The Member Spotlight series at Newburyport Art is a new initiative, featuring a solo showcase of work in the newly designated Mural Gallery — the hallway and staircase bridging the downstairs Sargent Gallery and upstairs Hartson Gallery. The current spotlight is on Beth Macy, who presents nine gorgeous paintings, depicting beautiful beach, marsh, and nature scenes from Maine to the Cape!

• About Beth Macy

  Local Newbury Artist, Beth Heather Macy, has captured idyllic images, including Nubble Lighthouse in Maine, the Newbury beaches and marshes, and wild beach roses down the Cape.

  Beth comes from a long line of Macy painters, including her grandmother, mother, and sister, and has exhibited up and down the East Coast as part of the Macy Women shows. She paints landscapes and still-lifes in oil, using both palette knife and brush. She has studied at the Swain School of Design, Montserrat College, The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, the Cape Cod School of Art, with the Copley Society, and with Pat Lutz in Newburyport. Beth explains her work as follows: “My work is a celebration of the world around us, a call to look at things a second way. I filter what I see, leaving it still very recognizable to the viewer, but transcribed. I paint with brush and palette knife, in oils and acrylics. My landscapes are mostly done on site in the local Newbury/Newburyport area. My intent is through the use of color and stroke, to transmit to the viewer my love of nature, the beauty of this area, and the joy that one feels from viewing it. I strive to share the mood, allowing the viewer to embrace the scene, reaching down from the roots of the grass and up through the clouds in the sky. I look for nuances of color and texture that may normally be missed in the every day rush by a scene, and highlight them through stroke of color, or use of palette knife. The versatility of the oil allows me to vary my technique from gentle washes to explosive, thick splashes of paint.”

  Beth can be contacted at beth@islandpainter.com.

Come meet the artist for a public reception on Saturday, January 28th from 2-4pm!