A selection of excerpts from articles about the artist for you to peruse.

Dwenger Times, 2009 Winter Issue
An interview with artist Kathy Morris Beekman ‘89
By, Delaney

…sometime during high school I remember reading, ‘where there is no risk there is no achievement’. I don’t remember where I read this, but it had such a profound effect on me that I wrote it on a large poster board and taped this poster board above my bed so that I would look at it often and be reminded to take the risk when I felt scared. Read more…

Serenity Magazine, October 2009
Artscene, Kathy Beekman at Evergreen Fine Art
By, Mary Ann Tate

…pastel artist Kathy Beekman has returned from several months of painting throughout Europe. Exploring the light in Paris; and Norwich, England; she produced 50 new paintings….

Southwest Art Magazine, November 2008, VOL. 38, NO.6
Artist to Watch
By, Bonnie Gangelhoff

…Her peaceful portraits of houses and barns are reminiscent of Edward Hopper’s spare landscapes, evoking a sense of nostalgia and solitude. But Beekman says one of her greatest influences is Georgia O’Keefe. ‘I am nearly obsessed with her life and work. She was a woman working in a man’s world, and she didn’t mimic other artists,’ Beekman explains. ‘O’Keeffe was very much her own person and I draw strength from that fact.’

Vail Daily, November 28, 2008
The Colorado artist yearns for the uncluttered life
By, Caramie Schnell

…Stare at one of Kathy Beekman’s pastel paintings for long enough and you’ll feel at peace. The uncluttered landscapes, combined with contrasting warm and cool colors, draws the viewer into the canvas. It’s hard not to yearn for a time machine to transport you to the field where there’s just a big sky, a rolling sea of grassy plains and a lone brick-red barn in the distance.

‘All of us are so accustomed to the constant barrage of media that flashes in front of us that when you first encounter one of Kathy’s pastels, you can’t help but feel an immediate sense of calm,’ said Steven DeWitt, Cogswell Gallery director. ‘Instead of feeling overwhelmed, the artist’s compositions and choice of color evokes the feeling I get when I’m most content.’ Read more…

Elevated Living Magazine, Spring 2006
Kathy Beekman
By, Cat Stone

…Greatest Influence: There has been no one influence greater than another. My parents were my drive when I was younger. Since the age of four they have always encouraged me throughout all of my artistic endeavors. They would even introduce me as Kathy, their daughter, quickly followed by ‘she is an artist.’….