Jo Beer
Average $1420+ USD
Jo Beer is a traditional artist from Cornwall, UK who specializes in both nude and clothed oil portraits. She was taught at A ‘level’ by Newlyn School artist Vincent Wilson, and her work has self-developed since then. You can reach ver via email at jobeer@hotmail.co.uk. In an ideal world, she would meet with you for a photographic sitting but is currently happy to use clear, crisp digital images for reference. You can expect to wait 2-3 weeks for a finished piece, but note that she is generally booked 3 months in advance. Works are shipped within a hardboard case and are always insured for transit; digital deliveries are in PDF or JPG files, 8.5”x11”, RGB format (unless CMYK requested). The average price for a 60x60 cm piece is $1420. A 30% non-refundable deposit is required before she begins the work, with the balance paid upon completion.
She currently sells work via her website, Artfinder, Saatchiart, Singulart, Zatista and Cornish Galleries; as well as via social media Facebook & Instagram.
I have exhibited extensively in the Southwest both with solo exhibitions and as part of collectives.”
“I like quirky people, flesh, tattoos, piercings, fine detail. I once had a solo exhibition called 'Fleshy' - it's sole purpose was to celebrate human flesh - from head to toe, sometimes with unusual composition, sometimes with more conventional portrait.
My work is predominantly figurative. The wonderful thing about people is that there is no such thing as an 'ordinary' person...everyone is extraordinary in their own way. I love the quirks and details that make someone stand out from the next person. I love detail, be it fabrics, patterns, or styles, blemishes, scars, folds, creases, skin-tones.
I paint with oils, they have a wonderful silky fluidity that suits my work. I like to use fairly broad brush strokes and keep areas of tone defined rather than blended – it seems more descriptive, fresh, and expressive.
I have twice been featured in Sky Art Portrait Artist of the Year, with one of my images ( not pretty but pretty honest) being selected to appear over and over in a huge installation of a portrait of The Mona Lisa on Clapham Common, London following series one, and with Parminder Nagra choosing my portrait to take home with her in my second series.”