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welcome to catherine's warm and colourful paintings! catherine beale is an english artist from Bath, UK who has lived in south east asia for 11 years. she is well known for her house portraits, paintings of asian heritage buildings and  big, tropical canvases. all her paintings are bathed in positive, bright sunlight. 

bali waves (sold) from catherine's last solo exhibition 
kuala lumpur, malaysia, 
click on exhibition news to view more
chopstick girl - click for larger view
from bath society of artists 2007 summer exhibition,
victoria art gallery, Bath. june - july 2007 

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if you've logged on using www.catherinebeale.co.uk you might want to get rid of the advertising banner at the base of the page by logging onto www.catherinebeale.com now. catherine's paintings are divided into virtual galleries by country. click the menu buttons to the left to view.

portraits of houses, people and pets:
"my husband said the painting was the best birthday present he'd received for years" Clare (UK)
"I love the painting. The blue of the pool is gorgeous and Eric is pretty gorgeous too!! Thanks." Tanya (Malaysia)


personally commissioned paintings make great gifts! for as little as £80 catherine can draw a pen and ink portrait of your house and the image can be used as your letterhead too! below are some examples. lots of other originals can be viewed in the galleries on the left of the screen. discuss your initial ideas with catherine by emailing her at catherine@catherinebeale.com or call her for an appointment at her bath studio on +44 (0)1225 832156 or +44 (0)7891 409490. 

house portraits:
click on the thumbnail pictures to zoom in to a larger view. 


heritage house portrait (watercolours)


modern house portrait with grandchildren - watercolours


heritage house portrait (watercolours)


heritage house portrait (watercolours)


art deco house portrait (watercolours)


wellow school (watercolours)


multi-view formal house portrait project

people portraits:
click on the thumbnail pictures to zoom in to a larger view. 


adult portraits (oils) 


family portrait (oils) 


child portraits (acrylics)


self-portrait (water colour)


boxed canvas portrait (oils) 


child portraits (pencil)

pet portraits:


crunchie - oils on board

 
susie - oils on board


honey - oils on board


boxers - pencil


storm - pencil

boy's best friend - pencil 


briards - chalk


mother & daughter - pen and ink

the process:
catherine has over a decade of experience painting portraits of houses, people and pets to commission in asia and europe. she can guide you through the whole process and provide you with copies of the photographs used and even print cards etc from the completed portrait. she can help you chose:
- the art media & sizing - view her wide range of examples of portraits in oils, watercolours, pencils, acrylics or pastels to help you decide
- the subject - taken from her own photographs or from yours
- the details - editing, grouping and improving the photographs using digital graphic software
everything can be discussed and looked at face to face and/or by email .
a full photographic mock-up will be made before you commit any deposit.


picture prices:
prices vary by media and size. a "standard size" painting is 40 x 30 cms (16 x 12 inches) roughly the size of an open magazine. included is a digital copy of the painting on CD for use as letterhead etc. paintings on paper can be presented in a card portfolio pictured above as a gift.
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£80 A4 size pen & ink house portrait on 300-500gsm acid-free, cold pressed, off-white paper
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£80 standard size chalk pet portrait on coloured paper
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£150 standard size pencil people portrait on acid-free, off-white watercolour paper
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£250 standard size watercolour on 300-500gsm acid-free, cold pressed, off-white watercolour paper. presented in professional portfolio and tied with ribbon. (see above picture).
- £300+ oils/acrylics on larger canvas sizes (price dependent on size agreed)
- wall murals - price and examples on application
 
email catherine for other sizes at catherine@catherinebeale.com

cards: "asian icons"

8 greetings card designs celebrating asian icons are for sale for £2.50 each (bulk purchase discounts) email catherine to arrange purchase. more card designs depicting the beautiful architecture of malaysia and singapore can be seen in the malaysia and singapore galleries. 



website last updated: January 21, 2008 . no images or text may be saved, transferred or stored on any electronic retrieval system or device. all image copyright belongs to catherine beale. 

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