TURNING JAPANESE

PICTURED ABOVE ARE MY DESIGNS FOR THE FLOWER TEEN KILL SQUAD, A SERIES OF ANIMATED SHORTS ON THE COMEDY CENTRAL SHOW TRIP TANK. THE FLOWER TEENS ARE 4 JAPANESE SCHOOL GIRL NINJAS WHO ARE SENT TO AMERICA TO TAKE OUT COMPETING ORGANIZED CRIME. I DESIGNED MICHIKO, NARI, SADA AND RIN IN SUMMER 2013 AND THE SHOW FINALLY CAME OUT IN SPRING 2014. THAT'S A LONG WAIT TO SEE MY GIRLS DEBUT ON TV! HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE A SECOND BATCH OF SHOWS MADE AND WE CAN SEE THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF THE KILL SQUAD.

DROP AND GIMMIE 5!!!

I DID A JOB FOR THE MTV.COM BLOG "GUY CODE" ILLUSTRATING THE 5 DIFFERENT TYPES OF P.E. TEACHERS.

CLINK THE LINK BELOW TO VISIT THE SITE AND READ THE ARTICLE.

http://guycodeblog.mtv.com/2013/03/19/phys-ed-teachers/

PRINTS PLEASE!!!

THOUGH THE COLLECTION ITSELF WASN'T MY CUP OF TEA ( a tad TOO vintage for me), THE PRADA F/W 2012 COLLECTION DID FEATURE SOME AWESOMELY RETRO MAKE-UP AND PATTERNS. THE WHOLE THING WAS SERVING BRADY BUNCH REALNESS. THE MODELS HAD THREE LAYERS OF COLOR IN THEIR FLAT IRONED HAIR; A COMBINATION OF BLACK, RED, ORANGE, AND/OR BLONDE.  FACES HAD LOOSE WHITE POWDER DUSTED OVER OTHER PALE SHADES OF PINK AND CORAL. EYES WERE DARKENED W/ BLACK AND THEN LINED IN YELLOW OCHRE TO MASK THE BROWS.

THE PRINTS BROUGHT TO MIND A MISH-MASH OF LATE 60's MALIBU CHIC. WE CAN'T ALL PULL OFF MULTIPLE RETRO PATTERNS, BUT IT'LL BE FUN TO TRY!

HOGGING THE SPOTLIGHT

WELL IT'S TAKEN ME A WHILE, BUT I FINALLY FOUND SOME TIME TO SIT DOWN AND DRAW AGAIN. FEELS LIKE IT'S BEEN FOREVER SINCE I'VE GOTTEN TO BE CREATIVE, BUT WHEN I SAW THE GOWN DESIGN DUO the BLONDS DID MY MY #1 FASHION ICON SINCE CHILDHOOD MISS PIGGY I HAD TO SIT RIGHT DOWN AND SET PENCIL TO PAPER. MISS PIGGY HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE POP CULTURE ICONS. SMART, SASSY, ALWAYS DRESSED TO THE 9's, MISS PIGGY IS THE EPITOME OF THE CLASSIC SCREEN SIREN . . . AS A FELT PIG. SHE WORE THIS SEQUINED GOWN AND FEATHER BOA TO THE PREMIERE OF HER NEW FILM "THE MUPPETS".

SPICE INVADERS!!!

1st OFF, SORRY I HAVEN'T POSTED HERE IN FOR-EEEEEEVVVVER! I'VE BEEN SO BUSY WITH WORK AND LIFE AND ALL THAT BORING STUFF. WELL I FINALLY HAD A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN AND FINISH THIS SPICE GIRLS PIECE AND BOY AM I GLAD I DID!

