I will discover this amongst people I spend the most time with. I guess it is also the connection with that person that excites me - which is why when creating commissions I prefer to spend time with my subjects - taking time to chat with and photograph them before I create a piece of work... and I guess this must be working as I have won quite a few Awards with this work!
For my full Art website please visit https://beverleyhealy.com