About

Beth and her husband Billy, live on a small horse ranch in Santa Fe, NM about 7 miles from the historic Santa Fe plaza.  They moved to Santa Fe permanently in January of 2018 and in April of 201 Beth opened her art workshop space Bluebird Studios, LLC., the “Atelier of the West”.  Beth hosts fine art workshops in oil, water media, pastel and sculpture and brings in the country’s most esteemed artists for 3 to 5 day painting retreats.

Beth and Billy also have two grown children and currently have 5 grandchildren, Olive, Lincoln, Linden, Gus and Wesley with one due in August of 2025.  They have three horses, Duke, Dolly and Sunny and four dogs, Nellie, Bluebell, Garth and Birdie.  All the above makes for a lively and lovely chaotic life at Bluebird Ranch.

Beth started her painting journey seriously about 20 years ago and soft pastels is her main medium.  She has dabbled with oils, but always comes back to her first love – soft pastels.  The luminosity and pure pigment applied to sanded paper is her vibe.  She paints both in plein air and in her studio, but finds her most spontaneous work is done out side “in the open air”.