Tuesday, April 29, 2008

FEELS LIKE SEX!



WHEN I FIRST DREW THIS PICTURE, I MEANT ALL OF THE "SEX"'s TO BE IN REFERENCE TO VIVIENNE WESTWOOD'S 'SEX' STORE ON LONDON'S KING'S ROAD, HOME OF THE BRIT PUNK MOVEMENT IN THE 70'S AND 80'S. BUT AFTER I FINISHED I FIGURED IT COULD JUST REFER TO THE FACT THAT THE CHICK IN IT IS IN A RUBBER GIMP SUIT AND GOLD LEATHER BONDAGE MASK. EITHER WAY, YOU'RE GETTING SOME SORTA' KINKY SEX VIBE FROM IT.

I USED MY SCAN OF A LaCROIX GOLD LAME' JEAN JACKET AGAIN TO HIGHLIGHT THE 'SEX' SHE'S SITTING ON. I FIGURED THE LACES ON THE JACKET ALSO REFER TO THAT SEX/BONDAGE THEME. THAT LaCRIOX JACKET SCAN IS QUICKLY TURNING INTO THE NEW LETRATONE DOTS: I USE IT FOR EVERYTHING!

PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD WITH PHOTOSHOP AND COLLAGE

Thursday, April 24, 2008

THE STAR OF THE SHOW!!!



MY LOVE FOR MR. MUGLER'S WORK IS WELL DOCUMENTED BY THIS POINT. THE GUY IS A GENIUS! WHO ELSE COULD DESIGN THIS GOLD LAME' COWGIRL MEETS WONDER WOMAN ENSEMBLE AS WELL AS HE? NO ONE NOW-A-DAYS IS FUN/CRAZY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PULL OF WHAT THOSE DESIGNERS BACK THEN DID. IT DOESN'T HELP THAT FASHION HAS NO SENCE OF HUMOR ANYMORE. EVERYTHING IS SO DULL. ALL THE MODELS ARE SO LIFELESS. BLAH! MUGLER'S MODELS WERE ALWAYS HAVING FUN AND DANCING DOWN THE RUNWAY. OR THEY WERE MAD HIGH FASHION CREATURES: CRUELLA DeVIL MEETS MARYLYN MONROE.

THE STARS IN THIS PIECE WERE MEANT TO LOOK A TAD LIKE THE MUGLER 'ANGEL' PERFUME BOTTLE. I CHANGED THE DENIM SKIRT TO BLACK TO CONTRAST ALL THAT SWIRLING BLACK HAIR ON TOP. I PAINTED WATERCOLORS ON A VELUM OVERLAY FOR MOST OF IT AND COLLAGED A SCAN OF A GOLD LAME LaCROIX JACKET FOR THE BRA AND GLOVES.

WILL SOMEONE GIVE ME A JOB JUST DRAWING MUGLER OUTFITS ALL DAY, PLEASE!!!?

PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD AND VELUM W/ WATERCOLOR AND COLLAGED ELEMENTS.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

SEEING SPOTS



I HAVE NEVER BEEN THE HUGEST FAN OF JEAN MUIR BUT I DO VERY MUST RESPECT HER VISION. SHE WAS AT THE TOP OF HER GAME FOR DECADES BUT NEVER RECEIVED THE KIND OF UBER-FAME THAT OTHER BRITISH DESIGNERS OF HER TIME PERIOD DID. I THINK THIS IS BECAUSE HER WORK IS MORE TIMELESS, NOT SO TREND DRIVEN. SHE DESIGNED FOR WOMEN WHO LIKE CHIC AND COMFORT.

WHEN SHE WAS ASKED TO DO A ONE-OFF KNIT WEAR SHOW IN AUSTRALIA SHE DID THESE GREAT BLACK AND WHITE FIGURE HUGGING SHEATH DRESSES INSPIRED BY THE GREAT BARRIER REEF AND ALL THE AQUATIC ANIMALS THAT LIVE THERE. I'VE DRAWN THREE OF THE DRESSES HERE. I LOVED THE CONTRASTING BLACK AND WHITE ON THESE PIECES. I HOPE SOME DAY TO SEE THEM IN PERSON.

*PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

I HEART ACCESSORIES




I KNOW IT SOUNDS ODD FOR A MAN TO SAY HE IS OBSESSED WITH WOMEN'S FASHION ACCESSORIES, BUT, I AM GAY AND WORK IN FASHION, AFTER ALL, SO IT'S ACTUALLY QUITE NORMAL. IF I EVER HAPPEN TO RUN ACROSS A PAIR OF HEELS OR A HUGE WAIST BELT OR SOME FAB GLOVES OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE I ALWAYS MAKE SURE I DO A QUICK DOODLE OF IT SO I CAN DRAW IT AGAIN PROPERLY AT SOME OTHER TIME.

I WOULD LOVE TO PUBLISH A WHOLE BOOK OF JUST MY DRAWINGS OF ACCESSORIES. OR DO A LIL' GALLERY SHOW OF THEM ALL. CROSS YOUR FINGERS FOR ME THAT SOMEONE WILL ASK ME TO SOMEDAY! (*hint hint*)

PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD W/ PHOTOSHOP

Monday, April 14, 2008

HORSE FACE



HERE, AT LAST, IS THE LONG AWAITED CENTAR GIRL I POSTED ABOUT AWHILE BACK! I DID THIS PAINTING YEARS AGO AND FOUND IT RECENTLY AMONGST A PILE OF OLD ARTWORK. IT WAS A PART OF A WHOLE SERIES I WAS PLANNING ON DOING ABOUT MYTHOLOGY CREATURES, BUT THIS ONE AND MY 'MERMAID GIRL' ARE THE ONLY TWO THAT EVER MADE IT TO PAPER. I WILL COMPLETE MY MEDUSA PAINTING ONE OF THESE DAYS AND POST IT HERE FOR YOU KIDS.

I LOVE ALL THAT 'CLASH OF THE TITANS', 'JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS' TYPE STUFF. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN AN INFLUENCE IN MY WORK. I LOVE TO GO SEE GREEK STATUES AND PAINTINGS AT THE MUSEUM. THE WING OF GREEK ARTWORK AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM ( YOU KNOW THE ONE, WHERE THEY STOLE ALL THE ART FROM GREECE AND PUT IT IN THEIR POMPAS MUSEUM) IS MY FAV PLACE TO WALK AROUND ON A LAZY DAY. WHO DOSEN'T LOVE A NAKED ARES STATUE?

PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD W/ WATERCOLORS AND PHOTOSHOP