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Artist Statement:
DUDLEY'S FINE ART STUDIO
Workshops/Classes
Ruston, LA 71270
Workshop and Class
Information email:
beverlyadudley@att.net
Subject: Workshop and Class
Information
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...
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Artist Galleries:
Piney Hills Gallery
NCLAC sponsors a gallery in
the downstairs lobby of the
Dixie Center for the Arts (212
N. Vienna Street, Ruston, LA),
which features fine arts and
crafts of many genres. The
gallery changes out its
collections regularly; it is a
great place to scope out the
talent...
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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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Collections:
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...
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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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Exhibitions for Beverly Dudley:
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Fine Arts Show
June 20-24
DUDLEY'S OIL PAINTINGS and much more.
Sponsored by the North Central Louisiana Arts Council
NCLAC 24th Annual Peach Festival Art Exhibit
Opening Reception Sunday, June 19 2 pm - 4 pm
downtown Ruston at the Civic Center (401 N. Trenton)
THE EXHIBIT will run Monday, June 20, through
Saturday, June 25
The Squire Creek Louisiana Peach Festival is a family-oriented event produced by the Ruston-Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, and held each year the fourth weekend of June Peachfest is the longest-running agriculture celebration in Louisiana. The 2011 dates are June 24-25.
For more information:
http://www.louisianapeachfestival.org/viewTV.php
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Monday, June 6,2011 at 10:00am - June 10 at 12:00pm
Location Dixie Center for The Arts
North Central Louisiana Arts Council
School out so it’s time to make your exciting summer plans. NCLAC Academy is offering a new teen painting class with Beverly Dudley. Dudley, a professional trained artist and art educator, will guide student artists in creating a still life, from looking, drawing, shading and value on to the world of color.
The teen painting class will be held each day for a week: June 6-10 (Monday-Friday) from 10am to 12pm, for 12-17 year olds, to be held at the Dixie Center for the Arts (212 N. Vienna.)
$80 for NCLAC Members
$100 for Non-Members
To register, call 255-1450 or email nclac5@gmail.com. Space is limited in order to provide one-on-one instruction, so be sure to register today.
Supplies not included.
NCLAC, PINEY HILLS WELCOME NEW ARTISTS
•News
By: April Honaker associate director of the North Central Louisiana Arts Council.
Beverly Dudley and Margie Bottoms were recognized and honored as new artists at a reception
The North Central Louisiana Arts Council held a reception for new and returning artists in its Piney Hills Gallery from.
The reception for “Wintery Masterpiece Mix” was held inside the gallery, which is located in the foyer of the Dixie Center for the Arts, located at 212 N. Vienna St.
Piney Hills Gallery, a project of NCLAC, is a consignment sales gallery for original works of art from approximately 30 artists and crafts people in north central Louisiana.
Inventory ranges from the fine arts of oil and watercolor painting to the contemporary crafts of pottery and jewelry making to the more traditional folk crafts of basketry and quilting.
Following its recent semiannual meeting of the selection committee, NCLAC will introduce and honor two new regional artists who’ve been juried into the gallery: Margie Bottoms of Bienville and BEVERLY DUDLEY of Ruston.
Bottoms creates representational artwork characterized by still lifes and landscapes. She is inspired by the region.
Dudley, too, creates still lifes and landscapes, but her primary focus is portraits, which she paints on commission.
She has quite a lot of experience in this realm. In fact, one of her proudest moments as a portrait artist came in 1993 when she completed a portrait of the first lady of Mississippi, Pat Fordice.
Dudley works in pencil, charcoal and oil.
She was self-taught until she and her husband moved temporarily to Bellevue, Wash., in 1985.
There she fell in love with the paintings of late Russian impressionist Sergei Bongart.
“The vibrant color palette he used seemed to glow,” she said.
Bongart inspired her, and she began to study with one of his proteges Ron Lukas at The Artist Workshop in Seattle.
Under his influence, she watched her work transform.
“I felt I’d won the Art Lotto,” she said.
Dudley shared her thoughts on being an artist and being accepted to the gallery.
“It’s always an honor when a gallery accepts your paintings, and you should treat it as such,” she said.
Dudley looks forward to the reception, as she has each time her work has been accepted to a gallery.
“You gain knowledge with every piece of art you come in contact with,” she said.
“And you are surrounded by the absolute best mixture of personalities.”
About her art, Dudley said, “My art is not a hobby.
“My art is not a job. My art is my life!”
Today, Dudley will share a piece of her life with the public, as will Bottoms and the other Piney Hills Gallery artists.
While today’s reception will offer local residents a unique opportunity to meet the gallery’s artists and get to know other area arts enthusiasts, NCLAC encourages people to stop by the gallery any time.
Business hours are from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
April Honaker is the associate director of the North Central Louisiana Arts Council.
http://www.rustonleader.com/node/8668
NCLAC, Piney Hills welcome new artists
Pictured is Beverly Dudley’s “Apollo PurrrFection.” Dudley’s work
with be featured in the Piney Hills Gallery beginning today.
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Holiday Arts Tour
North Central Louisiana Arts Council >November 30, 2010 at 4:06 pm Holiday Arts Tour,
http://nclac.wordpress.com/2010/11/30/holiday-arts-tour-music-clips/
November 19-21, 2010 Beverly will be at the Dixie Center for the Arts in Ruston, Louisiana during this tour.
The North Central Louisiana Arts Council (NCLAC) announces its 13th Annual NCLAC Holiday Arts Tour.
All events will take place in downtown Ruston, Louisiana and the surrounding area during the weekend of Nov. 19-21, 2010. To learn more about, the NCLAC Holiday Arts Tour, visit www.nclac.wordpress.com
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