STACY BEAM

Stacy Beam is an American painter who began his career as a portrait artist and now focuses on personal interpretation of the American South. He is advancing critically in the upward-rising Southern city of Nashville, where refinement, art, education, and music blanket the scene.

“My purpose is to invite viewers to a contemplative prayer/meditation, to engage with my art as I discover and capture the beauty in our physical world. My medium of oil includes the use of dynamic color combinations and varied application techniques. The hint of a storyline is present at first glance, then provides a journey of discovery. Whether viewing at close range or stepping back to take in a work in its entirety, there is story to experience.”

Beam’s serene landscapes of tree lines and creeks, fields and sky recall the land of his father’s farm just on the outskirts of the small Alabama town of Arab. It’s where a superabundance of creativity flowed freely; art, piano, dance, theatre, band, travel, equine sports and best of all play - for uninterrupted hours - with young friends and cousins, using only imagination. 

An accomplished musician, Beam uses music to inspire his work and his audience. 

“Rhythm and musical colors are represented in the art, connected to the golden mean that informs every conscious or unconscious artistic decision I make. In interpreting song titles visually, I have discovered a whole new avenue with which to engage someone - an open invitation for spectators to enjoy an artistic ride.”

His majestic horse portraits capture the equine-loving heart of Beam, raised around a barn full of the stunning creatures. He rode them, helped train them, got to know them and began to soulfully paint them. The family recognized the young artist’s talent and engaged Billie Nipper, the great horse portraiture artist (President Ronald Reagan’s horse and famed country star Shania Twain with her horse) to teach the protege. 

Literally putting his art stakes in the ground, Beam opened a 1200 sq ft art studio in late 2019 on the property he shares with wife Amanda and daughter Bentley Jane. Further, his eponymous gallery in the exclusive summer retreat town of Beersheba Springs has resulted in art collectors purchasing and placing Beam’s works in some of the most historically prestigious vacation homes in Tennessee.

Beam’s imagination sees beauty and passion in the colors of oil paint dropped onto the palette. In picking up the brush, he begins the flow of paint from brush to canvas to breathtaking works of fine art.