Siri Beckman
Siri is a Maine based printmaker who studied printmaking and book arts at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. She has been an instructor at the University of Maine, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, and other community schools. In 1997 Siri became interested in the artist-in-residence programs offered at U.S. National Parks and to date has participated in five; Acadia National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Hovenweep National Park, Badlands National Park and Grand Canyon National Park. Primarily working in black and white relief print techniques, her trips west brought forth an interest in color. Hand made journals became a medium for using watercolors. Today oil painting provides an opportunity for color exploration which can be translated into color prints.