Randy Beckelheimer
Artist
Profile Information
About Randy Beckelheimer
In the past, while working on my abstract, color field paintings, I began to photo-document the urban landscape around where I work. My art studio in San Francisco is located on an abandoned naval shipyard surrounded by decaying buildings and the bay. Over time I became more interested in these images than my abstract paintings, so I decided to start making representational paintings based on my photographs. The structure and problem solving of realism satisfied an existential need that had not been fulfilled in my abstract work. I am also inspired by the Venetian Renaissance masters – Bellini, Titian and Giorgione – and I try to capture the quiet beauty of their work. I use many layers of paint and transparent oil glazes to transform desolate landscapes into harmonious compositions of color and light, keeping with the style of my favorite artists.
Education
B.F.A., College of Creative Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, California
Events
Exhibitions
2014 Northwest Passage, Abmeyer + Wood Fine Art, Seattle, WA2012 Black and White, ArtZone 461 Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011 Wider Views of Urban San Francisco, ArtZone 461 Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011 Reflection on the Shipyards, Plaza Gallery, 555 California Street -
Bank of America Bldg. San Francisco, CA
2011 Urban Landscapes, 425 Market Street , San Francisco, CA
2011 50 California, San Francisco, CA
1993 Triangle Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1991 Triangle Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2015 The Way You Make Me Feel, a.Muse Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015 Urban Ruminations, Aljoya Thornton, Seattle WA
2014 Revealing the Landscape, Saint Mary’s College Museum of Art
2014 Where to from There, Pro Arts, Oakland, CA
2013 Art Southampton, Abemeyer+Wood Fine Art
2013 Parallel Universes, Two person show with Miranda Putman,
Art Zone 461 Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013 artMRKT San Francisco, Abmeyer+Wood Fine Art
2012 Blossoms and Roots, ArtZone 461 Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2012 Current VIews and Perspectives, ArtZone 461 Gallery,
San Francisco, CA
2011 The Realists: New, Recent & Historical Works,
ArtZone 461 Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2010 LandsCApes: Glimpses of Everyday California,
de Saisset Museum Santa Clara, CA
2010 AQUA: Art On Water, ArtZone 461 Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2010 SF Fine Art Fair, ArtZone 461 Gallery, Booth 56, San Francisco, CA
2010 Introductions 2010: New Artists & Fresh Works,
ArtZone 461 Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2010 Workspace Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1988-2007 Showed at Triangle Gallery, San Francisco
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