Beauregard.
Beauregard demonstrates a deep fascination with form, tone and subtle details in his paintings.
Interested in how ordinary household objects or flora can transcend their purpose, Beauregard grants them a vivid microcosm of presence and individuality. Yet within this vibrancy, he preserves a sense of restraint, an atmosphere of subtlety and a stillness to reflect on. Influences include Tim Eitel, Isabel Quintanilla, Sean Layh & Jeremy Geddes.
Education
- Fitzroy Painting (2015-22) Still life painting techniques and oil painting materials and practices.
- No Vacancy Gallery (2014-21) Life Drawing class.
- Michael Peck Artist (2020) Exploring oil painting techniques and application.
- Bachelor of Design / Industrial Design (2009) Technical drawing in product and automotive.
Key highlights
- - Yonder Studios - group show assorted works. 2019
- - Red Gallery - group show in still life. 2017,2019
- - Linden Postcard show. 2017
- - Paradise Hills - group show assorted works. 2010
Biography
Beauregard’s early childhood was in inner city Brunswick, Melbourne until the family moved to a Central Victorian property when he was eight years old. The move presented a considerable contrast in lifestyle and setting, allowing for an early appreciation for both the city’s built environment and the country’s rural/open landscapes.
Drawn to art practices at a young age, Beauregard spent most weekends at the Mona Lisa Gallery, Heathcote, where his creative journey began. Guided by local influential painters Gale and Paul Casey, the foundations of his practice were embedded in graphite and charcoal-based drawing, with an emphasis on still life, using household objects and flora that he gathered from the bush.
At 18, Beauregard moved back to Melbourne’s inner city for his higher education, completing a Bachelor of Industrial Design at RMIT in 2009 and graduating with Honours.
University courses brought structure and discipline to an otherwise principally intuitive and expressive practice. Through a deeper engagement with design and technical drawing, his work gained greater precision and realism, leading him toward oil painting as a medium.
In the mid-2000s he discovered Paradise Hills art studios and its community of practice, giving him access to like-minded artists and a shared studio space. This alignment cultivated his first group show in 2010 and introduced him to influential artists Michael Staniak and Michael Peck.
In 2015 Beauregard made the decision to re-invest in painting studies at Fitzroy Painting Studio classes, where commercial artists Kez Hughes and Adriane Strampp provided focused tuition for oil painting techniques and materials in still life. Over a six-year period, their guidance advanced his understanding of colour application, brush techniques and composition.
In 2018, a small art studio in Yarraville, Yonder Studios, was born. This varied group brought a new energy and direction to his work and Beauregard started landscape and figurative exploration. A group show at Yonder in 2019 opened up commission opportunities, which have fed and challenged Beauregard since then.
Beauregard’s landscapes explore the impacts and shift of white settlement and the imposition of technology, past and present on the bush and environs. Figurative works serve to explore the spirit of objects and people over time and place.
