Master Pastelist Beth Tockey Williams is an award-winning artist and Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America, who served as the 2019 artist in residence at the Dry Tortugas National Park. Beth earned Fine Arts and Bachelors of Science degrees in Art Education from Texas Tech University, teaching art for private and public schools, as well as for art museums across the country and abroad.
Her work has been featured in The Pastel Journal "Pastel 100" competition in
2018 and 2019, and in The Pastel Journal: The Winter Landscape 2021 edition.
In 2021, Beth achieved Master Circle status with the International Association of Pastel Societies.
Beth prefers to begin her paintings outdoors, observing nature and the fleeting effects of light on color, shape and texture in the landscape. Her marsh and dunes scenes have been described as sweeping, soulful and intuitive. She has long been renowned for her waves, and in recent years she's launched a series of fire paintings that have earned her acclaim. The initial installment of the fire series sold out within two hours of its offering.
Though currently expanding into oil, Beth's medium of choice is pastel, which she prefers for its rich, luminous color and velvety finish, allowing her to capture a strong atmospheric quality in her landscapes. She enjoys pastel for its pure color permanence and its flexibility in wet or dry technique, as well as for allowing her to paint or draw simultaneously on the same surface.
Beth's work appears in the Charleston Artist Collective gallery, and at Atelier on Bay Art Gallery and Studio in Beaufort, SC, where Beth resides. She can be found online at
bethwilliamspastels.squarespace.com, on Instagram @bethewilliamsart and on Facebook @Beth Williams Fine Art
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