I ORIGINALLY DREW THIS SET OF S.D. (THAT'S 'SUPER DISTORTED' TO YOU NON-ANIME FANS) SPICE GIRLS WAAAAY BACK IN THE 90's!!! YES, I PUT PEN TO PAPER AND MADE THIS SET OF WANNABE's ALMOST 15 YEARS AGO! THE ORIGINALS WERE DONE WITH MARKERS ON TYPING PAPER AND HAVEN'T HELD UP TO WELL OVER TIME. WELL, I RECENTLY UN-EARTHED THEM AND DECIDED TO RE-DO THEM. I AM ALWAYS WANTING TO ADD SOME CELEBRITY CARICATURES TO MY PORTFOLIO AND WHO BETTER TO INCLUDE THEN MY FAV BAND EVER? SO I RE-DREW, RE-WORKED, RE-INKED AND RE-SPICED MY LOVELY LONDON LADIES AND HERE WE HAVE AN ALL NEW TAKE ON THE FAB 5.

I HOPE I'VE INSPIRED YOU TO GO PUT ON YOUR UNION JACK DRESS AND YOUR BUFFALO BOOTS AND ROCK OUT TO SOME 'SPICE UP YOUR LIFE' !!!

GET YOUR GIMMIE'S!!!

I AM VERY PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT A COLLECTION OF MY ARTWORK, WHICH I NAMED 'GIMMIE FASHION!', IS NOW ON SALE AT THE AMAZING PRESS: WORKS ON PAPER BOOK SHOP IN MY BEAUTIFUL HOMETOWN ON SAN FRANCISCO. THESE 9 IMAGES WERE MADE FOR A MINI SHOW I DID IN NEW YORK. THE ARTWORK IS REASONABLY PRICED AND MAKES A GREAT, FUN, BLACK&WHITE ADDITION TO YOUR WALLS.

PLEASE TAKE A SEC TO CHECK OUT THE COLLECTION AND THE AMAZING PRESS: WORKS ON PAPER STORE WEB-SITE AT: http://pressworksonpaper.com/shop/walls/?currentPage=3


PRESS: WORKS ON PAPER
3492 22nd ST.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. 94110
USA!!!
1.415.913.7156

CANDY COATED

IMAGINE WAKING UP TO THIS!!! Mr. JEREMY SCOTT LOVED MY DRAWINGS OF HIS COSTUMES FOR RIHANNA'S TOUR SO MUCH HE ASKED ME TO WORK MY MAGIC ON POP DIVA DuJOUR
KATY PERRY!

I DID THE TWO PIECES SHOWN HERE (BOTH BASED ON CANDY LAND THEMES) AND SENT THEM OFF TO THE LOVELY Mr. SCOTT. WELL LOOK WHAT I GO OUTTA IT! I'M FEATURED IN InSTYLE MAGAZINE YA'LL!!! I HAVE BEEN AN InSTYLE READER SINCE I WAS A YOUNGIN', SO I AM VERY HAPPY TO BE ONE OF THE FEW FASHION ARTISTS TO BE FEATURED ON IT'S PAGES. WITH FASHION ILLUSTRATION BEING A DYING ART FORM, I FIND MYSELF GETTING MORE AND MORE WORK OPPORTUNITIES LATELY TO DO WHAT I LOVE. LET'S ALL CROSS OUR FINGERS AND HOPE IT KEEPS UP!!!

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE InSTYLE ARTICLE --> InSTYLE: CALIFORNIA DREAMS TOUR COSTUMES
AND SEE SOME OF THE PRESS CLIPPINGS BELOW . . .

RiHANNA-ANNA-ANNA-EH-EH-EH!!!

WHEN MY BUDDY DESIGNER JEREMY SCOTT ASKED ME TO DO A FEW QUICKIE SKETCHES OF HIS DESIGNS FOR POP GODDESS RIHANNA TO BE USED IN A NEW YORK MAGAZINE ONLINE SPREAD, HOW COULD I SAY NO? AFTER ALL, RIHANNA, JEREMY'S CREATIVE DESIGNS AND THE ART OF FASHION ILLUSTRATION ARE ALL THINGS I LOVE!!! I JUMPED AT THE CHANCE AND WHIPPED THESE TWO PIECES UP IN 5 HOURS FLAT TO MEET THE DEADLINE! *whew* QUITE A TIME CRUNCH, BUT IT WAS WORTH IT. THEY TURNED OUT GREAT AND I AM BEYOND EXCITED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT.

