Beau Carnes, 7/13/25

A conversation with Beau Carnes, an American figurative artist currently practicing in Denver, Colorado. Carnes grew up as an enthusiast of painters and paintings, however, dedicated himself to the pursuit of music, and later creative marketing. In both of these disciples, Carnes developed an appreciation for the execution of the intent via a process of technical know-how. Carnes was able to prove to himself that a craft could be learned and mastered if fundamentals were tediously studied and applied. At the age of 25, Carnes became refanaticized by paintings via frequent visits to the Minneapolis Institute of Art - and with spurring from his wife - Carnes decided to enter the practice himself. Carnes’ body of work depicts high octane fantasy - fun, surreal, and novel images that exist nowhere else besides Carnes’ imagination and canvas. Approaching painting, as his other outlets, Carnes utilizes the diligent and technical process of glazing - emulating the Old Masters he idolizes, and colliding centuries-old techniques with a modern visual subjective language. @beaucarnes