BORN:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 8, 1931

EDUCATION:

Graduated Philadelphia Museum School of Art in 1953

GALLERY:

www.stanbeckman.com

COLLECTORS:

(Partial List) - B of A, Blue Shield, Borax, Hunt Wesson, Kaiser Hospitals, Creative Artist Agency, Food Marketing Institute, Sun Miscro Systems, etc. Plus many private collectors world wide.

AWARDS:

Winner of many national and regional awards.

TRIPS TO COLLECT PAINTING MATERIAL:

1973	France	1986	France & Venice	1998	France
1974	Spain	1988	Greece	1998	Italy
1975	Greece	1989	Ireland & Paris	1999	Italy
1976	Mexico	1990	France, Italy & Switzerland	2000	Italy & Switzerland
1977	France & Spain	1991	Switzerland	2000	Paris
1978	Switzerland & France	1992	France	2001	France
1978	South America	1993	Benelux, Switzerland & Italy	2002	France
1980	France	1995	Venice	2003	Italy
1981	Greece	1995	England	2004	Italy, Germany & London
1983	England & France	1996	Italy & Switzerland	2005	Italy
1985	Italy & Paris	1997	Paris	2006	Spain, Portugal & London

ARTIST STATEMENT

I began my career as a watercolorist, but in 1972 I changed over to acrylics on canvas, done in a some-what watercolor style. The style is known as photorealism. My average painting takes three full weeks in the studio. My work is based on photographs taken on location as opposed to painting in a “ plein air ” manner. The subject matter is usually of European street scenes. The challenge is how much detail to include or exclude, what are the essential things to emphasize or downplay. Unlike a lot of photorealism done today, I want my work to look like a painting, not a photograph when viewed up close.

Stan Beckman
15045 Encanto Drive, Sherman Oaks, California 91403
(818) 990-1509
E-mail: stan@stanbeckman.com