ARTIST’S BIO
P. Gatchell Beckley was born and raised in the area of Ohio known as the Tri-State area. Tuscarawas, Harrison and Carroll counties offered the inspiration needed to spark the desire to draw and paint. In later years, after moving to East Texas, P. Gatchell Beckley took up scuba diving. Diving in the Bahamas, Cancun, Cozumel, Honduras, Texas and Florida have offered additional inspiration.
As a youngster in biology drawing anatomically correct small animals, P. Gatchell Beckley’s art evolved into detailed drawings on envelopes, folk art painting on wood, fabric painting and eventually oil painting on canvas. Today, utilizing photography as a means to capture original subject matter for reproduction, P. Gatchell Beckley continues to love the art forms of small animals and includes wildlife, still life and people in themes.
P. Gatchell Beckley's art has been on display at public and private locations throughout Central Florida including Kissimmee City Hall, Osceola County Court House and Gallery One Artists on Darlington, in Kissimmee, Florida.
ARTIST’S MEDIUMS
- OIL
- ACRYLIC
- COLORED PENCIL
- GRAPHITE PENCIL
- PHOTOGRAPHY
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
I love to realistically reproduce the essence of color and shadows in life through my art.