Oh My...I must get better at updating this

Geez, Louise its been a while! Been a busy, busy bee lately. Balancing artwork, my job, and a complicated relationship status takes its toll. But enough about that, here's the new art!

Working on a new personal piece, as well as a commissioned piece. The personal piece is an oil painting based on the concept of the balancing act we all play between following our heart and following our brain. I've gotten into adding art nouveau elements to my work, Mucha-esque framing mainly.  Here's a progress shot; its not far along for me yet to add a straight on shot.
















The commissioned piece is a digital one. Started as a pencil drawing and then I digitally colored it. She's not done yet, still have to tweak some things, like the proportions of the egg. I think it should be bigger.                        

 

Update: Phantasm an Book Cover Gig

Hello! So its been a while, I know. So, some things I've been up to: I did a poster for a screening of the movie Phantasm, and currently I am working on a book cover gig, both posted respectively. I'm pretty excited about the book cover, since its a departure from my normal sometimes disturbing subject matter, haha. The Phantasm poster was a fun experiment as well. Normally when I do digital work, I use an ink pen to draw out my lines. For this one, I knew I wanted a lot of solid black, so I actually used black acrylic paint. This is also the first time I used filters to create different effects, like the grain in the background, and the first time I have done hand drawn text.

 

Ohh Deer....I Have Pillows For Sale

Want a custom Lindsay Beach pillow? Well here's your chance to get one! Two designs of mine will be on sale for the next 3 weeks as part of Ohh Deer's pillow competition. So hurry up and grab yours before they are gone! The two designs I have created for the competition feature my paintings "Serpentine Dreams" and "Black Swan". Get yours at the links below! http://ohhdeer.com/serpentine-dreams http://ohhdeer.com/black-swan

RAW Provocations Show and RAWards

Hello Everyone!

So the RAW Provocations Show was a great success. I met a lot of cool people, and got a lot of interest in my work, so I'm sure there will be a lot more shows for me in the future :)

And now that I have done one of these shows, I am up for a RAWard. The RAWards is one of the only indie arts award ceremony, and I am up for Philly's Best Visual Artist. So I would love it if you guys could show me some love and vote for me :) You can vote once daily and voting ends October 15. All you have to do is go to me RAW page (rawartists.org/lindsaybeach) and click VOTE!

Oh, yes, and this picture above is an action shot my friend Art took while I was setting up my wall. I will have more pictures up soon so don't you worry :)

Hello Again, Blog

So it's been a little while since I've posted on here, which means it is time for a massive update blog. I think it would be best to just make a list about what has been happening art wise lately with me, so here it goes!

• "Serpentine Dreams" has been featured in 69 Flavors of Paranoia's Menu 17 (http://69fop.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=377&Itemid=7)
• Filigree gave me a spread in Issue 3. You can purchase it here: http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/391200
• Slickzine did a great write-up on my work (http://slickzine.com/art/lindsay-beach-lets-her-inner-most-feelings-take-control/)
• I did an interview for The Artfuls (http://www.theartfuls.com/interviews/lindsay_beach)
• I'm working on a poster for the Etheria Festival in Massachusetts, which will be held in September. It is a festival for women in sci-fi and fantasy. 
• And, I finally finished my tree woman! I will post a good picture of her soon. 

Alright! Phew, that was a lot more than I remembered it being. I should probably get back to posting blog posts more frequently. And yesterday I finally got to the beach for the first time since summer started. It was awesome. Can't wait to get back there again.

My Process

Want to see my painting process? Well, I just put up an example of that on my website! I'm going to start trying to remember to take photos of my process for other projects. http://lindsaybeachillustration.com/?page_id=277

See how I went from this:

To this:

Tree Lady

Here's something in progress for my show that will be in April, date still unknown, so when I find out I will let you know.

This is based on a couple different things. Firstly on a dream I had of a woman turning into a tree. Second, the obsession my friend and I had with the Ouiji board when we were kids.