IT WAS REQUESTED THAT THE ILLUSTRATIONS MADE FOR THE WEBSITE HAVE A PLAIN WHITE BACKGROUND. THE VERSIONS I AM USING FOR MYSELF HAVE A POP ART INSPIRED MOTIF THAT I FOUND ON THE STREETS OF NYC AND SNAPPED A PIC OF. I THINK THE SPONTANEOUS USE OF COLOR AND SHAPES IN THE SWATCH REALLY BRING OUT THE FESTIVE MOOD OF RIHANNA'S CONCERT TOUR.

I AM REALLY PROUD OF THE WORK I DID AND MEGA-GRATEFUL THAT Mr. SCOTT ASKED ME TO PARTICIPATE.
TO SEE THE ONLINE GALLERY OF RIHANNA'S COSTUMES FOR HER 'LOUD' TOUR CLICK ---> HERE!!!

ITALIANS DO IT BETTER

OK, I MAY BE A MONTH LATE ON THIS, BUT HERE IS MY MINI REVIEW OF MILAN FASHION WEEK A/W 2011. I'VE PICKED SOME OF MY FAVORITE LOOKS FROM THE ITALIAN DESIGNERS TO SKETCH AND SHOWCASE HERE. I NOTICED A BIG TREND TOWARDS FUR AND FEATHERS AS AN ADORNMENT ON CLOTHING FROM THE ITALIANS THIS SEASON. FUR IS ALWAYS FUN TO DRAW!

THE CLOTHING ALSO SEEMED A LOT LESS SEXY THEN NORMAL, AND A BIT MORE FUNCTIONAL. THERE WERE DEFINITELY SOME NODS TO ERAS GONE BY, LIKE THE 60'S MOD-DOLLY-BIRDS AND 70'S DISCO-COKE-DIVA. PLUS THAT CHICKEN HAT AT MOSCHINO STOLE THE DAMN SHOW, HELLO!!!

AND DIDN'T KRIZIA COME OUTTA LEFT FIELD!!? I LOVED IT! I HAVEN'T TAKEN NOTICE OF THAT LABEL IN YEARS. TO BE HONEST I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT WAS AN ITALIAN BRAND! I THOUGHT IT WAS JAPANESE! OOPS! THE SHOW WAS SO FRESH AND MODERN AND AWESOME! THE HAIR AND THE COLORS AND THE TECHIE FABRICS. J'ADORE! IT WAS BY FAR MY FAVORITE SHOW THUS FAR (granted, i haven't looked at paris fashion week yet. i DO have a job you know!!!)

NOW BE PATIENT WITH ME KIDDIES AND I WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO LOOK AT THE FRESH LOOKS FROM FRANCE AND GIVE ANOTHER ILLUSTRATED REVIEW . . .

I HEART NYC (fashion week!!!)

I'M TRYING TO BE A GOOD BOY THIS F/W 2011 FASHION SEASON AND SEE EVERY FASHION SHOW AS THEY ARE POSTED, EITHER ON STYLE.COM OR MY NEW FAV FASHION-SHOW SITE NOWFASHION.COM. THAT SAID, I HAVEN'T EVEN PEEKED AT THE LONDON SHOWS YET! UGH!

(for those who don't know, the major shows start in NYC, then London, then Milan and finally end in Paris)

PICTURED ABOVE ARE JUST SOME OF MY FAV LOOKS FROM THE NYC SHOWS. I HAD OTHER LOOKS I LIKED, BUT, YOU KNOW, I CAN'T DRAW EVERYTHING. MY TOP TWO FAVORITE SHOWS, JEREMY SCOTT & the BLONDS, ARE NOT SHOWN HERE BECAUSE THEY WILL GET THEIR OWN GRAND POSTS AT A LATER DATE.

