Friday, April 22, 2011

CHECKERED PAST



ONCE A YEAR I DRAG OUT MY HUGE COLLECTION (A.K.A. PILE!) OF FASHION MAGS AND LOOK THROUGH THEM TO SEE WHICH ISSUES I SHOULD KEEP AND WHICH WILL WIND UP IN THE RECYCLING BIN. AS I'M DOING THIS I AM USUALLY REMINDED THAT MOST MAGAZINES HAVE JUST CRAP AND BAD ADS AND LAME PHOTO SHOOTS IN THEM. I CHUCKED OUT 14 MAGAZINES YESTERDAY AND OUT OF THOSE I TORE OUT 6 PAGES. HONEY, THAT IS NOT A GOOD RATIO!!! NO WONDER PRINT MEDIA IS DYING.

THIS ILLUSTRATION IS BASED ON ONE OF THE IMAGES I TORE OUT. I JUST DID A QUICK SKETCH OF A GIRL FROM AN AD, I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER NOW WHAT LINE IT WAS FOR, AND CHANGED HER COLORING TO BE KIND'A COLD AND WINTERY.

I GUESS ONE MAN'S TRASH IS THE SAME MAN'S TREASURE? DEEEEEEP!

Friday, April 15, 2011

LiL' RED IN DAH HOOD



I DREW THIS IMAGE OF A COURREGES KNIT SHORTS AND CAPE ENSEMBLE ALMOST A YEAR AGO, IN BLACK AND WHITE, TO BE INCLUDED IN A FASHION COLORING BOOK I WAS/AM WORKING ON. IT'S DEFINITELY ONE OF MY FAVORITE IMAGES FROM THE COLORING-COLLECTION, SO I DECIDED TO COLOR IT IN MYSELF!

I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH THE WAY IT TURNED OUT. I FEEL THE CROSS HATCHING OVER THE TREES GIVES IT THAT OLD WORLD FAIRY TALE FEEL, WHERE AS THE MOD-FUTURISTIC COURREGES CLOTHING (TAKEN FROM A 'EBONY' MAGAZINE SPREAD FROM THE LATE 60'S. HELLO!) REALLY PUT OUR LiL' RED RIDING HOOD INTO A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE.

IT'S JUST A SHAME THAT BIG BAD WOLF IS GONNA WIND UP EATING ALL THAT FRENCH COUTURE! TSK TSK.

Monday, April 4, 2011

THE ART OF A CASANOVA




I RECENTLY HAD THE OPPERTUNITY TO DO A FUN MINI FASHION ILLUSTRATION LAYOUT FOR DESIGNER CARLOS CASANOVA.

Mr. CASANOVA WAS ONE OF THE STARS OF PROJECT RUNWAY SEASON 8 AND HAS NOW MADE THE LEAP TO FULL FLEDGED FASHION DESIGNER, WITH 2 COLLECTIONS UNDER HIS BELT AND HOSTING DUTIES FOR FASHION SEGMENTS ON MIAMI MORNING TV.

THE ARTWORK SHOWN HERE REPRESENTS HIS MOST CURRENT COLLECTION UNDER THE LABEL CasanovaNYC. YOU CAN CHECK OUT HIS LINE AND MORE INFO ABOUT HIM (AS WELL AS SEE MY ARTWORK) BY CLICKING RIGHT HERE!!! ---> http://site.casanovanyc.com/en/