About Francie Jolin Beaman
Francie Beaman is a life-long painter, beginning her study of watercolor painting at 10 years old. After learning how to draw 2D renderings from an art teacher was all she needed to set her on the road to be an artist. By the time she was twelve, she was designing wallpaper, greeting cards and learning the art of graphic design. A high school scholarship took her to Ventura College in 1973, where she studied art.
Francie continued her passion to paint using different mediums and raising a family of 3 boys with her husband Paul. She has since created a childrens clothing line using airbrush and silkscreen, handpainted bedspreads for JCPenny's and Macys, designed props for trade shows and even airbrushed a 10ft rabbit for a Wendy's commercial.
But her curiosity didn't stop there. It all changed when she discovered computer animation. Francie was the first women animator in Orange County, California - capturing the attention of Butler Industries for training videos. While striving to create a unique style of her own, and combining elements of various mediums together with her love of color and texture; her paintings stand out in crowd, bringing a fresh new look to art by using a vibrant color palette. A graduate of CalState Long Beach with an credential in Industrial Technology of the Arts. Her final inspiration to become a full-time professional artist; however, came with a fortuitous turn of events when a friend told a school principal of Francie's passion for the arts and computer animation. The principal said that his high school needed such a person and he pursued Francie for 6 months to get a teaching credential and teach digital art. After a lifetime of experimenting in different styles and mediums, it wasn't until Francie became a full time graphic design and animation teacher did she connect her passion for art with the love of teaching design based learning.
More recently, Francie has been inspired to try her hand at oil painting. Growing up along the coastline of California. Her love of the central coast landscapes of California oak trees and vineyards has called her and her husband Paul to settle in Paso Robles, California when she retires from her teaching job in Orange County, CA. Her style is constantly evolving as Open-Impressionism. The same passion demonstrated in her paintings has brought joy to many collectors. Her work has been seen in art festivals, wineries and galleries throughout the United States.