Woman, Wrapped Limbs 2008 ©

Painting has always been a very relevant part of my life. It offers me a tremendous sense of clarity & lucidity. My finished works provide me with significant satisfaction and act as the inspiration to continue pursuing my passion. However, the greatest reward stems from the actual process of creation. Painting grants me reprieve from daily realities, allowing my mind free reign, unconstrained by rational directives.

My abstracts reflect the struggle one faces to seek harmony despite the inner-chaos and stresses which life's routine often creates. The works explore the rhythms of line & color which at times can be very much in conflict. These juxtapositions aim to evoke the subconscious emotion elicited during the process of finding balance, as well as striving for the inner peace that at times can seem a remote & inaccessible truth.

The human form, and its relationship to the surrounding space, has been an important motif in many of my pieces. Rather than focus on the realism of the body, these paintings concentrate on the outline and shapes of its structure. They work to explore the textural qualities & physicality of the paint, and allow for the creation of vibrant patterns that reflect the activity, and at times the commotion, one can experience within. The fluid, sinuous lines of the body serve to contain the cacophony of color, allowing for the same emotional exploration experienced in my purely abstract work.

Sabina Beekman Forbes II
b. 1973
Raised in Far Hills/Bedminster, NJ
Resides in New York City
Educated at Far Hills Country Day School, The Purnell School & Drew University

Woman on Fence 2007 ©

Selected Group Exhibitions:

Children’s Day “ARTrageous” 2003 & 2004
New York City
Artists work with foster children to create art pieces which are then auctioned off to benefit the Edwin Gould Services for Children & Families, the #1 foster care agency in New York City

“art@work” 2001, 2002 & 2003
Forbes Galleries 60 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10011
Project that allows employees to participate in a company-sponsored art show