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Artist Statement:
BEVERLY DUDLEY'S FINE ART
STUDIO
P. O Box 2215
Ruston, LA 71273
http://www.absolutearts.com/por
tfolios/b/beverlydudley
She was a self taught artist
until her family moved to
Washington State she studied
under Ron Lukas at the Artist
Workshop in Seattle. Mr. Lukas
was the protégé of the late
Russian Impressionist Sergei
Bongart. Bongart studied in
Kiev, Russia with a pupil of
Repin (a Russian Master)
Dudley feels extremely
fortunate to have studied with
Lukas. He left Seattle in
April, 1995 for a position
with the Dream Team of
Hollywood:
Spielberg, Kastenberg, and
Geffen.
Although portraits are her
passion, Beverly Dudley is
known through out many states
as the Magnolia Belle from the
south, because of her
paintings of magnolias and of
course her southern charm.
Before moving back to the
south, Beverly lived and
worked in the art oriented
city of Bellevue, Washington.
She taught individualized
drawing and oil painting
techniques at the Ilona
Rittler School of Fine Arts,
located on Main Street.
In 1961 her father framed her
first pastel drawing. The
desire to create and paint has
been with her all her life.
“When I’m painting” she says
“the world is on...
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Artist Exhibitions:
04-04-04 Dudley was the first
place winner for "Short Walk
of Innocence on the Long
Journey of Life" in the West
Baton Rouge Parish's 9th
annual Spring Art Show
Over Forty Oil Paintings and
Drawings
By Louisiana’s own
B. A. Dudley
Featuring paintings from the
beginning...
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Artist Galleries:
Dudley has an oil portrait of
Louis Armstrong on permanent
display at the "Delta Blues
Museum" in Clarksdale
Mississippi. They have one
gallery made up of artwork
only. It has been in this
gallery for over a year.
Tony Czech, Museum Director
Delta Blues Museum
Clarksdale, Mississippi
http://www.deltabluesmuseum....
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Artist Reviews:
Agora Gallery - 415 West
Broadway, New York, NY.
Director Angela Di Bello says
of Dudley's art
"I am pleased to inform you
that your work qualifies for
Angora Gallery representation.
Your paintings reveal a
hightened sense of emotional
appeal, structure and
harmonious energy."...
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Commissions:
Mrs. Pat Fordice,
Mississippi's First Lady,
Jackson, MS, USA
Mrs. Edwin Edwards,Louisiana's
First Lady, Baton Rouge, LA,
USA
Patti Wemmer, Bellvue, WA, USA
Dr. Cathy Wilkinson, Pediatric
Associates, Bellevue, WA
Stacy Neal, Bellevue, WA, USA
Brother Paul Beeman, Bellevue,
WA, USA
Gussie McCracken, Natchez, MS,
USA
Delta ...
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Collections for Beverly Dudley:
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Her paintings are included in collections of major corporations such as:
NACO West in Bellevue, Washington;
Pine Lake Medical Center Issaquah, Washington;
Pediatric Associates Bellevue, Washington;
Hancock Bank Ocean Springs,Mississippi;
Delta Blues Museum Clarksdale, Mississippi;
Beverly did a drawing of Billy Gibbons, a member of the ZZ Top
Band, when he was in Clarksdale.
A double portrait of Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker, permanent art
collection in the O’Dell S. Williams
Now and Then African American Museum in Baton Rouge, LA;
The Old Boarding House Gallery in Magee, Mississippi;
and many other private collections.
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