Beth Damon

Beth Damon, Founder of the Artful Retreat Center, greatly enjoys making her visions come to life through her fine art and teaching as an arts and design educator.

Beth explores a breadth of media in her creations and applies her design skills her work as an architect, photographer, calligrapher, potter, painter, sculptor, costume designer, and jewelry & stained glass artist. Her design vision can also be seen in her gardens and historic Civil War hospital home Artful Retreats, which is filled with antiques and art from around the world.

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Baby

Graphite on Rag Bond

Michelangelo Drawing Study

Graphite on Rag Bond

Hand Study

Graphite on Drawing paper

Graphite on Rag Bond

Graphite drawing reversal study

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contour sketch - ink

Harvest Still Life

Oil on Canvas 24” x 30”

View from North Shore Inner Heron Island

Chalk pastel on sanded rag pastel paper 30” x 42”

Tribute to Nancy Damon

Acrylic on Canvas 20” x 30”

Hope's Hammock

Acrylic on Canvas 30” x 42”

North Shore Heron Island

Acrylic on Canvas 18” x 24”

Portage Point Michigan

Acrylic on Canvas - 20” x 30”

Lake Michigan Portage Point

Watercolor on 80# HP Watercolor Paper 12” x 18”

Grace Bay Couch

Watercolor on 80# Watercolor Paper 18” x 24”

William's View from DHMC June 2019

Watercolor on 80# HP Watercolor Paper

Bishop Booth view of Lake Champlain

Watercolor on 80# HP Watercolor Paper 14” x 17”

Bird's View of St. John from St. Thomas

Watercolor on 80# Watercolor Paper 9” x 12”

North Shore Long Island Climbing Rock

Watercolor on 80# HP Watercolor Paper 9” x 12”

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Aruba Beach

Watercolor on 80# HP Watercolor Paper 9” x 12”

Asters in August

Watercolor on 80# HP Watercolor Paper 8” x 12”

Peonies at Artful

Watercolor on 80# HP Watercolor Paper 8” x 12”

Mother's Day Fuscia

Watercolor on 80# CP Watercolor Paper

Still Life Morning Glories

Watercolor on 80# HP Watercolor Paper 9” x 12”

Magical Cow

Needle Felting 4’ x 6’

Detail - Magical Cow

Needle Felting

Detail - Magical Cow

Needle Felting

Pet Rocks and Cup Coasters

Needle Felting on Wool

Mosaic Study

Gouache on 80# HP Watercolor Paper 8” x 10”

Bird's Eye View from 20 Lakewood Terrace

Study in Pointillism - Gouache on Rag Bond

Winter at Artful VT

Mixed Media - Acrylic Paint & Watercolor on 80# HP Watercolor Paper 9” x 12”

Camel's Hump at Artful

Mixed Media - Thermographi & Rubber Stamps & Watercolor on 80# HP Watercolor Paper 9” x 12”

Vermont Mountainscape

Mixed Media - Thermography & Rubber Stamps with Watercolors on 80# HP Watercolor Paper 9” x 12”

Soul Collage Collage

Paper on Matt Board