SO HOPEFULLY IN ANOTHER WEEK WE'LL HAVE A LONDON AND MILAN FASHION WEEK POST AS WELL. JUST CROSS YOUR FINGERS THAT I KEEP UP WITH IT!!!

SHOP TILL YOU DROP!!!

I SPENT THE END OF 2010 FINALLY MAKING MYSELF A STORE ON THE WONDERFUL CAFEPRESS.COM WEBSITE. WITH THE HELP OF THE SITE YOU CAN PRODUCE MANY FINE PRODUCTS ADORNED WITH YOUR ARTWORK, WHICH IS JUST WHAT I DID! I'VE GOT T-SHIRTS AND POSTCARDS AND STICKERS AND CALENDERS AND GREETING CARDS AND WATER BOTTLES AND EVEN STUFF FOR BABIES! ALL WITH MY ILLUSTRATIONS STUCK ALL OVER THEM. THE PRODUCTS ARE FUN AND AFFORDABLE. I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE WAY THE SHOP TURNED OUT AND I HOPE YOU'LL ALL LIKE THE PRODUCTS.
SO WHAT CHA' WAITING FOR? BE THE 1st KIDDIE ON YOUR BLOCK TO HAVE YOUR VERY OWN B! ORIGINAL CREATION!!!
JUST CLICK THROUGH TO THIS LINK (http://www.cafepress.com/BryanHollingsworth) OR CLICK THE SHOP LINK AT THE TOP OF THE 'SITES B! LIKES' LIST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN.

BOYS vs. GIRLS

HERE'S ME BRUSHING UP ON MY FASHION CROQUIS (IT'S FRENCH, KIDS, PRONOUNCED 'CROW-KEY', IT MEANS A DRAWINGS OF A FASHION FIGURE, JEEZ, DO I GOTTA TELL YOU EVERYTHING?).

I WANTED TO DO A FEW GUYS BECAUSE I AM ALWAYS DRAWING WOMEN. DRAWING THE FEMALE FORM JUST COMES MORE NATURALLY TO ME, BUT I DO OCCASIONALLY LIKE TO DRAW MEN TOO, NORMALLY SUPER-HERO MEN LIKE THOR OR BATMAN OR CAPTAIN AMERICA.

THE CLOTHING THESE FASHION FIENDS ARE WEARING ARE ALL BY DIFFERENT DESIGNERS FROM DIFFERENT SEASONS, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH AT THE MOMENT. I JUST WANTED TO SHOW A RANGE OF DAY AND EVENING LOOKS. IF YOU SEE SOMETHING FAMILIAR LET ME KNOW WHEN IT CAME FROM!

FASHION GOES GONZO!!!

I FOUND THIS COSTUME SKETCH I DID OF A HIGH FASHION GONZO, FROM THE MUPPETS, WHILE GOING THROUGH SOME OLD SKETCHES AND PAINTINGS. I THOUGHT IT WAS KIND'A FUN SO I WANTED TO SHARE IT. NOW, GONZO IS FUN AND ALL BUT NO MUPPET BEATS MISS PIGGY!!! SHE IS THE BEST FELT-LINED-DIVA EVER! I WAS OBSESSED WITH HER AS A KID AND THE ADMIRATION OF HER STYLE AND BAD ATTITUDE CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. NOW IF ONLY SHE COULD GET THAT FROG TO SETTLE DOWN AND MARRY HER . . .

SHAPE UP!!!

I DID THIS PIECE FOR MY GOOD FRIEND, LONDON BASED FASHION DESIGNER JASPER GARVIDA. THE GREEN PANELED DRESS SHOWN HERE WAS MAY FAVORITE LOOK FROM HIS S/S 2010 COLLECTION. JASPER AND I WENT TO FASHION COLLEGE TOGETHER AND HE, NOT THE TEACHERS, TAUGHT ME THE FOUNDATIONS OF FASHION, DESIGN, TECHNIQUES, EVERYTHING! HE NOW HAS A SUCCESSFUL LIL' CLOTHING EMPIRE GOING AFTER WINNING THE 'PROJECT CATWALK' REALITY TV SHOW COMPETITION. KEEP YOUR EYES AND EARS POINTED TO THE FASHION PRESS BECAUSE I'M SURE YOU'LL BE HEARING MUCH MORE FROM HIM IN THE FASHIONABLE FUTURE!!!

