Petey Becker

Contact Information:

Phone: (802) 333-4163

Email: ptpbecker@gmail.com

Website: https://www.peteybecker.com

Address: 96 Blood Brook Road, Fairlee, VT 05045-9554 US

This Artist Accepts Commissions. Please contact by email

Artists Bio:

The worlds of science and art have always been intertwined for me. Born in Southern California, raised in N.J., I have a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and an MS from Antioch. While at RISD a presentation by Paul Winter with the wolves who inspired him, as well as the work of Loren Eisley, Rachel Carson, and John McPhee among others, along with the work of the great Asian “nature world” artists, started me on a life-long path of wild life art. Moving to the White Mountains in the early 70s where working from life, my knowledge of the various species and their habitats grew to the point where my focus moved away from painting and I became an advocate for environmental and social justice. In the early 80s I moved to a lake in Vermont, where I still live. I received awards and recognition for my work including inclusion in New Hampshire’s Creative Women, award for creative drawing at the Sharon Arts Center, and selection for shows at institutions such as the deCordova Museum. I am one of the founding artists of AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon, N.H.
Upon my retirement in 2017 I determined to go back to painting, with a focus on abstract landscapes since the geology of the land and the story it tells fascinates me. A commission brought me back to the animal world, and I now find myself drawn once again to wildlife art and as well as to the landscape

Recent Paintings