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BEAU

AKA - Kevin King

A Hollywood-based artist, BEAU was born in Oakland, California and studied art and costume design at the University of California Berkeley before moving to Hollywood, where he worked as a costume designer for television, film, and theatre.

After a magazine editor spotted his erotic art, he was convinced to expand his efforts under a pseudonym. BEAU’s work, saturated in color and reminiscent of American realist painting, has appeared in various publications and media, including Advocate Men, Freshmen, and Torso.

“Who would decline an invitation to life's grand discothèque?” he asks. “I certainly didn't. Why should you? Stick with me, I'll show you a good time: past, present, and future.”

In my decade, or so, painting erotic scenes, most were based on models. Of course I had to take photos, the men could never hold the poses for that long, and my output of work was brisk. Men I knew, men from an agency; lots of men, lovely men. I thank my models for their time and beauty.

They were all painted for reproduction in magazines, so I had to lessen the effects of light in the copying process. they are oil paint on paper. Same process as in older days, a preliminary sketch, and a slow buildup of paint, layer, by layer. Although, because they were painted to accompany stories in erotic magazines, people often call them illustrations. I disagree, the theme is laid down by the magazine’s art director, but, I take it from there.

The finished paintings appeared in magazines like Unzipped, Mandate, and others. They were also on book covers. unfortunately, with the rise of internet venues, these magazines are seldom printed. The genre has died out and now with the rise of ‘comix’, the approach and the execution of my work to theirs, is worlds away.

However I’ve had two books of my paintings published by Bruno Gmunder: BEAUMEN, for which Clive Barker was kind enough to write the introduction and BEAUMEN II, introduced by the genius, Joe Gage̶̶̶̶; both were best sellers.

I am an artist living in Los Angeles; for a long time I had a studio in Venice, near the beach, and that was the best. I went to university and have a degree in art, as well as a minor in art history, history, and theatre. I have many facets; painting, for galleries, my erotic work, and design for theatre and Hollywood. Years ago, I was asked by a wonderful art director, Christopher Harrity, to start painting for the magazines. I thought it would be fun, and exciting, to have an alter-ego, so I chose the name BEAU for my work, honoring the other single named artists of our world, TOM, Etienne, Quaintance, the HUN etc.

So I juggled my many ‘careers’ for years. BEAU was from 1992 to 2001 then I put him to bed. Soon after that, I was in a near fatal car accident, from which I have never fully recovered. I’m doing quite well, I have a happy life, despite the never ending health problems, but, the physical damage from the crash has stopped me from painting, as I once did. My right arm, isn’t perfect; my hand to eye control is off. My sense of depth is iffy and I won’t present work that is not up to my standards, that’s a strict rule for me. But, luckily for all the damage to my brain, one of the blessings is that whatever motivated me to paint is gone also and that’s nice, because I’d hate to rue its passing. I enjoyed it while I had it.

~ Beau
 

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DUPLICATES

The following images are duplicates sent to me via various individuals and websites. I've kept many of them because of their various shadings and size differences. Take  what you will and ignore the rest!

The following batch of Beau drawings were sent to me via Barry Anderson. There are duplicates of drawings already on this page, but most are in larger sizes.

A Taste of Bret