 Dee has been interested in art for as long as she can remember. She was encouraged by her mother who worked in clay. She loved to draw and create in clay, and was mostly interested in music and art throughout school. 
 I want my art to reflect something meaningful to me and in turn, to be meaningful to you. That might be a place, a belief, or an experience that left an impression on me. I hope that my paintings cause you to want to know the story or the meaning behind it, because there's always a story or an analogy, and it's always meaningful.   Artist Resume & Statement: BFA (1983) Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland Oregon. Signature Member of NWWS. Recent exhibits & awards include: 2021, 2023, published artwork in SPLASH Magazine, “The Best of Watercolor”. Western Federation of Watercolor Societies Member show 2022, 2023. WSO Spring 2022, Show 4th place, 2023 Honorable Mention. 2021 Rose Festival Art Show award Best In Show, 2021 WSO Fall Show award 6th place .2019, 2020 NWS Member Shows, 2021 NWWS International Show, 2020, & 2019 NWWS Waterworks Member Shows. Awarded Betsy Pitts Award in NWWS 2019 Member Show. I own a Pop-Up Gallery in downtown Portland showcasing my art, and the work of local artists. The Robin Becic Gallery opened in February 2021, with the desire to bring retail energy into the downtown business community by showcasing fine art by local artists. We continue to believe in the vitality of Portland and its diverse community members, dedicated to a prosperous future for all its citizens. Like most creative individuals, I have many curiosities. Currently, I’m exploring water media on Yupo paper, and a batik method using watercolors and wax on rice paper. I dapple in monotype printmaking. Three completely different mediums. I am enthralled with the never ending effects of color in these genre. Each of these processes offer me elements of surprise and wonder. I believe this strengthens my artmaking path. I use whatever method necessary, being fluent in my processes, in order to express my world view. Some art mediums begin with a little chaos, others, like printmaking, require a very methodical approach. Working in these three mediums, I enjoy the push and pull of color, light and value in my subject matter. I let go of pictorial logic and local color. In this way, I’ve found freedom in developing my subjects. Over the years, this act of artmaking has become a dialogue between myself and the viewer in this creative journey.  www.robinbecicart.com
 For me, art is a playground for the expression of spirit, so I whimsically wander through a variety of mediums, palettes and styles. I am inspired by themes of nature, sacred geometry, peace and spirituality. I hope that my images will take you out of the mundane and into your own inner realms of exploration, curiosity and heart. Acrylic and mixed media are my most recent favored formats. I am a signature member of the National Collage Society, and a member of the Watercolor Society of Oregon and Lake Area Artists and have exhibited in a variety of galleries over the years.Favorite Quote: Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.” Oscar Wilde Painting Motto: Paint as you like and die happy.” Henry Miller   I primarily paint with molten, pigmented beeswax, an ancient art known as Encaustic painting. Because of their translucent appearance viewers often think my paintings are tile, glass, or porcelain, or they ask if they are oil paintings with wax brushed over the top of an underpainting, but none of these is the case. To explain further, artists working with wax have a wide variety of techniques, and there is no right or wrong, just different methods. My Encaustic method does not include mixed media, nor is there any underneath painting. I paint entirely with brushes and layers of molten beeswax, using a propane torch to fuse each new layer into the underneath layers. Although I do paint landscapes and florals, I lean toward painting faces and figures. I am intrigued with using the molten wax and propane torch to get facial details even though the molten wax moves as I work with it and the process is challenging. After some years of pursuing a career not related to art I am now in an especially peaceful and fulfilled state doing what I believe I was ultimately meant to do. My paintings were awarded Best of Show blue ribbons in the previous 2 Lake Area Artists Shows in 2019 and 2022.   While I paint, I focus on my mission to bring beauty into the world that did not exist before. The joy I experience as I paint is similar to the pleasure I enjoyed as the author of the national best-selling book series, Chocolate for a Woman’s Soul, heartwarming stories for women, Inspiration feeds my soul, whether from art or books.    The detail and extensive planning that has gone into the Persian Miniatures inspires me. I also have an affinity with lose abstract paintings. My work is a combination of both, some planned and some very lose by throwing and pouring paint and letting it do its dance on paper. Some paintings come together quickly and some become a prolonged and perhaps demanding, and draining journey. They are all cherished and loved! I was very fortunate to study under Master Mahmood Farshchian early on. That training has become the well that I keep drawing from. I also consider myself lucky to have my own style to nurture and to create the jewel tones and depict the beautiful patterns of the Persian Miniatures. As time has passed the Persian Miniature influence seems to surface more and more in my work, whether intentionally or not! I seem to notice more of it appearing on the surface I am painting on and I just make it materialize the best I can. My mediums are pigments that are water-soluble mostly, paint, pencils, markers, aqua sticks, gauche, wax sticks and some acrylics. My brush sizes vary from 2” to 4 zero for fine details. The search to become a better painter is still young in me, even after fifty something years. Meanwhile, I will nurture this gift of Persian Art and Nature series.   Art is a way of life for me. I cannot remember a time when I have not been involved in some type of artwork. I enjoy art immensely. I am usually busy in my studio almost everyday of the week. I am an experimental artist. I create abstract works. I take pleasure in trying different mediums and exploring different methods of creating paintings. particularly love working on collage and mixed media works, utilizing watercolors, acrylics, and inks, and the last several years studying the ancient art of marbling. While I am marbling, I am often surprised at the interesting results.  |
