At Somerville House, Beverley studied art under Archibald Prize finalist Betty Quelhurst. Beverley has studied intensively across a wide cross-section of art genre and has developed affinity particularly for the work of painters such as:
Richard Diebenkorn, Judy Cassab, Margaret Woodward, John Olsen, Charles Blackman, Ann Thomson
She has visited the major galleries in Paris, Amsterdam, London, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide to study major works of prominent artists and is a member of and regular visitor to QAGOMA. Beverley has an extensive personal art library which continues to contribute to her art education in a major way. As part of her art formation, Beverley has attended workshops conducted by many eminent arts including Irene Amos, Harold Lane, John Rigby, Rick Everingham and Sally LeEstrange (BIA) - to name but a few.
Beverley graduated as a Registered Nurse in 1967 but since the early 1970's she has devoted herself to a passion for painting in oils and arylics. She has been exhibiting and selling her work consistently in Brisbane for the past 45 years.
Beverley Tainton is a Fellow of the Royal Queensland Art Society.
Beverley is constantly striving to portray experiences, concepts and feelings using line, form, colour and space relationships in contemporary and often abstract ways.
Initially she builds up mindscapes from her visual experiences and then allows the work to evolve on the canvas. Eventually, she reaches the creative point where the painting dictates what she should do next.
Beverley loves to expose the underlying transparent layers in some areas, whilst covering them in others. More transparent glazing follows building layer upon layer. Her work continues to evolve in this manner until she feels the dialogue between colour, form and space has been resolved.