Monday's Memo: Chris Beck

Peck-Peck

Ribbit-Ribbit

Quackerroonies #2

Fe Fi Faux Fowl

Hollyhocks

Today's memo is all about Chris Beck. I just found her this past week and am so excited about her work. Even though she is a new discovery for me, she's well known, with awards for her watercolors, and was the Artist of the Month in The Artist's Magazine, January 2008. The five paintings above are just a tiny portion of her range - at her website you'll see not only the tin toys but florals, still lifes, abstracts and more. Her whimsical, happy toys are my personal favorite, but I included the beautiful Hollyhocks painting above just to give you an idea of the spectrum of her work.

I met Chris at Brushspace, and if you haven't been there GO NOW! The brain-child of some brilliant artists, it started this summer and now showcases about 1000 artists, by invitation only. Its a great way to discover some wonderful artwork being done today. Each artist has a page showing his or her work, and a link to their website. You can choose to "follow" an artist and will get updates when more work is added to the site. (You can even follow me there!)

Hope you enjoy Chris's paintings and check out more of them at her webpage, blog, or at BrushSpace....