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Randy Van Beek was born June 28, 1958 and raised in the Pacific Northwest. As a child he exhibited exceptional artistic talent with a specific interest in drawing. His drawings portrayed his different interests throughout childhood.

After graduating from high school Randy pursued no formal art training. During that period, abstract and expressionism was the trend for most art colleges. Randy’s interest was always traditional realism, so he sought out his own education. Living near Western Washington University gave him access to their extensive art library where he studied and practiced the techniques of his favorite master artists.

Most of his attention was focused on the eighteenth century Dutch and Austrian masters, and the nineteenth century American painters, particularly the Hudson River School group. The time spent in museums in the U.S. and Europe also proved invaluable to his artistic development. His work has evolved into a unique style truly his own, but

Sunset Over the San Juan Islands – Randy Van Beek Fine Art

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Lincoln and Whitman: Parallel Lives in Civil War Washington.

Original Oil Paintings – Randy Van Beek Fine Art

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The Artist - Randy Van Beek Fine Art

Randy VanBeek is a self-taught artist painting in the traditional realist and impressionist styles.