Originally from Denver CO, Beth Schmohr has studied at the Univ. of Denver, Univ. of Alaska, Anchorage and attended many Santa Barbara City College Adult Education classes.
Growing up, her family was very musical; however her first experience with music was to paint on her father’s Gibson guitar when she was three. Encouraged by her father to continue painting on paper, they together collaborated on a farm scene which is still proudly hung in a place of pride.
She credits her inspirations in part to having lived in many places both in the US and several foreign countries. She has recently moved from southern CA to Santa Fe, NM and looks forward to new adventures and new paintings inspired by the beautiful Land of Enchantment.
Along with her pieces on canvas, she has works in painted glassware and beaded jewelry. Beth continues to be a member of the Carpinteria Arts Center and Abstract Art Collective of Santa Barbara. She is also a member of the Rio Grade Art Assoc. in NM and is co-owner of Plan B Arts Gallery & Studio in Santa Fe, NM.
Artist Statement
I like to think of each of my pieces of art as "Splattered Fate". The action of dripping, brushing, stroking and splattering; it is the communication to the canvas bringing forward the fate of the piece. My works reflect the spontaneous way in which I paint giving the piece a sense of allover painting. Each of my pieces of art represent, in a sense, my thoughts, my words, my actions, my memories.