The painting is oil paint on canvas.

Thanksgiving and New Work

So Thanksgiving was a lot of fun this year. I went up to my boyfriend's parent's house in the Finger Lakes, New York. The house was beautiful; it sits right by a waterfall. Overall it was a nice, relaxing time filled with lots of food. Now its back to reality. Tuesday I go on my third week of interning at the Cotton Candy Machine in Brooklyn. Time sure does fly.


And for an art update, here are some watercolor and pen pieces that I did before leaving for the holiday.

New Work

So here's some things I'm working on. I may possibly be getting a solo show at the Passional Boutique in Philly, so I'm trying to get work done for that. Watercolor and ink seems to be a nice quick way to build up more pieces for that. And I'm contributing a piece to Crimson Stained Lace's Have a Heart For Horror Cookbook.


My Have a Heart For Horror piece...aiming for the cover

Serpentine Dreams

The internship is going better. I just need to stop stressing myself out.
Finally got the time to finish up a painting I first started back in May. I'm actually very proud of it. The scales took FOREVER, but I'm glad I took the time to paint all of them.

Frustration Beyond Belief

The internship is really stressing me out. I'm so aggravated/hurt/AGGH!!
But aside from that, the freelance work may be picking up. I'm working on the cover for Barbara Meyer's first book of her new series. I also am doing promotional things for her; I just finished making some pretty bookmarks :) And I should be hearing soon from a girl that I'm painting custom shoes for within the next week. And my Morpheus Tales illustration is done and has been sent in. Here's the finish:

11-11-11

On November 11, I will be participating in a show at Black Vulture Gallery in Philadelphia, which will feature only black light paintings.....awesome right! So here's my in progress black light painting. I need to get a picture of it up here soon under the black light, it glows so bright!

News

I am now the intern for Girl Approved. I went on an interview with the lady behind the company, Heidi, and she really liked my work. I will be interning with her for two months. I'm pretty excited :)

Also on the topic of news, here's what I've been working on lately:

-The illustration for Morpheus Tales. Almost done, just have to do more tedious detail work.

-Designs on shoes for a girl starting her own shoe company. All the shoes she gets made will be custom painted, and hopefully if she likes the job I do on these trial pairs, she will come back to me for the real deal.
-And, just started tonight, a painting of Claudia from Interview With A Vampire. I love that book (and movie), and I love the concept of her being young forever, like the porcelain dolls Louise gives her. I just did a quick under-painting, which I never do, and hoping to get more into it tomorrow. Here's a picture of the under-painting, done in oil paint thinned out with liquin.

And yes, she is done on the back of an illustration board. I'm recycling :)

Morpheus Tales

So here's the progress on my illustration for Morpheus Tales Magazine. The story it is going with it called The Brother of Death, and it is a pretty badass story if I do say so myself. I won't get too much into the detail of the story, but the moral of the story ids basically the age old saying "curiosity killed the cat", or in this case, the boy. Another moral could be "Don't talk to strangers"...especially creepy old women.


She is done in oil paint. This is about an hour into the painting.

More Progress on Field Girl

I think her eyes need to be more dead looking....she looks too alive

The Locusts Girl

So I haven't done watercolor in a while, so here's my first attempt after a while. Its watercolor over pencil, colored pencil, and ball point pen.

Horned Girl

So I've got some exciting things that may be happening soon. Got commissioned to do 5 side show banner pieces, may have a teaching job alongside pop art artist Perry Milou, and may have a macabre children's book job. Hopefully I can get all three and get some money! Haha.

Birds

Belladonna

This is a piece I did for a made up perfume called Belladonna, which would be made from the poisonous plant. The eyes of the girl are dilated, which is one of the side effects of ingesting Belladonna, and the glowing orbs are supposed to be hallucinations, another symptom of Belladonna poisoning.

The Book Thief

So here's a painting I did after starting to read The Book Thief. Definitely check this book out....I read 50 pages in one sitting, and I don't do that often.