Meet pin-up artist Gina King, responsible for the creation of a dozen Bianca Beauchamp paintings, plus four custom made latex outfits creations  for the latex icon!

Gina King is a prolific pinup painter.  She’s known for her extremely sexy erotica art of bombshell ladies in various styles and settings. Her art was published in many publications & covers (Hustler, Art Scene, Nuvo), and if that wasn’t enough, the lady herself posed for the camera a few times as well – in latex mind you – such as the cover of Metromix!  Recently, Miss Gina King created the design of the extremely popular latex Canadiens Hockey jersey Bianca modeled earlier this week, responsible for doubling our traffic overnight!

Read this excellent interview with one of today’s best erotica painter, Miss Gina King:

- Gina, you’ve created a dozen artworks inspired from Bianca.  What keeps you coming back to her for inspiration?

First, it would be Bianca’s look. She has a beautiful face and a curvy, yet fit figure that works well with my ideas & designs. Next would be her versatility. I have painted Bianca as a good girl, bad girl, rubber girl…she can pull off every possible theme! What really makes her extra special to work with is her amazing personality. I’ve had time to hang out with her on trips to Montreal, and she is a genuinely nice person…that’s what puts her over the top, she is much more than just a pretty face. Also, she is very appreciative of the art that is created of her.

- Bianca wore at Fetish Evolution last year latex dresses you designed specifically for her, and new photoshoots appear on her latex website with the same dresses (see “Fishnet Dreams” insert).  How does it feel seeing your creations, from paper to real life, being modeled?

Seeing my ideas come to life is a dream come true. Seeing them in shiny latex is even better! I feel that it is taking my creativity to a new level. When I’m planning a painting, now I find myself thinking about the outfit the subject will be wearing & how it could be made into a real-life outfit.

- It’s hockey fever at the moment, and we recently published photos of Bianca in a sexy Canadiens latex outfit that you designed for her (Ed. Note: see photos here and here)!   Was it different for you to design this outfit compared to the previous ones you did for Bianca, and what was the challenge for you (if any)?

Since I’ve designed outfits for Bianca before, I have a pretty good idea of what she likes and dislikes. I loved the idea of a sports themed outfit in latex. The challenge was combining Bianca’s taste with the design elements of the Habs uniform. From there i had to take into consideration how the outfit would look/fit in latex, and consider what could be made in a short time frame.

- Is designing latex clothes your new thing?  Any plans on creating more designs in the future? A Gina King line maybe?

It is definitely something I would like to do more of. I have tons of unique latex inspired fashion sketches that I think the world needs to see! Having my own line of fetish fashion and costumes is one of my goals.

- You specialize in sexy pinup art.  Since internet’s creation a mere 15 years ago, access to sexy images, photos, and sexy artwork has been literally exploding in numbers,  yet it seems people just don’t get tired of sexy visuals.  Why do you think is that?  And do you think people will ever loose interest in sexy illustrations?

People have been obsessed with sexy women for ages…I’m sure they’ve been obsessed with sexy images since the time of cave drawings. I can’t see people growing tired of them. I’m sure we are all a little desensitized to some of the more vanilla images now, but that’s good….it makes people explore new things, and makes artists & photographers push the boundaries of sexiness. It takes so much more to stand out amongst the other creative people these days. I don’t think people will ever lose interest in pinup & fetish art, as long as original ideas keep coming out.

- You seem to have been pretty busy in the media in the past two years. Tell us your highlights.

Over the past couple of years, expanding into the fashion design projects has been one of my favorite highlights. I’ve designed three outfits for Bianca with Polymorphe, and my own Peppermint outfit. Right now, the “Gina Dress” is available for purchase through Polymorphe. I’ve also started some freelance design work creating sexy halloween costumes.

