Artist or architect?

Both.

Becca does not currently work as an architect, but many of the same creative instincts that drove her to that career earlier in her life still play a role as she shifts the use of her talents to painting still lifes. Architects are artists. She just happens to be one whose expertise in designing structures translates well to painting canvases.

Becca, the artist and architect, mother and teacher, creates. She brings ideas that live in the imagination to life in the material world. Sometimes her art is practical and functional. Sometimes it pleases the senses. Oftentimes it achieves both.

Incorporating elements of design to make a functional and aesthetically gratifying structure is not completely different from applying the same principles to paint a canvas. Whether painting, designing buildings, writing, composing music, sculpting, cooking, or otherwise creating, the artist starts with a plan. The plan takes shape as she outlines her subject and then gradually fills in details. She uses line, shape, dimension, detail, texture, and color to give her work substance and meaning–and to make it her own.

Becca sees the extraordinary in the ordinary and appreciates the beauty which accompanies her in everyday life. Inspiration flows from a need to express the feelings generated by something–some sight, sound, action, or memory. When it strikes, a barrage of ideas compels the artist to make something. A blank canvas (whether literal or figurative) can be intimidating, but it can also be a welcome opening to convey a message or story. Ultimately, every piece is inspired by meaning and in turn means something to Becca.

Becca is an artist who can apply her skills, ingenuity, and imagination in multiple disciplines. Though many people are familiar with her paintings and her background as an architect, conversations with her reveal knowledge and an artistic bent in other aspects of her life as well. She is the quintessential artist, with appreciation for subtleties, the finer points of beauty and design, and the talent to eloquently translate that to a work on canvas.

You can learn more about Becca and her work on social media or see some of her pieces in person at Circa Arts Gallery.