Beth Basista Paintings

I used vivid contrasting colors to create this dramatic snow scene using watercolors. I'm fascinated by moose, love to hear their call, and although I've never seen one, I look for them while hiking the mountains in Utah and Colorado. Although a chilly scene, I promise it will bring warmth and generate interesting conversation in your home or office.

It's obvious this painting is a scene of waves crashing onto rocks. But there's more....This composition was designed to move your eye clockwise starting at the light blue sky at left, moving across the waves splashing up along the top of the rocks, down and around observing the part of the rock that's submerged under water. I enjoyed choosing colors to playfully add excitement, incorporating "soft-edged" strokes of color and splattering techniques.

When a child leaves home for college, it can be bittersweet. I admit I was one of those moms who took way too long to redecorate my son’s room. One day as I passed by his room, I noticed how beautifully the sun peeked through the blinds lighting up his teddy bear, pillow, rocket, books and toys. After taking a photo, I finally turned the room into a guest room.

Collectors and Decorators like this painting for decorating a child’s bedroom or playroom.

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While kayaking through mangrove tunnels leading to Pelican Bay, I took a lot of photos to refer to including photos of this Pelican that took off just as I approached the post it was perched on. I replaced the background with an orange-dominated sunset for this 24" x 30" painting on canvas using acrylics and oils.

Did you know….

When observing art in churches around the world, you may be surprised to find pelicans. In Asia and Europe many believed pelican mothers would be so devoted to their young that if starving, they would use their sharp beak to peck at their own breast to feed their blood to their young. Although this is not true, the pelican has been revered as a symbol of the loving sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

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While vacationing with family in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, we included a day visiting the small coastal resort town of Provincetown. My family patiently waited as I walked into all the art galleries along Commercial Street. We took lots of photos of the many unique shops and restaurants like the very popular Jimmy’s Hideaway Restaurant. I hear their food is delicious, but since we didn’t have a reservation, I was happy to at least capture photos I referred to for this painting.

I chose using acrylics for this painting, knowing it would make it easier than oils to capture the many details in this painting on canvas. Prints are available at BethBasista.pixels.com

For this painting I blended my skills utilizing acrylic pour and oils on a 16” x 20” canvas. I kept my paint stokes loose and incorporated modeling paste to help the dolphins jump up out over the waves. It’s such a rewarding sight to see their playfulness and attentiveness to each other as they swim close to you. I’ve been told they enjoy watching people in captivity. To order a print go to: BethBasista.pixels.com