Jacalyn Beam

Award-Winning Oil Painter

Americana

14 x 18

Oil

$1,800

Looking
Up

Oil

11 x 14

$950

Caged

Oil

11 x 14

$1,250

Couple

16 x 20

Oil

$2,400

"I paint outdoors because the
world is rich with beauty."

Jacalyn Beam Biography

Jacalyn Beam paints the beautiful Brandywine Valley where she was born and now permanently resides. Like the Pennsylvania Impressionists of the 19th and 20th centuries who had strong links to the local landscape, Jacalyn typically paints scenes within a few miles of home. Her paintings show the feel, look, and flavor for the area in which she lives.

Jacalyn Beam was born in Chester County, PA. Her early training in art was rooted in the history and beauty of the Brandywine Valley. She holds a B.S. in Music, M.Ed. and Ed.D. and has always held a passion for painting. The Wyeths, Sorolla, Sargent, Sotter, Schofield, and Thayer are a few of her favorite artists.

“ I paint outdoors because the world is rich with beauty and it’s the optimal way to see three dimensional objects, the subtleties of light and shadows, atmospheric perspective, and ‘real’ colors. Plein air painting is also a lot fun! You meet new friends - animal and human, have fleeting conversations with bicyclists and joggers, and experience the sounds and smells of the outdoors.”

Jacalyn is a member of the American Impressionist Society, Oil Painters of America, Washington Society of Landscape Painters and the Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters Association (MAPAPA). She served on the Board of Directors of MAPAPA and the Chaddsford Historical Society for eight years.

Jacalyn is included in the book “100 Mid-Atlantic Plein Air Painters” published by Schiffer. She is also featured in “Brandywine Valley Reflections” as an artist helping to preserve the Brandywine traditions.

McBride Gallery is pleased to represent the work of Jacalyn Beam.