Bethany Joseph is a contemporary realist artist specializing in portraits and still lifes. Through the classical skills of building layers, textures, and depth, she aims to represent the beauty of the mundane and spark joy for the viewer.

Bethany is a proud fifth generation artist who is carrying on her family’s rich artistic legacy. After realizing she was not fulfilling her potential, she quit her job and moved to Edinburgh, Scotland. It was here she was introduced to classical realism and the atelier movement. She found her calling as a portrait artist and began formal training at the Edinburgh Atelier of Fine Art.

 After moving back to America, Bethany became a full-time student at The Texas Academy of Figurative Art where she graduated after three and half years. She became profoundly shaped by the work and tenets of the Old Masters. She has been preserving the traditions of techniques passed down through the lineage of the French Academy in a structured classical environment. Bethany is inspired by paintings that evoke a palpable moodiness created through somber color palettes and dramatic light against shadows.