YOU CAN CHECK OUT JASPER'S WEBSITE HERE: http://www.jaspergarvida.com/

MINNIE-MOUSE-TRAP!!!

WHILE I WAS STALKING PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK (SHUT UP! YOU DO IT TOO!) I RAN ACROSS A PICTURE OF MY FRIEND SASKIA DRESSED UP AS A FUNKY COS-PLAY VERSION OF MICKEY MOUSE. THE PICTURE WAS SO FUN THAT I SAVED IT WITH PLANS TO USE IT FOR INSPIRATION IN THE FUTURE. I FINALLY GOT AROUND TO IT AND I THINK THE PIECE TURNED OUT REALLY GREAT!!!(if i do say so myself)

I ALSO DECIDED TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING I'VE BEEN WANTING TO DO FOR A WHILE, WHICH IS SLAP TOGETHER A LIL' HOW-TO OF MY CREATIVE PROCESS FOR MAKING A DRAWING. THAT WAY ALL YOU KIDS CAN GET A PEEK INSIDE MY TWISTED BRAIN . . .

IN #1 WE SEE THE PHOTO OF SASKIA IN HER MICKEY MOUSE GEAR. #2 SHOWS THE SKETCH I DID OF HER AND MY IDEA FOR HER FINER BEING STUCK IN A MOUSE TRAP. I USUALLY DO TONS OF DRAWINGS AND SKETCHES BEFORE I SETTLE ON A FINAL, BUT IN THIS CASE I ACTUALLY WENT WITH THE VERY 1st ONE I DID. I DID HAVE TO RESEARCH A MOUSETRAP THOUGH (#3) AND DO A THUMBNAIL OF THE LAYOUT (#4). I GENERALLY ALWAYS KNOW FROM THE BEGINNING OF A DRAWING HOW I'LL WANT THE LAYOUT TO BE SET-UP. THEN IN #5 WE SEE MY FINAL INKED MICKEY-GIRL (I SPOTTED THE BLACKS ON THE EARS IN PHOTOSHOP, NO NEED TO WASTE GOOD INK!). AND FINALLY IN #6, I DID A CIRCLE OF TRADITIONAL MICKEY MOUSE EARS HATS AND PHOTOSHOPPED IT INTO A TESSELLATION. IN THE END I SLAPPED THEM ALL TOGETHER AND VOILA!

IF YOU'VE LEARNED ANYTHING FROM THIS POST, IT'S THAT YOU SHOULDN'T TRY TO GET THE CHEESE OUT OF A MOUSE TRAP! IT'LL SNAP ON YOUR FINGER AND MAKE IT SWELL TO CARTOON PROPORTIONS!!!

WHO WILL BUY, THIS WONDERFUL MORNING!!!

HEAR YEE HEAR YEE!!! (or is it 'HERE yee'???)
I AM HEREBY ANNOUNCING THE GRAND OPENING OF MY ETSY.COM ONLINE SHOP! AT THE SHOP YOU CAN BUY MY 2010 ILLUSTRAION LOOK BOOK. THIS FULL COLOR 5 PAGE ZINE FEATURES SOME OF MY FASHION ILLUSTRATION WORK AND A 1 PAGE B/W COMIC. THE BOOKLET IS 4.75" X 7" AND FEATURES 10 OF MY ILLUSTRATIONS. AS AN ADDED BONUS, THE BOOKLET COMES WITH A FULL COLOR 4.25" X 5.5" POST CARD. SCORE!!!

