I think of my work as symbolist, the subjects of my paintings usually represent something other than the objects themselves, like dreams, desires, frustrations, spirit, emotions, whatever I'm thinking about at the time. Each theme represents a different idea, so my subjects vary from one series to another. They may be still-lifes or landscapes, others may be portraits and still others may be more surreal. I try to arrange the composition, the background, the quality of light, everything in a piece to try to communicate my thoughts.
I know it's unlikely that a viewer will understand exactly what I'm trying to say but I hope they walk away with a sense of it, and their own interpretation of what the piece means to them. - Sean Beavers

A graduate of the School of Visual Arts in New York, Sean teaches drawing and painting at the New Hampshire Institute of Art, the University of New Hampshire, Manchester, and The Sanctuary Arts, Eliot, Maine. His art has been in numerous exhibits in and around the New York metropolitan area, and in Maine and New Hampshire. His works are in private collections throughout the United States. His work can be seen on book covers, in magazines and newspapers, as well as in reproductions sold worldwide. Sean has created commissions for clients such as AT&T, The Wall Street Journal, the Turner Networks, Time Life Inc., The Village Voice, Cunard Cruise Lines, the School Of Visual Arts, Berkley Books, Harper Collins, Random House, Ballentine, and Warner Books.