My more explicit paintings & illustrations have appeared several times in Hustler magazine as the “Pinup of the Month”. I had the opportunity to attend Hustler’s 35th anniversary party. I made the cover of and Indianapolis arts & entertainment magazine wearing one of my latex designs. I’m a featured artist on the Heavy Metal magazine website. Several art shows and unique commisions…and while doing all of this, I somehow managed to maintain a 4.0 GPA for a year straight. It’s been a great couple of years!

- From pinup artist to pinup model: looks like you are enjoying being in front of the camera too!  How would you describe Gina the model VS Gina the pinup artist in terms of how you experience both sides?

Haha…when I hear Gina the Model it makes me chuckle. I never really thought of myself as a model, but I guess I always pose for my own work when it is neccessary. If I need to change the pose or lighting of a reference photo I’m working from, I just have someone take a photo of me. I’ve also used myself as a pose model for creating fictional pinup girls. Recently I did a photo shoot for the cover of Metromix (insert photo credit: Michelle Pemberton, Metromix). I LOVED it! Being in front of the camera while wearing my own latex design was an amazing feeling. It gave me a new appreciation for the hard work that my models do too. I wouldn’t hesitate to be in front of the camera again…especially in latex! :)

As for Gina the Artist, she wears a t-shirt & paint stained pants or sweaty gym clothes while drinking lots of coffee and painting all day long. I love the balance of the two extremes…getting to be very girly and dressed up & then being very casual.

- Any word you’d like to say to aspiring illustrators/painters out there who wish to follow in your footsteps (sexy art)?

Learn as much as you can about the business side of art. Creating the art is about 20% of the actual work, the other 80% is about promoting, making contacts, and getting your name out there. Be professional…put together a website, get business card, learn how to write business letters and proposals. With the creative aspect, always try to push your creativity to the next level by trying new drawing and painting techniques.

- What are your future plans? Any book coming up our way?

Continuing to see where the fashion design takes me. I’m currently looking into self-publishing a book of my sketches, and working hopefully a book of my painting will be in the near future too.

-Thank you Gina for your time!   Pleople, head over to www.byGina.com to learn more about her, and view her superb talent in action with all her wonderful sexy paintings!

Renowned artist Paul Butvila‘s painting of Bianca as a kinky nurse is selling online as limited edition prints along with the original artwork.

Retro & modern pin-up artist Paul Butvila who created 6 Bianca Beauchamp paintings to date, announced the sale of a limited edition prints of Bianca as a kinky nurse. Each print will sell for $145, and the original is for sale to collectors at the price of $4500.  The painting is 30″x40″.

For additional inquiries, hit Paul Butvila’s Online Store!

BIANCA AS ART: Artists around the world use Bianca’s photos as inspiration for their creative artworks.  To date, an estimated 200 artists created various artworks of Bianca.  Last year, an original painting of Bianca from painter Francis Gingras was sold to a collector, pin-up artist Gina King create an awesome Bianca Frankenstein airbrushed on an electric guitar (amongst various additional Bianca artworks),   Jessica Dougherty used Bianca on her Pin-Up Calendar covers, and artist Michael Calandra also sold half a dozen original paintings of miss Beauchamp.  On Bianca’s website we can see close to 300 artworks of her.  On that page, Beauchamp encourages artists around the world to contact her to use her photos as inspiration, and to be featured on her website.

Bianca Beauchamp is Miss January & Miss June 2010, that is, in pin-up artist Jessica Dougherty‘s 2010 Classic Pin-ups Calendar!

Jessica Dougherty is one of the regulars who uses Bianca’s photos as inspiration for her pin-up artworks.   Bianca was Dougherty’s cover girl for her 2009 calendar and this year she’s back on the January and June pages of the 2010 edition.   Jessica’s Pin-Ups Wall Calendar 2010 is available at the following link.

An original painting of Bianca Beauchamp from artist Francis Gingras was sold this week to an art collector.

