Beth Bale, Painter
I consider myself a watercolor naturalist and am passionate about nature and environment. For a larger canvas I also paint murals with acrylic paints. I studied art at Georgetown College though the skills required of painting in watercolor and water media are largely self-taught over the past six years. I love the freedom I feel when painting with watercolor while watching the flow of colors onto white paper or clayboard. The way colors interact, merge and change into something new with watercolor fascinates me. The mental challenges of watercolor, and finding their solutions, keep me curious and searching. Some of these have almost spiritual qualities; teaching lessons of letting go, staying present, and working with life’s mistakes. I am forever grateful for eyes that get to see the glorious colors on my palette and for hands that can try to do them justice.
Beth Bale
studied art for four years at LaRue County High School, KY, where she received the senior art award for excellence in artistic achievement. She then studied art at Georgetown College, KY, where she earned a minor degree in visual arts. Her independent study there in watercolor painting was her first experience with this medium. While studying for other degrees Beth worked professionally on and off as an artist painting small-scale commissioned works. Beth painted her first mural over a decade ago and found she enjoys the large canvas of a wall, continuing to paint these on commission. Watercolor has become this artist’s medium of choice, although she has also been working with water-soluble oils and acrylics over the past year.
