The Dooryard Gallery--Beki Borman

Beki Borman was born and raised in the Milwaukee area of Wisconsin. She attended the Milwaukee Institute of Art &
Design where she received her BFA in painting in 2004. Since graduating, Beki has exhibited both locally and nationally.
Beki’s current oil paintings are done soley with a palette knife. These “Chromascapes” focus on color relationships
within the subject of landscape. Some of Beki’s influences include Vincent Van Gogh and Barnett Newman. She currently
works out of her studio at the Bay View Hide House.

CHROMASCAPE STATEMENT: "My Chromascape series takes many different forms. In oil, acrylic, pastel, and watercolor I
observe and interpret patterns and colors in landscape. This process is as much an investigation of design as it is
landscape. In my oil Chromascapes, I use a palette knife exclusively to create planes of thick creamy paint. With a
heightened palette I draw out an interpretation of landscape that focuses primarily on creating an experience of color."