Last week it snowed at my house. It snowed in a lot of places around the world but I live 45 minutes from downtown Los Angeles in my own little micro climate and when it snows here, it really is a novelty. So much so that I love taking pictures of things covered in snow that I ordinarily forget to notice… read more.

Half the job of any artist is finding what you like to paint. I don't know why but I'm drawn to images of western landscapes and old stuff left behind. Machines, buildings, signs, parts of small towns that once were thriving and offering promising futures but in a relatively short time have outlived… read more.

I have my own advertising and graphic design company (www.stevebeaumont.com) and have art directed hundreds of photographs and film projects during my career.   While on far away business assignments to some of the most awe-inspiring places I would always notice where I was standing and think… read more.

What inspires an artist? As a kid sitting in the backseat of my parent's car I remember looking at the scenery go by and every once in awhile noticing something really interesting - a tree with arms like a man, a tractor in a ditch, birds on a wire, an oversized sign. Nothing worth stopping for but scenes… read more.