An original plein air painting

One Hundred and Six by John Beard Collection

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Artwork Size & Medium

Size
16x20 inches
Medium
board
Artist
John Beard
Collection
John Beard Collection
Category
Artwork
SKU
23010875506727
Vendor
John Beard Collection

What arrives

One original plein air painting titled "One Hundred and Six" on board

Distinctive coastal artwork

Art that connects to place

Display in a well-lit interior space to appreciate the nuanced brushwork and coastal atmosphere

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One Hundred and Six original plein air painting by John Beard on board, 16x20 inches

A sunlit street, kept close

One Hundred and Six gathers a warm afternoon beneath an old stone arch—terra-cotta walls, cool shadow, and a few figures slipping through the light.

Quiet passage

Under the arch, the day lingers

A plein air moment, unguarded

Rooms can feel finished yet impersonal—surfaces polished, stories missing. One Hundred and Six carries brushwork you can read up close and a lived-in street that opens the room without noise. It invites a pause at the threshold: stone, sky, and footsteps moving forward. The effect is grounded and human, the way real days look.

Light you can hear

Art that remembers weather and time changes how a space is used. People stand nearer, speak softer, and look longer. One Hundred and Six doesn’t decorate so much as steady the day, offering a place for eyes to rest and return. It makes a corner feel kept.

For the keeper of rooms

Someone who chooses singular pieces that carry presence and quiet warmth, and prefers living with originals over trends.

Where it lives

Hang near a reading chair or entry wall where natural light shifts across the surface through the day.
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About the artist

John Beard Collection

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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Common questions

One Hundred and Six FAQs

What is One Hundred and Six?
An original plein air painting depicting a sunlit street framed by an old stone arch with figures in the distance.
Is this a print or an original artwork?
It is presented as an original from an artist’s workshop collection.
What does the scene portray?
A warm, Mediterranean-style streetscape: weathered masonry, terra-cotta and ochre buildings, deep shadows, and a few people walking under an archway.
How will the colors read in a room?
Expect sun-washed neutrals—stone and sand—balanced by terra-cotta, soft gold, and cool slate shadows, with a clear blue sky that brightens the composition.
Where does it work best at home?
In intimate spots like an entry, hallway, or seating nook where you’ll pass close enough to notice the brushwork and shifting light.