ALL OF THE ARTWORK INSIDE IS INSPIRED BY THE FASHION DESIGNS BY SOME OF THE MOST FAMOUS FASHION DESIGNERS: ALAIA, THEIRRY MUGLER, MARTIN MARGIELA, SANT ANGELO, CALVIN KLEIN, CHANEL, WESTWOOD, HERVE LEGER, DIOR, AND STEPHEN SPROUSE.

NOT TO MENTION I HAVE A SECTION WHERE YOU CAN REQUEST SPECIAL ORDERS, YOU KNOW, IN CASE YOU WANT B! TO DRAW YAH SOMETHING SPECIAL.

SO WHAT CHA' WAITING FOR? GO TAKE A PEEK!!!

http://www.etsy.com/shop/BRYANROCKSTAR

THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAV-OR-IT THINGS!!!

ONCE UPON A TIME I HAD A MESS OF EMPTY PICTURE FRAMES (ALL BLACK OF COURSE, I ONLY DO BLACK FRAMES!) AND DECIDED TO DRAW LIL' PICS OF SOME OF MY FAVORITE ITEMS FROM MY WARDROBE TO PUT IN THEM. EACH ONE OF THESE DRAWINGS IS INDIVIDUALLY FRAMED AND HANGING IN A SMALL CLUSTER ON MY WALL AT HOME. MY FAVORITE OF THESE IS THE PRADA GLOVES. I SPENT WAAAAAY TOO MUCH MONEY OF THEM ONE WINTER, THEY DON'T KEEP YOUR HANDS WARM AT ALL, BUT I'LL BE DAMNED IF THEY DON'T LOOK AMAZING ON!

GRAPHIC NATURE

I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO POST A COLLECTION OF STEPHEN SPROUSE PICTURES I DID FOR A WHILE NOW, BUT NEVER GOT AROUND TO FINISHING THEM. NOW THAT I HAVE THIS 1st ONE COMPLETE (WITH OTHERS ON THE WAY) AND WHAT WITH SPROUSE MANIA CURRENTLY GRIPPING THE FASHION WORLD, WHAT BETTER TIME TO DUST THEM OFF AND THROW THEM OUT ON THE OL' WEBSITE?

I HAD BEEN A FAN OF SPROUSE'S WORK, BUT NOT UNTIL I HAD THE AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON ROGER AND MAURICIO PADILHA'S 'THE STEPHEN SPROUSE BOOK' DID I REALLY GET TO SEE THE WHOLE PICTURE OF HIS GENIUS. I REALLY RESPECT HOW DEDICATED HE WAS TO HIS SINGULAR FASHION VISION. HE INTRODUCED SO MANY GREAT IDEAS AND CONCEPTS INTO FASHION AND POP CULTURE, AND I FEEL THAT ONLY NOW ARE WE STARTING TO REALLY APPRECIATE HIS LEGACY.

FOR MORE INFO ABOUT THE LIFE AND WORK OF Mr. SPROUSE, GO OUT AND GET 'THE STEPHEN SPROUSE BOOK' FROM YOUR LOCAL BOOK SHOPPE OR ORDER IT FROM AMAZON!!! IT'S A GREAT BOOK AND WELL WORTH EVERY PENNY YOU SPEND ON IT! (PLUS MY NAME IS IN THE BACK! YAY ME!!)

* MARKER PEN ON BRISTOL BOARD W/ PHOTOSHOP

COLOR ME BITCHY

WHEN I WAS BUT A WEE LAD I USED TO LOOOOVE TO BUY COLORING BOOKS. MOST KIDS COLOR IN THEIR COLORING BOOKS, BUT NOT ME (i was weird). I USED MINE AS REFERENCE MATERIAL. YES, EVEN AT A YOUNG AGE I WAS ALWAYS COLLECTING REFERENCE FOR THINGS I WAS INTERESTED IN DRAWING. OBSESSIVE MUCH?

