“I’ve had these paintings with me, results of dissatisfaction and a desire for depth. They are my attempt to do a thing to make us a little bit better. I think they show my desire for better days, alongside a realization that the days we have are the best ones.”- Beth Rhodes

“One of the interesting things about artists is that they know things that other people don't. Whether it's an emotional reaction, whether it's an intellectual insight. And the reason they're artists is because they want to tell other people what those things are. They're saying, "This is what the world looks like to me.”- Greil Marcus.

Beth’s figurative paintings address the connections, or lack-there-of, that we have with each other and the world around us. They are about isolation, about barriers, about the way we inhabit our own bodies, how we keep ourselves from others, and how we handle the complexity and deterioration of our flesh and relationships.

Through her work, she explores the tension of wanting to be known, while maintaining tight boundaries on our intimate selves and the balance between comfort in public and security in our own interiors.

Oil on panel

25” x 14

Acrylic on canvas

11” x 14”

Acrylic on Panel

24’ x 18”

Acrylic on Panel

5” x 7”