Peggy's Cove Series
Beale's scenes of the Cove present compositions of rough shapes defining boats, rolling water and the landmark granite rocks lining the coast. One feels lead by the representational way of a natural land through the gentle authority of Beale's craftsmanship.
Peggy's Cove (Four) pastel and oil on paper
41x77 fine wood frame SOLD
Peggy's Cove From My Window
original oil sketch on canvas 30x44 SOLD
giclee print on canvas 29x42 stretched $900
giclee print on canvas 29x42 framed $1250
giclee print on canvas 29x42 rolled $850
Fishing grounds at P.C lighthouse
original pastel and ink on paper 30x44 SOLD
Peggy's Cove (One)
original, oil pastel and charcoal on paper SOLD
giclee print on watercolour paper wood frame (ed. 20) $1350
giclee print on watercolour paper metal frame (ed. 20) $1050
giclee print 41x29 unframed (ed. 20) $800
giclee print 20x28 foam core & bag (ed. 60) $450
giclee print 24x33 framed $800
Fishing grounds at P.C lighthouse
original pastel and ink on paper 30x44 SOLD
Peggy's Cove (One)
original, oil pastel and charcoal on paper SOLD
giclee print on watercolour paper wood frame (ed. 20) $1350
giclee print on watercolour paper metal frame (ed. 20) $1050
giclee print 41x29 unframed (ed. 20) $800
giclee print 20x28 foam core & bag (ed. 60) $450
giclee print 24x33 framed $800
Lighthouse at Peggy's Cove
original charcoal on paper SOLD
giclee print 40x26 wood frame (limited edition) $1200
giclee print 40x26 foam core and bag (limited edition $800
giclee print 20x30 wood frame (limited edition) $800
giclee print 20x30 foam core and bag $450
Pursing the Trap
original charcoal on paper SOLD
giclee print 20x20 wood frame $590
giclee print 20x20 foam core and bag $400
giclee print 10x10 wood frame $220
giclee print 10x10 foam core andbag $80
Rocks Peggy's Cove
original charcoal on paper SOLD
giclee print 20x20 foam core & bag (ed 30) $490
giclee print 10x10 wood frame (ed 60) $190
giclee print 10x10 foam core and bag (ed 60) $80
UNTITLED, series in progress
New Work
Jo Beale's Inner Poses introduced the threshold present in a particular mindful will that is otherwise confined and burdened by a need for expression. This series represents an acceptance of self-evolution, a trajectory that emerges from the emotional, to the physical mind. At first glance these nudes appear classical, yet they express a deeper yearning, allowing the self to escape its shell. A deep inspiration to Beale, is the poetry of Alfred Tennyson and Jorge Luis Borges, who propel the concept of the work. It is Tennyson who wrote: "I saw the infinite process that shapes a single happiness". Tennyson here articulates a journey with no ending, a winding wheel of discovery.
Artist Statement
This new triptych uses tempera, pastels and ink on a thick paper, its medium reminiscent of flesh. Beale shows an important progression in her work using only charcoal at first, smudging the lines between emotional conflict and acknowledgement of sufferance. The second piece of the triptych details a release of somekind, one glowing yellow all around, then a feminine peach color from within bringing through the mind, a bodily nature to the piece. The third of the series sweeps the surface of the mind through the body, crossing the boundaries of flesh and spirit. Movement is felt in Beale's triptych through the weight of a hand pushing to the ground, the curvature of a spine leading to slacked legs, and the arch of an arm hanging from the body. It is with deep feminine energy that one sees the figures, as more than bodies, they are a release of what at first glance belongs inside. It is only after peering into the thick charcoal gestured lines, that one begins to feel the progression within. Flesh becomes an inner lining of the will that is needed for the emotional release.
UNTITLED, series in progress#1
charcoal on paper 30x44 framed original $SOLD
giglee print (ed. 20) arcival pigment ink on
watercolour papern $800
UNTITLED, series in progress #2
pastel & ink on paper 29x42 framed original SOLD
giclee print (ed. 20) arcival pigment ink on
watercolour paper $800
UNTITLED, series in progress #3
pastel & charcoal on paper 30x44 framed original SOLD
giclee print (ed. 20) arcival pigment ink on
watercolour paper $800
UNTITLED, series in progress #4
pastel & charcoal on paper 30x44 framed original $3800
giclee print (ed. 20) arcival pigment ink on
watercolour paper $800
