The Conversation Painting

Cheryle Rome-Beatty uses pastels to their full extent and range, manipulating the mediums' vibrant color. Beatty’s rich imagination brings its own, often comedic narrative to her work, yet others show depths of human emotion - one pastel depicts the flourish of passionate red with exuberant swirling sweeps of the medium. The artists work is strong, bold, vivid and unafraid, juxtaposing bold dark strokes with delicate lines. Beatty is just as likely to smudge colors together as she is to create them by spraying water. The imaginative quality of her work is also influenced by Zen and African tribal art giving a depth and freshness to her material which is unique. Please visit her website at to see more works on paper or canvas and board, soft pastel, oil and acrylic.