Some relatively new work that has been completed. These can all be found on my website as well. For more info about any of these, feel free to contact me!
http://juliebeck.blogspot.com/2015/12/recently-completed-2015-paintings.html
A Match is Dropped, 28 by 38, Oil on canvas Hand Study 5 by 7 Oil on Panel Hand Study 2 6 by 8 Oil and Gold Leaf on Panel The Conservation of Energy, 10 by 12, Oil on Panel Hol...
RECENT COMPLETED WORKS: This portrait was done with Iliya Mirochnik during his workshop at the Academy of Realist Art Boston . This cast painting is my final cast painting at the ac...
http://juliebeck.blogspot.com/2014/12/julie-beck-recently-completed-work.html
These 2 paintings are currently on different easels in mid-progress. Top one is in the middle of first painting on my easel at home, and the bottom one is in the dead coloring stage over at the ...
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There is an interesting group on Facebook now called the Atelier Movement . Someone recently put up a side by side comparison of what level he was at after 3 years of college, versus 3 months at...
http://juliebeck.blogspot.com/2013/08/there-is-interesting-group-on-facebook.html
Making a website is a giant pain in the ass. There are a lot of options for artists portfolios and I know people who have used them all. Here are the ways I was considering: You can hire someon...
These are the stages I've been using for the recent quick painting studies. First, the drawing stage. Once the drawing is complete enough, I transfer to a canvas and then place in the Dry Brush ...
http://juliebeck.blogspot.com/2012/11/painting-in-progress-small-study-4.html
I have a lot of people who are extremely hard to buy for, so every year I go through an endless search for the perfect gift for these "hard to buy for" people. They include people who have enoug...
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Since I just started life drawing, I have been more and more intrigued by people who have a creative take or portraits and people. Justin Taylor is one of these artists. I love his choice of col...
http://juliebeck.blogspot.com/2011/07/i-heart-justin-taylor.html
I have been following Suzanne Berry's blog for what seems like forever. The first thing that caught my eye were her intensely up-close bug portraits. They are set in this bright background of whi...
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Jeremy Geddes is one of my favorite painters. He uses an astronaut in a lot of his paintings and the way he uses them is surreal and thought provoking. To me his paintings feel so open to int...
http://juliebeck.blogspot.com/2011/05/i-heart-jeremy-geddes.html
After returning from the Twist show last weekend... I FINALLY have everything new listed in my Etsy shop . Go over, take a look, and happy shopping!
We had a blast at this years Twist show in Northampton . Thanks for all the people who came out... especially my aunt and uncle who surprised me by visiting and taking me out for dinner afterwa...
Don't forget! Today and tomorrow I am in Northampton MA getting my art show on. Come say hi and buy all my art! LOCATION Northampton Center for the Arts 17 New South Street Northampton, MA USA ...
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I am excited to announce that I am in my first official Gallery/Store! The Silver Circle Studio is really fantastic store/gallery with a wide range of handmade and artistic items. The front of th...
http://juliebeck.blogspot.com/2011/04/silver-circle-gallery-big-news.html
Gradient fixed... lost a part of the drawing as a result :/ Guess i'll just wing it when it comes to the stems
http://juliebeck.blogspot.com/2011/04/painting-in-progress-its-us-against_22.html
Ugh. Backgrounds. I hate backgrounds. Large areas of color / gradient are annoying... especially in acrylics. Acrylics are lighter when the paints are wet... they darken a bit as they dry. Here y...
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Currently at school, we are in the process of doing Portrait Pairs. Frank Interrante and I have teamed up. Frank is a very talented artist (check out his website at franksfineart.com !) and I am...
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The blog "Paint and Draw Together" is another challenge blog that I like to take a look at every now and again. The pomegranate photo from my recently completed painting was from there actually....
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Coming up on May 6 and 7, the Twist show in Northampton, MA will be taking place. This is a fantastic show with lots of fun people (both vendors and customers) and I am honored to be allowed i...
These are all 4 of the buttons that I completed recently on vintage sheet music. They look super cute together!
Part of what we do at the Academy, even if you don't take the life-drawing classes... are these "master copies." You look at the figure end up trying to reproduce it at a larger scale it... but n...
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Wowzers... this one took way too long to finish. It was about 80% done last time I left it... and it took a couple weeks to get back to finishing it. Not sure what my problem is... Also, I have ...
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In April, I will change up my class schedule from 2 Bargue days (those things I have been drawing in graphite pencil lately), to 1 full Bargue day on Wednesday and 1 full Life Drawing class day...
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Finished some new small button paintings this weekend. Will be posting them in my etsy shop once they are varnished. Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.7