Demonstrations at Spoleto!

It's fun to demonstrate at festivals.

Here's Alana Knuff, demonstrating in oils.  She's just 4 booths down from mine.

And this jewel is a portrait by Alana Knuff...Alana is a member of the Portrait Society of America.
Check out her website HERE.

See my latest post HERE.

From watercolor to acrylics!

"Swamp Jewels V" (acrylic) by Helen K. Beacham

I just finished teaching a watercolor workshop this week, where we learned to paint orchids in a beautiful, loose fashion.  This coming Mon-Tues-Wed, I'm teaching an acrylics class where our focus will be to paint a successful painting with fresh color, with as few strokes as possible (because sometimes the simpler, the better!).  My students excite me when their eyes light up during their own, personal aha moments!

Classes for Everyone!

Take a peek...then take your pick!  Of classes, that is.
Click on: BEACHAM LESSONS & WORKSHOPS

I love to take classes in the fall, don't you?

I'm offering watercolor and acrylics classes that start in November...with a schedule all the way through April 2012.  Check out details on my website's link shown above!  Come to Charleston and take a class with me.

The Finished Painting

A few weeks ago, I started a demo of watercolor on Yupo paper (as shown in one of the posts below).  Today, I'm posting the finished painting which, to me, captured the feeling of the day perfectly!  Enjoy!

"Live Oak Canopy"
(watercolor) by Helen K. Beacham

Woodlands Inn Demonstration

Yesterday, I enjoyed painting for the guests at the Woodlands Inn...

The view before guests arrived for their gourmet Sunday Brunch at the Woodlands Inn.

Nickolai with his soothing guitar

Chuck & Connie, patrons from Mt. Pleasant, admire my "Golden Silence"

Work in progress...based on the photo shown below in the previous post.  Will eventually show the final result!