A little self love is much needed these days. Illustration for The Girlfriend AARP.

by Melinda Beck | Oct 13, 2020 | blog, illustration, odds and ends | 0 comments

Thanks to the judges of 3x3mag Pro Show for two award winners and two honorable mentions!

by Melinda Beck | Jul 21, 2020 | blog, illustration, odds and ends | 0 comments

It was great to see the large typographic lions, Patients and Fortitude, that I created for the newly renovated Stavros Niarchos building. This library is part of the main branch New York Public Library on 42nd and 5th.

by Melinda Beck | Jul 17, 2020 | odds and ends | 0 comments

When the Small Things Are Everything: for Amherst Magazine

by Melinda Beck | Jul 6, 2020 | blog, illustration, odds and ends | 0 comments

I am honored to have two pieces selected for the American Illustration annual. One illustration is about poverty in America for The Souther Poverty Law Center, the other about monopolies for The Pennsylvania Gazette.

by Melinda Beck | May 1, 2020 | odds and ends | 0 comments

A Creative collaboration image I created for PR Agency Headstand Group.

by Melinda Beck | Apr 29, 2020 | odds and ends | 0 comments

Journalists finally reporting on climate change with a sense of urgency for The BrunswickGroup.

by Melinda Beck | Jan 14, 2020 | blog, illustration, odds and ends | 0 comments

115 portraits and 1 labradoodle

by Melinda Beck | Jan 2, 2020 | blog, illustration, odds and ends | 0 comments

One of the fun projects from 2019 was for Athenahealth. I drew 115 portraits and 1 labradoodle during 15 hours of live drawing in Boston and Texas.

Putting the care back healthcare, a cover illustration for The Pennsylvania Gazette.

by Melinda Beck | Sep 5, 2019 | odds and ends | 0 comments

Sketchbooking with the kids at Society Of Illustrators Summer Illustration Art Academy.

by Melinda Beck | Aug 2, 2019 | odds and ends | 0 comments

I created this shirt to raise money for A is For because I believe the women of American can be trusted with their own bodies.

by Melinda Beck | Jul 9, 2019 | odds and ends | 0 comments

Severe morning sickness for The New York Times

by Melinda Beck | May 2, 2019 | odds and ends | 0 comments

This portrait of jazz musician and professor Darryl Harper for Amherst College is the 96th illustration I have done for Ronn Campisi. Two things that never get old getting into the the American Illustration annual and working with Ronn.

by Melinda Beck | Apr 19, 2019 | blog, illustration, odds and ends | 0 comments

The Tolerance Poster Show at up at Center / Architecture + Design in Philadelphia

by Melinda Beck | Apr 4, 2019 | odds and ends | 0 comments

A great discussion of political art at The University of the Arts with Mirko Ilic, Tim O’Brien , and Bonnie Siegler.

by Melinda Beck | Apr 4, 2019 | odds and ends | 0 comments

Novel writing for Stanford magazine.

by Melinda Beck | Apr 13, 2016 | blog, illustration, odds and ends |

These two very disparate political portraits will be sharing a spread in the American Illustration 35 book. Big thanks to the jury!

by Melinda Beck | Apr 8, 2016 | odds and ends | 0 comments

The false threat of Narco-terrorism for David Sleigh at ProPublica. Donald Trump , Trickster God for Patrick Jb Flynn at The Baffler Magazine.

Donald Trump: Fire above fire below

by Melinda Beck | Dec 8, 2015 | blog, illustration, odds and ends |

25 years of illustration promo cards

by Melinda Beck | May 14, 2015 | blog, illustration, odds and ends | 0 comments

It is a honor to illustrate today’s New York Times editorial written by Ariel Dorfman about the effects of global warming on glacial melt in the Andes.

by Melinda Beck | Feb 6, 2015 | blog, odds and ends | 0 comments

Art inspired by living with my family, for the Tiny Trifecta show at Cotton Candy Machine.

by Melinda Beck | Jun 25, 2014 | blog, odds and ends | 0 comments

I am excited to be teaching a workshop @ICONconference : Taming the Paperwork Beast, and yes I do color code my receipt folders.

by Melinda Beck | Apr 24, 2014 | blog, odds and ends | 0 comments

This time I am the illustration. I’m psyched to be one of the New Yorkish things in Julia Rothman’s new book Hello New York.

by Melinda Beck | Apr 3, 2014 | blog, odds and ends, outside the studio, press | 0 comments

New ink. Thanks for sending the picture Rene.

by Melinda Beck | Feb 11, 2014 | blog, odds and ends, outside the studio | 0 comments

Brand new shirts that I did for P.S.321.

by Melinda Beck | May 3, 2013 | blog, illustration, odds and ends | 0 comments

Some new skin for my collection. Thank you Rob and Louis.

by Melinda Beck | Oct 25, 2012 | blog, illustration, odds and ends, outside the studio | 0 comments

Getting tear sheets in the mail is like Christmas morning.

by Melinda Beck | Oct 5, 2012 | blog, odds and ends | 0 comments

Just an angry woman with a wire hanger.

by Melinda Beck | Mar 6, 2012 | blog, illustration, odds and ends | 0 comments

Spring 1985: The first piece of art I ever made on a Mac

by Melinda Beck | Oct 11, 2011 | a peek at my hoard, blog, odds and ends | 0 comments

It did not take me long to find the paint bucket tool.

An illustration for Wired Magazine.

by Melinda Beck | Jul 6, 2011 | blog, illustration, odds and ends | 0 comments

In 20 years of illustration this is only the third time I have done a likeness of a famous person. You can tell who it is, right?  

An art hurricane on my desk today.

by Melinda Beck | Jun 17, 2011 | blog, hand lettering, illustration, odds and ends | 0 comments

I’m not sure if this will end in victory or defeat.