Thursday, January 24, 2008

HEAD-SHOT-SHOCK!!!



I HAD BEEN DOODLING THIS IMAGE FOR AWHILE BEFORE I ACTUALLY SAT DOWN TO DRAW A PROPER FINISHED VERSION OF IT. I THINK I WAS INSPIRED BY ELAINE ON 'SEINFEILD' DOING SOMETHING SIMILAR WITH HER LIPSTICK WHEN JERRY CAUGHT HER OFF GAURD. I JUST WANTED IT TO LOOK KIND'A LIKE MY GIRL WAS A MODEL SURPRISED BY THE PAPS IN SOME NIGHTCLUB BATHROOM STALL OR SOMETHING.
ORIGINALLY SHE WAS GOING TO HAVE A ULTRA ORANGE TAN (YOU KNOW I LOVE TO COLOR PEOPLE ORANGE, COMES FROM MY LOVE OF MUPPETS, I THINK) WITH AUBERN HAIR AND A RED BACKGROUND, BUT I THOUGHT OF MY DRAG FRIEND PHILLIEPE BLONDE AND DECIDED TO BASE THE COLORING ON HIM. HE LOOKS KIND'A LIKE A TRANNY BARBIE, ONLY BETTER.

PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD WITH PHOTOSHOP.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

BLACK & WHITE




ANYONE WHO KNOWS ME KNOWS I AM SADLY OBSESSED WITH SUPER-HEROES. EVEN THROUGH I WAS ALWAYS AWARE SUPER-HEROES AND WAS OBSESSED WITH THE 'SUPER FRIENDS' AS A KID, THE X-MEN WAS MY REAL INTRODUCTION TO ALL THAT STUFF. ROGUE AND GAMBIT WERE ALWAYS MY FAVORITES (SO TRAGIC AND SOAP OPERA-ISH) AND DAZZLER BECAUSE SHE WAS TOO CHEESY FOR WORDS. I AM ALSO A FAN OF EMMA FROST AND SELENE, THE WHITE AND BLACK QUEENS.

I DID THIS COLLAGE OF THE DUO WHILE IN LONDON. I DREW THE PICTURE OF THEM, PHOTOCOPIED IT ONTO ACETATE, AND THEN DID A COLLAGE ON THE BACK OF THE ACATE WITH CUT-OUTS FROM FASHION MAGAZINES. I THINK IT TURNED OUT JUST HOW I WANTED IT TOO, SEXY AND MOODY AND MAYBE A BIT SINISTER.

IF I COULD JUST DRAW FASHION AND SUPER-HEROES ALL DAY LONG (AND GET PAID!) I'D BE A HAPPY BOY. MAKER'S OF X-MEN 4, ARE U LISTENING?!!!

PEN AND INK WITH COLLAGE ON ACETATE

URBAN CHIC





I JUST UNEARTHED THIS GEM FROM A FILE OF OLD ARTWORK I DID IN COLLEGE. THERE WAS A WHOLE SERIES OF THEM BUT THIS ONE IS ALL THAT IS LEFT OF THEM. THAT'S O.K. BECAUSE IF I RECALL THIS ONE WAS THE BEST OF THE LOT ANYWAY.

THE GIRL WAS DONE IN PEN AND INK, I PHOTOCOPIED HER AND COLORED HER WITH ARTIST MARKERS IN ALL SORTS OF COLOR COMBINATIONS, FOUND A GREAT PIC OF A CITY SKYLINE IN THE BOOKLET FOR A HIP-HOP CD, PHOTOCOPIED THAT AND THEN WATERCOLORED IT YELLOW. THEN I CUT THEM OUT AND STUCK THEM ALL TOGETHER. SO IN IT'S OWN WAY IT'S KIND'A A COLLAGE.

PEN AND INK, MARKER, WATERCOLOR AND PHOTO COLLAGE

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

THE ROSE



I DREW THIS PICTURE OF BETTE MIDLER IN 'THE ROSE' WHEN I LIVED IN L.A. . I HAD NEVER SEEN THE FILM BEFORE BUT HEARD SHE WAS AMAZING IN IT SO I BOUGHT IT AND SHE WAS! YOU DON'T WATCH IT AND SEE BETTE, SO SEE THIS TRAGIC ROCK SINGER. THE ROSE IS KIND'A LIKE HOW BRITNEY SPEARS IS NOW. KIND'A CRACKED OUT AND TRAGIC.

I TRIED TO CAPTURE THE GOLD DRESS SHE WEARS AT THE END OF THE FILM AS BEST I COULD FROM PAUSING THE DVD. THE FACE DOESN'T QUITE LOOK LIKE MISS MIDLER, BUT I NEVER REALLY TRY TO GET THE FACES 100% PERFECT WHEN I DRAW A CELEB. I ONLY WANT TO SUGGEST WHO IT IS SO THE VIEWER GETS THE IDEA. I AM NOT A CARICATURIST AFTER ALL.

