Comments on: Alice Beamish – Studio Corner

By: read romance books online

read romance books online — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:00:41 +0000

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By: Steve Frost

Steve Frost — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 03:15:31 +0000

Miss Beamish, Alice, is buried in the monastic cemetary at St. Andrew Abbey, Valyermo, Ca. Fr. Werner has also passed, but Br. Dominique or former Abbot Francis knew her well. She was also great friends the Scarpittas on upper Beachwood in Hollywood,CA. Yvonne Scarpitta was a professor of art history at El Camino College and her brother was a well known sculptor as was their father in L.A. That family might know about her art and other friends that bought her paintings over the years.

Best wishes

By: Kerry Kellogg

Kerry Kellogg — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 02:33:18 +0000

I have a Alice Beamish sketch of 3 horses in a grass field, on a rising slope, with trees in the background. Appears to be color pencil sketch 16 x 24 impressionist.

By: namaste girl

namaste girl — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:11:44 +0000

What we think, we become.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:10:23 +0000

Mark,

Wonderful information. I appreciate your description of Beamish’s earlier style, and her later concentration. Yes, I’d certainly love to see pictures of her work in your collection (please send to contact@fineartathome.com). Seems Loraine Veeck’s memory is pretty good. I’d also be interested in your sister’s work if you can provide a link or other info.

Learning first-hand information like this about an unknown work is what makes art collecting so intriguing.

Thanks for your time!

MikeV

By: Mark Mills

Mark Mills — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:56:05 +0000

Hi Mike, Better put not inaccurate but imcomplete, she did die of breast cancer March 27, 1992 and was a member of the Monastery of the Angels. A Cloistered Domincan Nun. She is buried at Saint Andrews Priory in Valyermo California. I agree these are her early works. Since I remember her visiting her studio, and a showing and was almost all spray acrylics and very overpowering in concept. Her later paintings in spray acrylics shows her religous aspect to her works as well. My sister has some of those as well. I also have one other oil painting a impresionist type landscape with fields of flowers and trees, and yes i will work at getting some photo’s for you. Once Alice entered the Order we had really very lttle contact, and I really dont know if she continued to paint . I do remember her always as very cheerful and full of life. She was a large influence on my sister who went on to be a fine arts major, who paints and does pottery today.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:07:26 +0000

Hello Mark,

Thanks for stopping by and commenting on your great aunt (?). I’m very interested in seeing your Alice Beamish paintings. Do you have a good picture of them you could forward? Also, what part of the above info is inaccurate?

Thanks again!

By: Mark Mills

Mark Mills — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:15:43 +0000

Greetings, I am the son of Alice Beamish niece. Most Of your information is correct and I search the internet on occasion to see if paintings of her are out there for sale, we have a few of her works from differnt times in her carrer, from oils to spray acrylics. The two paintings I have are a seascape and of all things a football player. Both ar smaller oils. If you have any questions feel free to write. It is nice to see her work out in public now and again.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 31 May 2008 21:52:04 +0000

Aurora,

I’d love to see a picture of your painting. Thanks for stopping by!

MikeV

By: Aurora

Aurora — Sat, 31 May 2008 18:45:57 +0000

Thank you Mike,

I have had one of Alice’s large oils forever and wondered about the artist’s history. My parents purchased the oil Dreamish from LA County Museum in the 60’s. I always felt she would be post-humously sought after. Thank you for your site.

AURORA

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:54:53 +0000

A pleasure to meet you too, Judith. Thank you for stopping by.

Mike-

By: Judith HeartSong

Judith HeartSong — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:52:09 +0000

What a wonderful blog with great resources and posts. It is so nice to meet you Mike.

By: R1986

R1986 — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:28:52 +0000

Beamish was another unknown to me but I’m very interested in her life after reading your review. “Studio Corner” makes me think of Van Gogh transported to 20th century America and I definitely agree that the frame compliments the painting beautifully.