DCAA Member Profile
Pamela Beaverson
Bio:
Pamela grew up in Indiana and Michigan, and spent much of her childhood stomping around the wetlands and lush forests, falling in love with the natural world. While completing her BFA in printmaking at Ohio State, she found a way to combine her love of art and love of the natural world when she apprenticed as a biological illustrator under David Dennis, well-known herpetologist and biological illustrator. In addition to her fine arts degree, she also graduated with minors in both botany and zoology.
Upon completing her BFA, Pamela continued her education by completing the graduate program in scientific illustration at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Pamela worked in the illustration field for 10 years, and then variously as a web designer and developer and freelance illustrator, with her career taking her from Ohio to Virginia, Florida, California, Oregon, and Washington. Finally the opportunity presented itself to move to Central Oregon and pursue oil painting full time, and Pamela jumped at the chance for change. You can see the evidence of Pamela’s love of the natural world in her landscapes and wildlife art that she now creates.
Artist Statement:
“I love problem solving, which for me is one of the biggest draws of making art. Visually recreating how I feel and what I see is a problem that I never fully solve. There is always more to learn. I can always do better. Making art is the perfect blend of expressing the analytical and creative sides of myself.”
When Pamela Beaverson first came to Oregon's High Desert, it was love at first sight. Now, open skies and the subtle colors of the sagebrush steppe are common subjects in her paintings. She is happiest when her palette is covered with the subtle greens and violets that are the language of the high desert.
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