A quick look on Bianca Beauchamp’s online store today reveals that the original painting “Luxurious Bianca” from one of Quebec’s notable painters, Francis Gingras, is marked as “sold”.  While Bianca Beauchamp offers her own personal prints reproductions of photographs, and also hand numbered art reproductions from Michael Calandra and Gina King, “Luxurious Bianca” was the only original painting available on the store and it sold close to $1,200 .  The painting was published in an issue of Art Scene magazine at the beginning of 2009.  We were able to reach the new owner of the painting, Mr. Grunkemeyer from the state of Washington (USA), for a quick Q&A:

Mr. Grunkemeyer, are you an art collector?

I don’t see myself as a collector. Yet this will be my second art purchase with beautiful women as the subject… So I guess I’m
becoming a collector after all!

What brought you to purchase this painting of Bianca Beauchamp?

I recently purchased my first townhouse and needed something to transform the house into a home. The painting is very warm and inviting, and Bianca is calming on the eyes. It’s a great piece.

How do you know Bianca Beauchamp?

I’ve been a big fan of Bianca since I was in college (graduated in 2002).  This was pre-boob job and when she had just the  latex site (www.latexlair.com). I’d say three things have attracted me to Bianca: First, was her fiery red hair and smile… Next was the latex; back when I first saw the site I was amazed someone could make a strong fashion statement out of wearing this exotic “plastic” material. It was very unique and Bianca looked nothing like a “regular” paper thin model wearing vanilla clothes. Lastly the fact that both Bianca and Martin (Perreault) allowed their fans a peak behind the camera, and that her boyfriend wasthe one snapping the pictures! I though “Wow – what chemistry that couple has”!  I also have Bianca’s book which I’ve really enjoyed. Makes for GREAT coffee table conversations.

Is this your first original painting you’ve purchased of famous pin-up/fetish models?

While not fetish related, I have an original photograph of Jinny Jacinto called Par(en)thèse. Jinny is a contortionist who’s worked for Cirque De Soleil and she’s appeared in tv commercial for Radison Hotels. The photo was taken by Michel Pilon and I purchased it when Cirque was in Seattle 2 years ago. The thing that struck me about Jinny is her physical ability to contort her body and the raw “presence” she conveyed with her eyes.  I will say its interesting that the two pieces of art I own both have a French Canadian source…. That wasn’t intentional but its worked out great.

Thank you Mr. Grunkemeyer!

Pin-up artist Gina King just posted on her blog a work-in-progress artwork of Bianca Beauchamp transformed into a Frankenstein queen.  The sketches show a very detailed rendition of Bianca with green skin.  King mentions on her blog entry the source of her inspiration: “This painting is so much fun for me… it combines some of my favorite things: a frankenstein theme, stitches, a curvy girl, tattoos & a skimpy latex outfit“.    Then she goes on to post different steps of the painting, a combination of penciling and air brushing.  Check out her blog entry for more images and details.

A die-hard Bianca Beauchamp fan gets his latex fetish icon tattooed on his leg, the first of many more tattoos to come.

Faron, a “FireFighter Ink-Enthusiast Fetish-Enthusiast” (his words) from USA sent us pictures of a work-in-progress tattoo of Bianca Beauchamp.  The artwork, inspired by a photo of Beauchamp wearing her famous front laced purple dress (as seen on the cover of her book Fetish Sex Symbol ), is the first of multiple Bianca tattoos to complete a leg sleeve dedicated to the icon.

The tattoo (pictures below) was done in 6.5 hours at the Detroit Tattoo Convention by popular ink specialist Mike DeVries (right), who’s work has been published in many tattoo magazines such as Tattoo Society, Skin Deep, Tattoo Art, Tattoo Revue, etc.  We are told the tattoo’s finishing touches will be completed at a later date, along with the start of an additional Bianca Beauchamp tattoo to be added on the work-and-progress Bianca Leg Sleeve.

Mike DeVries’ Bianca Beauchamp Tattoo:

Other Bianca Beauchamp tattoos created in the past (that we are aware of) include the famous tattoo on The Richard‘s back (as seen in the film Bianca Beauchamp All Access 2: Rubberized), created by Gina King who had submitted her design  when Bianca held a tattoo design contest on her forum.  Shortly after, a Bianca fan who happens to be a horror film affectionate, posted on Bianca’s forum  a tattoo inspired by Michael Calandra‘s BRIDE artwork.

