48 × 48
Blooms at Night is an oil painting in which coral and blush flowers emerge from a deep field of midnight blue, charcoal and forest green. Thick, expressive strokes build the petals, while flashes of turquoise and olive suggest leaves catching the last traces of light.
The luminous bloom rises through the darkness, its delicate subject given weight by the texture of the paint. Both vivid and intimate, the work evokes the stillness of a garden after dusk.
BOBBY BEALS
Artist and Curator
b. Houston, Texas
Lives and Works in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Bobby Beals is a Santa Fe, artist curator and co-founder of Beals & Darling gallery on Canyon Road. Raised between New Mexico, Texas and Southern California, he studied film in California before returning to Santa Fe, where he built a career supporting artists, developing galleries and curating exhibitions. His projects have included Beals & Co. Showroom and the Horseshoe Gallery at Bishop’s Lodge. Bobby Beals Presents...
Working across visual art, installation and collaborative projects, Beals explores the relationships between landscape, memory and human connection. Rooted in the American Southwest, his practice considers art as an exchange—shaped by the conversations, experiences and communities that surround it. Bobby Beals Presents...
Beals’ background in film and curation informs his approach to storytelling, bringing together individual works and shared experiences to create a sense of place. Through his studio practice and work with other artists, he seeks to build connections between people and the art they encounter.
AVAILABLE WORKS
Moving but Still is an oil painting capturing a horse suspended mid-stride against a spacious, warm grey ground. Expressive strokes of turquoise, cobalt and olive shape its body, while a coral mane and tail sweep outward, carrying the energy of its movement.
Textured layers of paint give the horse a physical presence, balanced by the quiet space surrounding it. The work holds a fleeting gesture in place—the strength and freedom of an animal in motion, paused for a moment of stillness.
60 × 60
Moving On is painted in oil on raw linen, capturing a horse’s legs mid-stride as its body passes beyond the canvas. Soft whites, warm greys and subtle pink and blue accents define the figure against the natural brown weave of the linen.
The spare composition gives each gesture weight, drawing attention to the rhythm of the legs and the space surrounding them. Both quiet and purposeful, the work evokes departure and the simple act of continuing forward.