Artistic Occupation
Beverly has recently returned from a 2005 Workshop in Tuscany, Italy. A 2006 Workshop is planned for the Oneonta, NY Catskills region in October. An Art Workshop and tour is scheduled for Spring 2007 in Rome and Tuscany.
- Professional Artist for over 22 years
- Watercolor Instructor – Conducts Classes, Workshops, Demonstrations
- Instructor – various art organizations & guilds
- Past Instructor – Georgian Court College, Lakewood, NJ
Significant Works
- Mural – Shore Community Bank, Toms River, NJ
- Office Design - GTECH Corporation, Mexico and Argentina offices
- Professional offices throughout the tri-state area
- Paintings included in To the Shore Once More – Vol II: “Charlie’s Place”, “Glowing Sedges”, “Misty Barney” (all available as limited edition prints or originals)
- Paintings included in Jersey Shore Vacation Magazine: “White Sails”, White Horseys”, “Seaside Summer Fun”, “Stormy Pavilion”. Cover: “In Flight”
Memberships
- Signature Member of Philadelphia Watercolor Club
- Garden State Watercolor Society member
- NJ Watercolor Society (Past Board member)
- Fellow of the American Artists Professional League (National)
- Official Artist of the U.S. Coast Guard
- Guild of Creative Art (Exhibiting member)
- Ocean County Artist Guild (past President)
- NJ AAPL
- Pennsylvania Watercolor Society member
- Numerous local art guilds in Ocean and Monmouth County, NJ
- Who’s Who in American Art
- Who’s Who in American Women
Education
- BA, Montclair University, Montclair, NJ – Certified art teacher, K-12
- Professional Study, 1979 – present
- Studied with: Claude Croney, Charles Reid, Frank Webb, F. Petrie, L. Geiser, Roberta Carter Clark, T. Nicholas, Nita Engle, T. Minchin, Skip Lawrence, Jean Spicer, Mel Stabin
Recent Awards:
- NJ AAPL Merit Award, at the Members' Spring Exhibit 2006, Bordentown Gallery, NJ, for “Rains Coming”
- Selected as Top 200 Entrants, National Park Academy of the Arts, Arts for the Parks 2005, for “Red Float” and “In Flight”
- Honorable Mention, at the Americal Artists Professional League, Open National Juried Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, NJ, for “Cocoanuts”
- NJ AAPL, Fall Open Juried Exhibition 2005 - received the Ida Wills & Clara Stroud Award in Watercolor, at Ocean County College Exhibition, for “Miss Lizz”
- Ocean County Artists Guild, Fall 2005 Member show, for “Chicken House”
- NJ AAPL, at the Fall Membership Exhibit 2005, Bordentown Gallery, NJ for “Red Rowboat”
- New Jersey Water Color Society Members Show in Millburn, NJ, Spring 2005, received the Dick Blick Award for “Three White Rowboats”.
- Pauline Wick Award for “Red Rowboat”, from the NJ Chapter of the American Artists Professional League. At the Member Exhibition - Spring 2005, in Bordentown Gallery, Bordentown, NJ.
- AG Edwards Award for “Regatta - SPYC”, New Jersey Water Color Society, in the 62nd Annual Open Juried Exhibition.
- National Member in Audubon Artists Inc., as a result of the 3rd acceptance of work in the 2004 Annual Juried Exhibition.
- Dick Blick Award for “Island Heights Geranium”, Audubon Artists Inc., in the Annual Juried Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club, NYC, September 2004.
- First Place Award for “Carley”, Audubon Artists Inc. in the 2004 Associate Members Exhibition
- “Chicken House” in the Rhode Island Watercolor Society's 11th Annual National Watermedia Competition
- Special Award for “3 White Rowboats”, at Jane Law's Watercolors LBI, 22nd Annual Juried Exhibit
- Ed Kojola Award for “Red Rowboat”, 11th Annual Open Juried Show, Guild of Creative Art
Previous Awards (Partial List):
- Best in Show, Ocean County Artist Guild
- 2002 Award Winner at Grand National Juried Exhibit, American Artists Professional League, “Miss Lizz”
- Triangle Award for “Red Float”, Garden State Annual Juried Art Show
- Grumbacher Bronze Award, Ocean County Artists Guild
- Judges Choice Award, Pine Shore Artist Association, Manahawkin, NJ
- Garden State Juried Exhibit, Trenton Museum
- International Minature Exhibit, Jane Law’s Art Gallery, Long Beach Island, Surf City, NJ
- NJAAPL, Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury, NJ
- Combined Group Exhibit of National Watercolor Society and Philadelphia Watercolor Society
- Murial and Philip Bertrum Gallery
