Ocean Center - Beth Ann Carver

Wings on Water, 2009
Oil on canvas

Beth Ann Carver
Indialantic, Fla.

Beth Ann Carver’s paintings are filled with light and color, capturing the essence of spirit, character and motion to celebrate life with honesty, sensitivity and humanity. Her creative ideas and inspirations come through quiet observation and contemplation of life around her.

Live models were a part of Carver's early training at the National Academy and Art Student League and the Ducret School of Arts. Today, she uses slides and a rearview projector with a black box to view her photos. The photos are not used for reproduction; rather, they are used as a tool to provide points of reference supporting the execution of the work flow from her imagination and memory. With joyous colors and loose brushwork, she captures the essential character and gestures to create her unique paintings.

“When I am asked by viewers, I tell them about an epiphany I experienced while meditating on the impending death of my father. I became aware of a big, older woman playing in the surf like a child, and her exuberant joy lifted my spirits out of my despair. From that time forward, my paintings have centered on the simple joys of living. I use all the skills of my muse to make the viewer feel the warmth of the sun and the coolness of the sea like the touch of a friend or relative bringing love and happiness. This is the same sense I tried to evoke in ‘Water Music’ and ‘Wings on the Water.’" - Beth Ann Carver

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Water Music, 2009
Oil on canvas