Henrietta Beightol
Henrietta Beightol grew up in a family of artists going back to her great-
grandfather, William Flechsing, who traveled across the United States in a covered
wagon selling his artwork along the way. Before she had learned to read, Henrietta
learned to paint at the hands of her grandmother, Henrietta Flechsing Badraun, who
was one of many in the family who followed in Williams Flechsing’s footsteps.
Through the years, Henrietta worked in various art forms including pottery, acrylic
painting, and oil enhanced portrait photographs, but she always goes back to her first
love: oil painting. She is highly influenced by the Impressionists, namely Van Gogh but
is also influenced by the great Dutch masters of the 17 th Century. The play of light and
color are a continued theme in her artwork.
Each painting takes days or weeks to complete as she applies layers of paint
onto the canvas, one layer drying before she continues with the next phase, often times
working on multiple paintings at the same time.
Henrietta received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from The College of William and
Mary and worked on her Masters of Fine Arts degree at Virginia Commonwealth
University.
EXHIBITS
Honorable Mention at the James River Art League,July 2024
60th Anniversary Exhibition, Cultural Arts Center, Glen Allen, VA
Stockley Gardens Juried Art Show, Norfolk, Va May 2024
Arts in the Park, Richmond, VA May 2024
Sidewalk Art Show/Taubman Museum Juried Art Show, Roanoke, VA June 2024
The Fall Foliage Juried Art Show, Waynesboro, VA October 2023
Stockley Gardens Juried Art Show, Norfolk, VA October 2023
The Neptune Festival Juried Art Show, Virginia Beach, VA September 2023
Stockley Gardens Juried Art Show , Norfolk, Va May 2023
The Neptune Festival Juried Art Show, Virginia Beach Va September 2022
MEMBERSHIPS
Current Member of SIP (Swimming in Paint) September 2023
James River Art League March 2023
Website: henriettabeightol.com
Facebook: Henrietta-Beightol-Art
Instagram: @henriettabeightolart
Gmail: henriettabeightolart@gmail.com
