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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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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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Artist Statement for Beverly Dudley
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BEVERLY DUDLEY'S FINE ART STUDIO
P. O Box 2215
Ruston, LA 71273
http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/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 hold” Impressionism is prominent in her works of art, also a touch of fantasy.
Dudley’s interest are in pencil, Charcoal drawings and her favorite oil. She believes we are all creative and if a person has the desire to paint, they probably can. She says ,"We only compete with ourselves."
People often ask, How do you do it? How long does it take? “ You can get the basics in a class, but this must be backed up with hours of study and practice. One wouldn’t think of becoming a concert pianist merely by attending classes. How long does it take—A LIFETIME”.
Dudley has been an illustrator for a wild animal clinic in Seattle, a nonprofit organization, established to nurture and treat wounded animals and birds of pray then releasing them back into the wild.
Her paintings are included in collections of major corporations such as: NACO West—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, also a double portrait of Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker while living in Clarksdale, MS.; The Old Boarding House Gallery—Magee Mississippi; and others.
She is included in the archives of the National Museum of Women In The Arts—Washington D.C. Dudley had the honor of painting an oil portrait of The First Lady of Mississippi, Mrs. Pat Fordice. The Life size portrait was displayed in the Governor’s Mansion in Jackson, MS, outside Mrs. Fordice’s office when her husband was governor. Dudley also painted the past Governor of Louisiana, Edwin Edwards, for his wife Candy, to be given as her first Christmas gift.
Beverly lives with her husband Ray amid the rich cultural heritage of art, theater, and music second to none, in Ruston, LA. “ Living throughout the
U. S. has been enriching but we are very glade to back home in LA.
The best part of being an artist, she said, is being commissioned to paint things you love painting, such as children’s toys, grandma's flower vase, your great aunt's tea cups, etc. These things keep on giving as years go by. One of her favorite paintings is of a grandpa's pipe and grandma's vase with flowers next to an open family bible. Such personal things and yet they can be shared by all as they are handed down generation after generation.
If you would like Beverly to help you with your art needs please give her a call or email.
AFFORDABLE ORIGINAL FINE ART IN EVERY HOME
“ I’ll put your creative ideas on canvas ”
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