Jo Beer Paintings

I wanted to produce a piece of work to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the British Punk Movement ( October 1976 with the release of the single 'New Rose' by The Dammed). I l...

Portrait of Mick Jagger. Jagger looks fairly elegant I think, I wanted to paint him as he is now, more characterful with age. I love the Rolling Stones log, it's so iconic, so seemed...

This young art student relaxes on top of a huge leather floor cushion. Her lustrous hair obscures virtually all of the cushion. I love her fre...

I hadn't painted myself for six years, so thought I ought to update. When I open the door to my studio, there follows a deep exhale. It is a place of comfort, a place where the on...

I enjoy unconventional composition, cropped images give the subjects impact. I love the way that the colours pop in this painting, perfectly coordinated street style, the lips, the...

Everything about Verena is 'Tiki'. When not in uniform as a re enactment WASP ( womens' Airforce service pilot) she is tikified. I love the details here... hibiscus dress, flower in hair, bamboo...

I asked this young woman to lay on the carpet for this sitting. I wanted to focus closely on her quirky fresh face and wonderful russet hair. It has a lot of sumptuous colour- dee...

British style icon, sadly no longer with us. Creative genius, this is a tribute to him. I have given him a background based on his feather design. Feathers can be representative ...

Portrait of the modfather Paul Weller. I love faces that are lined, these lines create wonderful shapes, and Weller has that very sort of face. I found the background pattern on a shirt listed for sale on a mod clothing...

I have painted this young woman a few times. I like her look, her elegance, her goth-ness. I enjoy painting faces to large scale, and I like the way that she is glancing over her ...

This beautiful young Ukrainian woman has been in the UK since the war began in her home country, and brought along an artificial floral headdress to the sitting. It was an inspired a...

I love Rosie’s quirky style, it’s sort of steampunk. Her hair colour changes frequently so I captured her pink phase. I wanted a slightly kitsch feel so added an Orla Kiely p...

It takes dedication to maintain a physique like this, the title is a reference both to that and to the Cornish gym that this man owns. At his sitting, I had him doing all sorts of e...

I spent a few days in New York in February 2022. I am always looking for interesting people to paint and came across August in Hudson Yards mall. This act...

I have painted beautiful Phoebe many times, the process gets longer as she adds to her collection of tattoos. I wanted to create a piece that looks sumptuous and luxurious. Althoug...

I wanted a background for this painting that would suit the grunge style, the tattoos, the piercings, the smudgy eyeliner. I felt that a Jackson Pollock inspired splatter would wor...

Moon is my daughter's middle name. I would have preferred it to have been her first name but worried that she might resent it over time. Beautiful milky skin, a tumble of pre-Raph...

Portrait of the wonderful Georgia O'Keeffe. I wanted to paint O'Keeffe towards the end of her life, with a beautifully lined face- evidence of a life lived. ...

No two people are the same - that's what I love about portraiture. There is no such thing as an 'ordinary' person - everyone is extraordinary in someway. This man arrived for his ...

Sophie is a talented artist. Sophie is transgender, and has reached a point in her transition where she feels confident and accepted. I wanted to paint her at this stage of her journey because she looks intriguing., feminine yet masculine. This piece celebrates her new identity and metamorphosis...