Alana Beall The Equiery’s First Art Contest Winner
tography passions into one business through Vanity’s Edge. Most of her artwork is in acrylic but her real passion is in mixed media. “I love combining different textures and have done works with plaster, sabillo pencils and applied fibers and then going back in over it all with acrylic,” she explained. Beall also enjoys working on a large scale as
By Katherine O. Rizzo Alana Beall’s love of fine art began at an early
age as she dabbled in drawing and took pho- tos starting at the age of seven. Growing up in Baldwin, Maryland, Beall’s parents encouraged her interest in the arts at every turn and even enrolled her and her sister in art classes at a small art school in Bel Air. In high school, Beall studied photography at
John Carroll High School with her first film camera. Beall went on to study Visual Com- munications at Villa Julie College from which she graduated in 2004. Tat year she also took advanced design courses at the Maryland Insti- tute of Art. Soon after graduating, Beall created Vanity’s Edge as a portrait business primarily focusing on photography and acrylic/mix-me- dia pet portraits, but also graphic design and murals for various local and national businesses. “I took a break from painting when my kids
were born,” she said, adding, “It can sometimes be hard to keep little ones out of your paint!” Two years ago, Beall felt the urge to get back into painting and merged her fine art and pho-
seen by her winning artwork “Marquis,” which is painted on a 48’’ x 48’’ canvas. “I love big can- vases, but the galleries don’t always like to dis- play such big works so I’m trying to scale back in size,” she said with a laugh. Beall, who now lives in Monkton, is a mem- ber of the Harford Artist Association, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to the pro- motion of art in Harford County. Te group was formed in 1967 and incorporated in 1970. Beall’s work has been displayed at the association’s main gallery in Bel Air as well as at three of its four satellite locations throughout the county. Beall’s winning piece, featured on this month’s
cover, received top votes from all but one on the selection committee! Judges were attracted to the image’s bright colors, flowing lines and mo- tion. In addition, the composition of the piece and high-resolution digital file submitted made the image very suitable for an Equiery cover. Beall started riding horses in her early teens and still owns two horses. “I primarily rode English and was always a pleasure rider,” she stated, adding that horses are a big influence in her artwork. “My biggest inspiration for my work is da Vinci’s horse sketches,” she said. “His work is my absolute favorite and I draw a lot of inspiration from him as one of the great masters in art.”
Alana Beall is a classically trained fine artist who specializes in portraits.
Beall works primarily in acrylic on large canvases but most enjoys work- ing with mixed-media. She is also a graphic designer and photographer.
Beall’s painting “Marquis” was the overwhelming favor- ite of the contest selection judges!
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