Shabs Beigh

I am a Cheshire, England based artist represented by Saatchi and Paul Smith, London. I started my art career as cartoonist/illustrator 25 years ago. Now I mainly paint:
- Impressionistic landscapes and seascapes
- Charcoal/ink drawings of a variety of animals (focusing mainly on bulls, bison, ravens and stags)
- Expressionist and geometric abstracts
I have a biased passion for nature and animals. Reflections of water in nature interests me, and I excel at that. Many of my paintings were inspired by walks through the country and holidays to the coast in the South West of England and North Wales. Vincent Van Gogh is my favourite artist. He had such a strong conviction and passion for his art, and I respect that.
I went on an art pilgrimage through the South of France and Giverny where I explored the lives and inspiration of art legends like Picasso, Renoir, Matisse, Van Gogh and Claude Monet. Impressionists and post-impressionists have significantly influenced my work. Out of British painters, Lucian Freud, Tracey Emin and David Hockney interest me.
My favourite medium is acrylic on canvas and ink on paper. My choice of work is mainly impressionistic landscapes and seascapes, however my interests are varied and I paint what ...

Attended Short courses in Art at
1.Courtauld Institute Of Art London
2.Christie’s Education London
3. Sotheby’s London
Bsc
MSc

I have been drawing for over 25 years.
I have done cartooning, illustrations, murals and
paintings.

1.2005 First Solo exhibition; ANZ Grindlays New Delhi, India
2. 2017. Second solo: Delcor Cheshire, England
3. Roots and Rifts at Espacio gallery in Shoreditch, London (27th Jan - 3 Feb)
4. Talented Art Fair in London (1st - 3rd March)
5. The Other Art Fair in LA (28th - 31st March)
6. Contemporary Art Fair Newbury (10th - 12th May)
7. The Other Art Fair Chicago (16th - 19th May)
8. The Other Art Fair in Santa Monica, California (5th - 8th Sep)
9. Manchester Art Fair (11th - 13th Oct)
10. Contemporary Art Fair at Windsor (8th - 10th Nov)
11. Chester Art Fair (15th - 17th Nov)
12. Nine Fish Mumbai (16-19 th January )