The Oil Paintings of Beaman Cole

                                                                           Statement:

       As far back as I remember, I've always love creating things. For me, painting is about creating. I control the process of putting beauty, inspiration, and poetry on a flat,  white canvas; it thrills me every time. With my "Plein Air" work, I  indulge a romantic notion by roaming the hills and roads where I live, painting the things that inspire me. In contrast, my "Still life / Food" paintings originate mostly from my imagination. I study foods which appeal to me and sketch ideas or paint directly on the canvas, allowing the design to develop as I work. Painting in this manner is fun and spontaneous, and the energy is reflected in my brushwork and palette.

                                                                     Biography:

                     Cole was born and raised near Troy, New York. His parents, noticing his precocious talent to draw, put him into art classes when he was eight. After drawing for one year his instructor (an Art Students League - Frank Reilly alumnus)  moved Cole on to oil painting. Cole studied painting  for three years. By age nine Cole had his first group show and by eleven his first solo showing. Following a career in the computer world, Cole opened his own studio in 1994, formally embarking on his art career and has been painting ever since. The artist and his wife added to their family by adopting baby girls from China in 2001 and in 2003. Cole and his family reside in southern New Hampshire.

             Cole's paintings have been exhibited in galleries from Portugal and Cape Cod (MA), to Carmel (CA) and in shows such as Art Expo- NYC plus many other group shows. His work is in corporate collections such as Medimmune Corporation, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and the Derryfield Country Club. International Artist magazine called Cole, a "Master Painters of the World", issue #39. Cole is a member of the "Oil Painters of America".