Dee Beard Dean, a nationally-known artist and instructor has been painting all of her life. Her highly collectible work hangs in corporate and private collections throughout the United States. Her greatest inspiration have come from painting on location where all the senses ae elevated. She is the founder of Plein Air Painters of the Southeast, a well recognized professional organization of Plein air artists. Dee is in great demand as a teacher of Plein air and teaches national and international workshops. She is also well known for her portraits, as well as her figurative and landscape paintings, and has done many noteworthy commissions. She has received many awards throughout her art career and has been published in any regional and national journals. Her artwork can currently be seen at galleries around the country.