I WOULD SCOUT COLORING BOOKS FOR ALL THE CARTOONS I LIKED AND USE THEM TO LEARN TO DRAW THE CHARACTERS. I WOULD SOMETIMES TRACE OVER THE LINES WITH TRACING PAPER AND A PENCIL SO MANY TIMES I WOULD WEAR A HOLE THROUGH THE PAGE! WHENEVER A NEW DISNEY FILM CAME OUT I WOULD GO RIGHT OUT AND SPEND ALL MY MONEY ON COLORING BOOKS SO I COULD SEE A CLEAR LINE DRAWING OF WHAT ALL THE CHARACTERS LOOKED LIKE.

I'VE NOTICED THAT KIDS NOW-A-DAYS DON'T REALLY HAVE COLORING BOOKS LIKE MY GENERATION DID. I NEVER SEE THEM ON SALE AT THE SUPERMARKET OR THE TOY STORE AS THEY WERE IN MY DAY (i make it sound like i'm 100!). THIS GAVE ME THE IDEA TO START MY NEW COLLECTION OF PRINT OUT COLORING PAGES FOR KIDS OF ALL AGES! MY COLORING PAGES ARE, OF COURSE, BASED AROUND MY LOVE/HATE OF ALL THINGS FASHION. AAAAND, I EVEN GIVE SOME HELPFUL HINTS TO ALL THE CREATIVE THINKERS OUT THERE RIGHT ON THE PAGE. HOW CONVENIENT!

JUST PRINT IT OUT AND GO KRAZY KIDDIES!

*MARKER PEN ON BRISTOL BOARD W/ PHOTOSHOP.

ALL DRESSED UP IN LOVE

SO, I MUST ADMIT TO BEING A HUGE 'SEX AND THE CITY' FAN. I KNOW ALL THE LINES AND ALL THE OUTFITS BY HEART. IN COLLEGE, I WOULD HAVE THE DVD's OF ALL THE SEASONS ON REPEAT IN THE BACKGROUND WHILE I WORKED AWAY FOR HOURS ON CLASS PROJECTS. IT'S A GREAT WORKING AMBIANCE SHOW! I ALSO LOVE THE FILM. I KNOW MANY PEOPLE THINK IT'S MUCH MORE HEAVY HANDED THEN THE SERIES BUT I DON'T FEEL THAT WAY AT ALL. BESIDES, THE WHOLE REASON TO WATCH IS TO SEE WHAT OUTRAGEOUS OUTFITS CARRIE, MIRANDA, SAMANTHA AND CHARLOTTE WILL WEAR NEXT!

I DREW THIS PIECE A FEW YEARS AGO AND TUCKED IT AWAY TO BE REWORKED LATER. I WANTED TO MAKE A DRAWING THAT WOULD SHOW THAT I CAN DO CELEB CARICATURES AND LIKENESSES. NOW, AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, WHEN I DRAW A FAMOUS PERSON, I OFTEN GO FOR TRYING TO CONVEY THE FEELING AND LOOK OF THE INDIVIDUAL MORE THEN A 100% LIKENESS OF THEM. I FEEL PEOPLE WILL GENERALLY UNDERSTAND WHO YOU ARE TRYING TO PORTRAY IF THEY RECOGNIZE SIGNATURE STYLES OF THEIR FAV ACTORS OR MUSICIANS.

OUT OF THE 4 WOMEN, I TRIED HARDEST TO MAKE CARRIE LOOK THE LIKE SARAH JESSICA PARKER. HER FACE IS SO GREAT AND ICONIC AND FULL OF CHARACTER. I MADE USE OF ALL OF HER TRADEMARK FASHION CHOICES: 'CARRIE' NAMEPLATE NECKLACE, TUTU, FLOWER PIN, BIG HAIR AND DESIGNER SHOES.

MOSTLY I JUST WANTED TO CONVEY THAT FEELING OF 4 GIRLFRIENDS OUT ON THE TOWN IN NYC, HAVING A DRINK AND GOSSIPING ABOUT THE BOYS.

* PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD W/ PHOTOSHOP AND COLLAGE