The Oyster Platter by Alex Beard

The Oyster Platter, By Alex Beard, Limited Edition Print, Pencil Stended and Numbered, 22" X 22", Unframed 

*Note: 50% of the winning bid will be donated to The Watering Hole Foundation. The Watering Hole Foundation, founded by Alex in 2012, is a 501c3 public charity which raises funds and awareness for endangered animals and environments, both locally and abroad. 

BIO - Alex Beard

American painter and author Alex Beard is best known for his elaborate wildlife compositions created in his signature style of gesturalpainting, which he has coined “Abstract Naturalism.”

Raised in a family that fostered philanthropy, creativity and exploration, Alex has traveled extensively around the world. The diverse cultures, colors, and climates of Africa, India, China, the Americas, and Australia have profoundly influenced both his professional and artistic practice.

While earning his BA from Tufts University, he studied painting and drawing at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. In his early twenties Alex moved to New Orleans to continue his formal training at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts.

Fueled by curiosity about the cultures and wildlife he had been exposed to in his early years, Alex has spent much of his life traveling to the some of the world’s most remote wildlife outposts - paintbrush in hand. His time in nature enables him to continually hone his style – creating complex compositions in which abstraction and figuration collide, while exploring themes of cultural and environmental interconnectivity. 

Alex’s work figures prominently in several private and public collections and he has exhibited extensively throughout the United States, including solo exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles, New Orleans, and abroad in Hong Kong.

• Company Name : The Alex Beard Studio