SOMA NewArt GALLERY

PENNY BECK

Artist Statement

“Living by the ocean, I have always been fascinated by the creatures that inhabit it. Fish in particular capture my imagination, in this series of paintings I am trying to give the sense of a historical and at the same time, a decorative feeling to each fish.”  The new fish paintings started as a happy accident!  Experimenting on heavily textured sample boards, I began researching antique fish and marine drawings, then paired the appropriate fishes to the colorful boards.

Penny Beck is originally from the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York.  In 1979 Penny moved to York, Pennsylvania to attend the York Academy of Art.  Majoring in Fine Art, Beck became increasingly interested in oil and acrylic painting and mixed media using found objects.

After spending two years in Reading, Pa., Beck moved to Cape May. She has participated in numerous juried and group shows and has been a member of the St. Barnabas Art Group for 15 years.

Penny Beck is active with her business, Room Service, a well known and respected decorative painting and mural business.