I HAVE ALWAYS MEANT TO COLOR THIS IN BUT NEVER GOT AROUND TO IT. MAYBE SOME DAY I WILL AND I'LL RE-POST IT FOR ALL YOU LUCKY KIDDIES OUT THERE.

PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD.

SOMETHING'S FISHY . . .



I AM A HUGE FAN OF THIS DRAWING OF MINE, IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF. THE STYLE DOESN'T REALLY MATCH MY OTHER WORKS, BUT I THINK IT IS IN-KEEPING WITH MY SLIGHTLY TWISTED-SURREAL TYPE FEELING. I MADE IT IN A TIME WHEN I WOULD ONLY USE WATERCOLOR TO COLOR ALL MY WORKS.
I THINK I WAS VERY INSPIRED BY A PIERRE ET GILLES PHOTO BOOK I WAS READING AT THE TIME IN THE COMPOSITION OF IT. I JUST WANTED TO DO A MERMAID THAT WAS NOT YOUR TYPICAL DISNEY MERMAID. SHE IS MORE OF A HIGH FASHION TIM BURTON MERMAID, CREEPY BUT STYLISH. I DID A FEW MORE IN THIS SERIES BUT THIS FIRST ONE WAS THE BEST I THINK.

PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD, WATER COLORS, COLOR PENICL AND PHOTOSHOP

Thursday, January 10, 2008

RIGHT ON TARGET!



I LONG FOR THE DAYS WHEN PEOPLE ACTUALLY WORE CRAZY PVC CIRCLE COAT CARDIN CRAZINESS LIKE THIS IN EVERYDAY LIFE. DID PEOPLE EVER ACTUALLY WEAR THINGS LIKE THIS? I SURE HOPE SO! GIVES ME HOPE.

I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS ONE FOR AWHILE. IT WENT THROUGH MANY MANY REVISIONS BEFORE I HIT ABOUT THE IDEA OF MAKING HER A HUMAN TARGET. BEFORE SHE WAS A GLOBE FLOATING IN SPACE WITH SATELLITES ALL AROUND HER. SHE WAS THIS WEIRD NIOR VAMP (IN THAT GETTUP?) SHE WAS A BATHING BEAUTY. BUT I REALLY LIKE THE IMAGE HER HER IN THIS WILLIAM TELL POSE. WE SEE HER WHEN DANGER IS JUST ABOUT TO STRIKE, IT'S IT'S STILL COMICAL.

AND YES, I HELD OFF ON USING LETRA-TONE THIS TIME. I THINK I NEED AN INTERVENTION! HAHA

PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD WITH PHOTOSHOP COLORING

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

SHOES!








WHO DOESN'T LOVE SHOES!? I AM FOREVER DRAWING PICTURES OF AMAZING SHOES I RUN ACROSS. THAT OR I RIP PHOTOS OF THEM OUT OF MAGAZINES FOR LATER USE. I LOVE HOW DESIGNER SHOES HAVE BECOME THESE STRANGE WORKS OF MODERN ART IN RECENT YEARS. WOMEN CAN BARELY WALK IN THEM BUT THEY HAVE TO HAVE THEM!
THIS IS A COLLECTION OF SHOE DRAWINGS I DID A COUPLE OF YEARS BACK TO BE INCLUDED IN A GALLERY SHOW. THE CURATOR SAID I COULD DO WHATEVER SUBJECT I WANTED, SO I CHOSE WOMEN'S SHOES FOR SOME REASON. I THINK THEY'D ALL LOOK GOOD FRAMED IN SOME GIRL'S WALK-IN CLOSET.

MARKER ON VELUM

Monday, January 7, 2008

BLACK AND WHITE AND STRIPED ALL OVER



THIS DRAWING I DID OF A BODY-MAP DRESS FROM THEIR FAMOUS "CAT IN THE HAT" COLLECTION IS A PERSONAL FAV OF MINE. I HAD ORIGINALLY DRAWN IT WITH A STRIPED BACKGROUND TO MATCH THE STRIPED DRESS SHE'S WEARING, BUT HATED THE WAY IT TURNED OUT SO IT'S BEEN SITTING AT THE BOTTOM OF A PILE OF OLD PAINTINGS FOR YEARS. I PULLED IT OUT RECENTLY, CUT OUT THE FIGURE, SCANNED HER AND CLEANED IT UP, AND THEN JUST ADDED A SIMPLE LETRATONE DOT PATTERN. I THINK IT LOOKS A LOT BETTER THIS WAY. IT ALSO GOES TO SHOW YOU THAT IF YOU KEEP AT IT YOU CAN SOLVE ANY DESIGN PROBLEM YOU MAY COME UP AGAINST, NO MATTER HOW MANY YEARS IT TAKES!

PEN AND INK WITH LETRA TONE SHEET ON BRISTAL BOARD