About the Artist

Beverly Lazor lives in Southern California. At a very early age she was exposed to the landscape with regular Sunday family drives up and down the beautiful California coast. This influenced her love for our wonderful diverse countryside there is nothing like experiencing the lighting atmosphere and mood of an environment and then trying to capture it on a canvas. Beverly has always been inspired by the impressionist painters and their wonderful use of color texture and brush strokes. Plein air painting has become a passion.  It’s hard to capture the same excitement and experience in the studio as being there with nature. The use of shadows and color play an important part in inspiring her compositions. She favors a looser painterly approach to her work enjoying the more subtle nuances that brush strokes can achieve in a painting. After graduating with distinction from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena she worked as a freelance illustrator /product designer for over 40 years working in the entertainment industry illustrating children's books, puzzles, clothing, jewelry and toys working with clients like Disney, Amblin, MCA, Bradford Exchange and The Getty Museum. She has been an instructor and written classes for the Academy of Art University in SF  for over 15 years.  She also instructs private plein air classes locally.  Beverly's vineyard and landscape paintings are displayed in Jessup Cellars Gallery in Yountville.  She recently joined the Edward Montgomery Fine Art Gallery in Carmel CA, and the Waterhouse Gallery in Santa Barbara.  Beverly is an Artist Member and the Malibu / Ventura County Chapter Chair of the California Art Club and exhibits in numerous shows.