After graduation from the American Academy of Art in Chicago,
Clayton J. Beck III studied at the
Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts with Richard
Schmid. Clayton’s
career began while still at the American Academy,
exhibiting at Jody Kirberger’s Talisman Gallery
and winning awards from the Midwest Pastel Society,
the Palette and Chisel, and the Pastel Society of
America. He began teaching Saturday classes in Chicago
after graduation from art school.
“My love for painting has always been enhanced
by my love to teach. Any artist who thinks they understand
painting should try teaching. They will soon realize
how little they know. I have always felt that I have
a responsibility to teach because I have been given
a generous gift from my teachers (i.e. Bill Parks,
Ted Smuskevicz, and Richard Schmid) and it should be
passed on to the next generation of painters who share
this love of art.”
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