Michael Calandra’s Bride Bianca Beauchamp tattoo:

THE Richard‘s Bianca Beauchamp tattoo (Gina King) inked by FreakyNat Vegas:

Latex fetish icon Bianca Beauchamp is now offering original artworks on her official online store.  The first artwork, an original painting (left) by artist Francis Gingras, framed and ready to ship to the first collector to shell out the asked price of $1,189.   The online store offers detailed jpg images of the artwork and says the artwork comes with an official authentication certificate.

For casual collectors, Beauchamp is also offering hand numbered Limited Edition Reproduction Artworks in collaboration with  international fantasy artist Michael Calandra (below) and  pin-up specialist Gina King (below).  Both artists are regulars at creating luscious renderings of Beauchamp.  These artworks are offered in a limited run of 50 prints (13×19) starting at $45.  The reproductions are hand numbered and autographed by the original artist and Bianca Beauchamp.  We are told no additional reprints will be made of these artworks,  making them valuable collector items.

Beauchamp’s photos have been quite the inspiration for hundreds of artists around the world over the years.  You can have a glimpse at a long list of artists and artworks on Bianca’s Latex Lair public zone.

Head over to Bianca’s Official Online Store to check these great artworks.

We just received news that a pin-up art rendition of Bianca Beauchamp is on the cover of Jessica Dougherty‘s 2009 Pin-Ups calendar, and that she also appears as Miss February, Miss March and Miss December!  Jessica Dougherty is no stranger to Bianca Beauchamp; she’s been using the latex fetish icon photos for years now to create some of the most tantalizing pin-up images to date.   Dougherty specializes in retro pin-up style imagery and loves to inspire herself from celebrities such as Bianca.

This superb quality 2009 calendar (thick glossy paper and excellent reproduction quality) contains 12 of Jessica’s beautiful artworks of various pin-ups (three of which are Bianca), and you can own it today by following this link.

Gina King is a reknowned erotic artist who has made a name for herself creating exquisite pin-up artworks inspired from various famous models such as Beauchamp.  Her unique style set her appart from most artists in that field.  Case in point, take this Butcher rendition of Bianca Beauchamp!  Ultra sexy, glamour, erotic, and at the same time so bloody and gory.  Yet, this mixture is all created with such finesse and skill, this artwork totally comes alive and works like a charm.  On top of that, it is well known amongst Bianca’s fans that she is an avid horror movie fan, and loves to be painted in different horror scenarios (See King’s Wages Of Sin rendition of Bianca as the Devil and Painter Michael Calandra‘s artwork of Bianca as the Corpse’s Bride).

We leave you with the work in progress photos of Gina King’s The Butcher artwork, and make sure you visit her website to fully appreciate the full extent of her kinky talent…  We know we sure did!

Gina King is a professional erotica artist who’s been published numerous times, notably in Marquis, Heavy Metal, Hustler, Jade and Club International just to name those few.  The very nice article in July’s issue of Hustler covers Gina’s general progression into the erotic art field and sports many of King’s artworks, notably one of Bianca Beauchamp as a mafia latex clad (see insert left).  Beauchamp gets also a mention in the article’s introduction:

“Porn star taylor wane is transformed into an angle of improbable proportions.  Tucked into an impossible corset, Dita Von Teese becomes the sexiest organ grinder imaginable. Bondage queen Bianca Beauchamp doubles asa bursting pinstriped gangster and a frankenrubber latex seductress.  Who has created these breathtaking exotic portraits?  Gina King.”

You can view the amazing Frankenrubber artwork they are refering to in this article.  Gina King makes a cameo appearance in the film Bianca Beauchamp All Access 2: Rubberized, premiering at the Montreal Fetish Weekend 2008, August 29th.