Beth Pepper

I am a CPA and have worked in public accounting for 26 years.  There is only so much creativity one can use while preparing tax returns, so that is why I chose oil painting as a hobby.  Painting helps keep my brain in balance.

I was raised by a pack of wild wiener dogs, and never had a chance to take art lessons during my childhood.  It was not until I was 31 that I fulfilled my desire to take painting lessons.  I enrolled in Carol Armstrong’s Studio Painting at the Firehouse Art Center and am still in the class.  Carol taught me the technique impasto, which means a thick covering of paint. With this technique and lots of colorful oils, I transform photographs of my favorite subjects (at the moment: wiener dogs and night scenes) into  paintings which allow the viewer to use his/her imagination.