Member Biography

Beverly Shaw-Starkovich

ARTIST STATEMENT

"The sun rises and sets every day, but we never see the same sunrise or sunset twice.  If we have the luxury, or the smarts, to stop and just enjoy those moments, we can store the joy and peace they give us in our mind and heart.  Although my work is often inspired by nature and what I see, it does not necessarily represent specific places.   My desire is not to render a subject, but to use color to create energy, to stimulate, or to capture a thought.  My goal is to present images to the viewer that will act as a catalyst for their own imaginations to create a story, generate an emotion, or evoke a memory.

I have concentrated on color, shape and volume in an effort to create a mood and express my feelings.  In addition to the medium, I use music to sooth and motivate me while I work.   It is my hope that the viewer will relate to these feelings or conjure up their own story or memory, or at the very least, hear the music from within."

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2011

  • "Western Skies" - Solo Show - Ellensburg Wine Works, Ellensburg, WA
  • "Food Glorious Food" - Group Show, University House, Issaquah, WA

2010

  • A Journey Not Forgotten - Solo Show, C Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
  • The Play of Light - The Gallery, Bainbridge Is., WA
  • National Arts Club - New York City, NY
  • Vision, Art, Poetry Fusion - C Art Gallery, Seattle, WA

2009

  • Solo Show, Studio B Portraits, Issaquah, WA
  • Artrageous, NAWA Gallery, New York, NY

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

  • The Gallery on Bainbridge Island, WA
  • Women Painters of Washington Gallery, 5th and Columbia, Seattle

 

AFFILIATIONS

  • Women Painters of Washington
  • Signature Member, Northwest Pastel Society
  • National Association of Women Artists (NAWA), NYC,NY

 

 

You can see more of
Beverly's artwork at
www.theshawcollection.com

 

 

 

Beverly
Shaw-Starkovich

Edmonds, WA
Beverly@theshawcollection.com
425-640-2350


The Guardian
The Guardian - 20 x 24 - acrylic

 

 

James
James - 12 x 24 - acrylic

 

Heading West
Heading West - 18 x 24 - acrylic

 

Red Skies
Serenity
acrylic 24x30"

 

 

 

All Artwork Copyright
of the Artist.

 


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