Kay McBeath
Studio Location
, CA
United States
, CA
United States
Artist's Statement
As a youth, Kay enjoyed art classes and painting in acrylics and oil. In college, she took several art history and studio art courses as well as journalism photography courses. Years of critiques from a professional at gurushots.com honed her macro photography skills.
Kay's current macro shots focus upon flora, fauna, and man-made objects in their natural settings. Her abstracts often capture colors, textures, and forms created by weathering. Lately, she has found a treasure trove in dumpster exteriors.
Painters such as Piet Mondrian, Georgia O'Keefe, and Georges Seurat as well as worldwide indigenous artists have been influential in the style and vibrant colors of her photos. The result of her diverse training and artist's perception is thoughtful, tightly cropped, and lustrous compositions that reflect her intense love of nature.
She hopes that viewers will enjoy serendipitous, even magical elements brought forth by her photographic rendering.
CLASS: Photography
CATEGORY: Still Life
YEAR: 2011
Persimmons in Sonoma County.
CLASS: Photography
CATEGORY: Abstract
YEAR: 2011
Macro photo of deteriorating bay leaf.
CLASS: Photography
CATEGORY: Abstract
YEAR: 2016
Macro photo of rusting porch chair.
CLASS: Photography
CATEGORY: Still Life
YEAR: 2016
Weathered cemetery statue, San Jose, CA.
CLASS: Photography
CATEGORY: Animals
YEAR: 2014
Macro photo, Fairbanks, AK.
CLASS: Photography
CATEGORY: Still Life
YEAR: 2016
Santa Barbara, CA macro photo.
CLASS: Photography
CATEGORY: Still Life
YEAR: 2018
Macro photograph of hydrangeas in Filoli Gardens, Woodside, CA.
CLASS: Photography
CATEGORY: Abstract
YEAR: 2016
Macro photo of dumpster exterior.
CLASS: Photography
CATEGORY: Abstract
YEAR: 2016
Macro photo of rusting metal.
CLASS: Photography
CATEGORY: Abstract
YEAR: 2015
Macro photo of dumpster exterior.
CLASS: Photography
CATEGORY: Abstract
YEAR: 2011
Photo of eucalyptus tree bark.
CLASS: Photography
CATEGORY: Animals
YEAR: 2015
Beginning of day, honeybee pushing way into blackberry blossom.