Painting titled Forty Four by John Beard Collection, 16 by 20 inches on board, showing subtle coastal abstract imagery

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Forty Four by John Beard Collection

$100.00

Never released before, Forty Four reveals a collection of charming plein air paintings, a rare glimpse into an artist’s workshop originals. Owning this artwork means embracing moments of frustration and joy, holding a piece of John Beard’s heart and soul. Each 16x20 board offers a tangible connection to a life shaped by the sea, rendered in a coastal-inspired abstract style.

  • Original plein air painting from artist workshop collection
  • Size: 16x20 inches; medium: board
  • Captures subtle twilight tones reminiscent of shore-side murmurs
  • Emotional resonance rooted in coastal landscapes and moments
  • Presented by John Beard Collection, a gallery with a 25-year history
Size
Size: 16x20
Medium
Medium: board

Acquire a unique coastal-inspired original

Forty Four Artwork Details

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Exact Artwork Details and Fit

Size
16x20 inches
Medium
board
Type
Original painting
Category
Artwork
Artist
John Beard Collection
Availability
1 in stock
SKU
23010875506727

What arrives

One 16x20 inch original painting on board titled Forty Four

Where Forty Four belongs

Room and Style Compatibility

Display framed or unframed in appropriate indoor settings

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Painting titled Forty Four by John Beard Collection, 16 by 20 inches on board, showing subtle coastal abstract imagery

Quiet water, held still

Forty Four catches the hush of a riverside afternoon—clouds loosening, leaves lit like small lanterns, and the soft mirror of water gathering it all in.

From the field

A pause by the bank

One scene, many brush breaths

Rooms can drift into noise—screens, alerts, the restless hum of doing. A single plein air moment steadies that current. Forty Four brings a lived-in calm: sunlight filtering through trees, a tangle of branches, water muttering at the edge. It’s the kind of presence that asks the room to exhale.

The room deepens

Art made on site carries weather and time in its strokes. You notice it in the layered greens, the quick marks of reflected sky, the way the bank settles into shadow. Forty Four turns a wall into a window and gives the day a slower rhythm.

For those who linger

Someone who collects moments from the natural world and wants a grounded, contemplative piece to live with—above a writing desk, by a reading chair, or near the dining table.

Where it lives

Hang Forty Four where you sit longest—entry hall, breakfast nook, studio wall—so the light and water can keep you company between tasks.
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About the artist

John Beard’s Vision and Legacy

Raised in the Florida Keys, John Beard learned to see by the sea: swimming, sailing and building island forts informed a lifelong visual vocabulary. Family painting sessions and artist workshops kindled a practice that now favors coastal moods—abstract and representational treatments of shoreline vistas, towns and village scenes. For 17 years he also lived abroad doing humanitarian work across 35 nations, a chapter that deepened the quiet, human sensibility behind pieces such as Whispers on the Beach. Available as printed and framed canvas wall art, Beard’s work brings twilight tones and shoreline calm to walls and everyday rooms. Collectors choose his canvases when they want art that reads as memory and place rather than mere decoration.
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Questions answered

Forty Four FAQs

What is Forty Four?
An original plein air landscape painting depicting a leafy riverbank and its reflection under a soft sky.
Is this a reproduction or a unique work?
It is presented as an original piece from a collection of artist workshop paintings.
What colors dominate the scene?
Layered greens and mossy shadows, warm bark tones near the bank, and a sky of pale blues with light, clouded pinks.
Where in the home does it suit best?
Spaces made for quiet focus or conversation—over a console in the entry, beside a reading chair, or above a dining sideboard.
What does the surface look like up close?
You can see textured brushwork with visible strokes and a gentle sheen that catches light across the foliage and water.