Klahanie Artist Pamela K. Beer Art Exhibition and Reception

Perpetrating Joy

“Perpetrating Joy” is the theme for Klahanie artist Pamela K. Beer’s fine art show on Friday, November 13 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the offices of Northstone Real Estate at 1495 Gilman Blvd., Suite 16 in Issaquah.

Jazz Decree and The Hobbs will provide live music. Refreshments including home brewed beer tastings are planned. The event is open to the public.

“Perpetrating Joy” is Beer’s second exhibition at Northstone Real Estate. Beer will have her art for sale, along with a coffee table book and notecards. She will offer a piece of art as a door prize.

Her art will be on display and for sale at the Northstone Real Estate offices throughout the month of November.

Northstone Real Estate Hosts Event

Issaquah realtor and owner of Northstone Real Estate, Inc., Brian Leavitt offered to host the show and reception after seeing her work. Leavitt uses the pieces in staging his higher-end houses for sale. Leavitt says, “It’s a win-win. Furnishings help a house sell faster and for more. Helping Pam with her storage space problem solved one of my problems.”

“Hosting this exhibition and reception for the public on November 13 gives me the opportunity to help another small business—like paying it forward.”

About Beer’s Work

Pamela Beer says her work, “Reflects elements abstractly composed from the life that surrounds me.” Currently, Beer is focusing on creating art using acrylic on canvas and abstractions on birch wood panel.

Beer says she finds inspiration from simple life events and elements she sees daily. “From little birds to the foliage, the forest and trees, my friends, loved ones, and my spiritual journey,” says Beer. “Each comes with a deep reflection and a story that captures the wisdom of a life well lived.”

Beer began painting as a young mother. She began with watercolor because of its affordability. “It was and is the most economical of mediums and easily transportable and storable in our tiny home in California,” she explains. “Early in our marriage we struggled financially to live in California. Much of my attempts at art back then were to help decorate my home.”

Beer used painting as a way to de-stress from her corporate technology work. “It released my inner creative that many careers seem to squash,” says Beer.

In May 2013, Beer was “downsized from her technology corporate job.” Beer reached a crossroad — either retrain and retool for another tech job or follow her passion and dream to create beautiful things in her abstracted style.

She chose to paint.

“I am inspired by beauty in a world of cold hard facts, tech, and global challenges. All I want to do is remind us all of the hope of our calling, the mystery and the beauty that surrounds us in our every day lives,“ explains Beer.

Today Beer follows a process when she paints. “I never know what the outcome is going to be.”
She begins her paintings on birch wood panel her husband constructs for her.

“Sometimes my work looks very messy and crazy, not at all like the finished product. However, this messiness forces me to think differently about my subject.”

She says this method takes the fear out of the white canvas and allows for mistakes. “Making mistakes on purpose yields some pretty spectacular shapes and color combinations that ignite the journey toward a beautiful work.”

Coming from a tech background, uses software to do analysis on her art. “Using Photoshop, I will upload a photograph of the crazy mess I’ve created and play with it the to get an idea of direction. It works well, and the choices are endless as a creative aid for me but does not take away from studio time.”

Once she is satisfied that the work is finished, she uses a special finishing process that leaves a buttery patina with an encaustic like feel.

“I am inspired by beauty in a world of cold hard facts, tech, and global challenges. All I want to do is remind us all of the hope of our calling, the mystery and the beauty that surrounds us in our every day lives,“ explains Beer.
Beer lives in Sammamish, Washington. She shows her work in Issaquah, Kirkland, and Seattle.

View Beer’s artwork at pamelakbeer.com

For more information about the reception, phone Northstone Real Estate at (425) 837-4700.