PRIMARY KYLIE

WELL I FINALLY FOUND MY DRAWING OF KYLIE MINOGUE IN HER WHITE SPANDEX, CORSET AND STRIPED SHIRT FROM HER "MONEY CAN'T BUY" TOUR! IT TOOK ME FOREVER! IT'S VERY SAD I HAD TO SEARCH THE WEB FOR MY OWN ART WORK, BUT I DID FINALLY FIND THE ORIGINAL DRAWING IN A FOLDER IN MY CLOSET. I WATER COLORED THE BACKGROUND TO MATCH THE OTHER PIECES IN THIS KYLIE-COSTUME SERIES. I'VE ALWAYS TWEAKED MY "SLOW" KYLIE WEARING A FAB BLUE BALENCIAGA MINI DRESS.

BOTH OF THESE ARE AVAILABLE TO BUY AS PRINTS AT MY SOCIETY6 STORE. CLICK HERE--> ( http://society6.com/hithereb )

SHE'S A GOLDEN GIRL, SHE'S AN APHRODITE

I AM FINALLY SETTLED INTO A NEW APARTMENT, GOT MY INTERNET UP AND RUNNING, NOW LET'S TALK KYLIE MINOGUE'S APHRODITE TOUR! I SAW THE SHOW ON MAY 3rd AT THE HAMMERSMITH BALLROOM HERE IN NYC, AND LET ME TELL YOU, THIS SHOW WAS PHENOMENAL!!! HER VOICE, THE COSTUMES, THE DANCERS, EVERYTHING WAS TOP NOTCH! NO ONE CAN DO A SHOW LIKE KYLIE.

MY FAV LOOK FROM THE TOUR WAS HER OPENING 'APHRODITE' COSTUME, WHICH I HAVE ILLUSTRATED HERE. MIZ MINOGUE APPEARS ON STAGE ATOP A GIANT GOLD CLAM SHELL ALA' THE VENUS De MILO. THE COSTUMES BY DOLCE&GABBANA WERE FLAWLESS (though i'm not a fan of the act 7 'Brazil Funk' look, it didn't really march the other, more ethereal looks). THERE WERE A FEW OTHER GODDESS WORTHY GOWNS IN THE SHOW THAT I WILL TRY TO MAKE TIME TO DRAW AND POST HERE SOON.

LOCO-MOTION: REMIXED!!!

THIS PIECE MAY LOOK FAMILIAR TO SOME OF YOU FOR MANY REASONS:
1) IT WAS WORN BY THE AMAZING MIZ KYLIE MINOGUE DURING HER FEVER TOUR IN 2002.
2) IT WAS DESIGNED BY DOLCE&GABBANA.
3) I ALREADY DID A DRAWING OF KYLIE WEARING THIS OUTFIT BEFORE!!!

AFTER I FINISHED AND POSTED THE LAST LOCO-MOTION ARTWORK I REALLY DIDN'T CARE FOR IT TOO MUCH. IT JUST DIDN'T TURN OUT THE WAY I HAD WANTED IT TO. (see the original here --> http://bryanhollingsworth.blogspot.com/2010/01/bar-dello.html)

SOOOO, CUT TO TODAY, AND I HAVE A BAR-DELLO/LOCO-MOTION KYLIE THAT I AM IN LOVE WITH! I THINK SHE TURNED OUT SO CUTE. I ALSO REALLY LIKE MY BLOCK OF OLD-TIMEY LETTERING, WHICH I THOUGHT WOULD BE A GOOD MATCH TO THE STYLE OF THE FIGURE. THE FONT IS CALLED 'CIRCUS'. J'ADORE!!!

BABY I'M YOUR BOOMBOX!!!

NOW, CHEERLEADERS MAY USUALLY BE THE MOST POPULAR GIRLS IN THEIR SCHOOL, BUT I CAN GUARANTEE AIN'T NONE OF THEM GOT A THING ON K-Y-L-I-E! WHEN SHE PERFORMED HER SONG 'HEART-BEAT-ROCK' ON THE XTOUR2008 SHE MESHED THE TRACK WITH 80'S CAMP CLASSIC 'HEY MICKEY' AND A WHOLE NEW CHEER SQUAD THEME WAS BORN! ONLY Miz MINOGUE CAN DO PEP RALLY CHIC THIS WELL!
I SKETCHED THIS PIECE OUT WAAAY BACK IN '08, BUT I'VE BEEN ON A KYLIE-COSTUME-KICK LATELY, SO I FINALLY GOT IT FINISHED. YOU'LL BE SEEIN' A FEW MORE OF HER TOUR LOOKS IN THE MONTHS TO COME.

P.S. - T-SHIRTS, CARDS AND STICKERS WITH THIS FAB CREATION ON THEM CAN BE PURCHASED AT MY ONLINE STORE. JUST CLICK THROUGH AND SHOP AWAY! ---> http://www.cafepress.com/BryanHollingsworth

BETTER THAN TODAY

DON'T YOU EVER WISH YOU COULD ENTER A GAME OF PAC-MAN? NO? WELL I GUESS KYLIE DID BECAUSE THE VIDEO FOR HER CATCHY NEW SINGLE "BETTER THAN TODAY" LOOKS LIKE A 80'S VIDEO GAME GONE GLAM! THE COSTUMES OF La MINOGUE AND HER DANCERS ARE REMINISCENT OF THE LITTLE GHOSTS THAT PAC-MAN CHASES AROUND THE MAZE IN HIS NAMESAKE GAME, WHILE HER BAND MEMBERS WEAR GIANT PLASTIC PAC-MAN HEADS. WISH I HAD ONE OF THOSE FOR HALLOWEEN! I REALLY ENJOYED THE VIDEO AND I REALLY ENJOYED THE OUTCOME OF THIS PIECE.

SOME OTHER PEOPLE ALSO ENJOYED IT, BECAUSE MY ARTWORK OF KYLIE IS FEATURED ON THE AMAZING KYLIE STYLE BLOG!!! THEY'VE ALSO POSTED MY PIC OF KYLIE IN HER 'COWBOY STYLE' OUTFIT FROM THE 'KYLIEFEVER2002' TOUR. I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO THE SITE'S BLOGGERS ROBBIE AND ROBYN FOR THEIR ATTENTION AND SUPPORT!!!

BAR-DELLO

HERE IS ANOTHER ENTRY IN MY COSTUMES-OF-KYLIE SERIES. THIS PARTICULAR ENSEMBLE WAS WORN ON HER FEVER TOUR IN 2002. SHE SINGS A PARTICULARLY CAMPY CABARET VERSION OF HER 1st HIT SINGLE 'LOCOMOTION' WHILE WEARING THIS FRILLY CORSET&BRIEFS COMBO. I HAD TO PLACE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THOSE INDIVIDUAL COLORED ZEBRA PRINTS ONTO THAT, UM, WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS CALLED, ANYWAY? COUCH? IT'S NOT A CHAISE LOUNGE. LET'S JUST CALL IT THE COUCH WITH THE-PADDED-POLE-THINGIE-STUCK-IN-IT. THAT JUST ROLLS OFF THE TONGUE, DOESN'T IT?

COP ROCK

ANOTHER ENTRY IN MY 'COSTUMES OF KYLIE MINOGUE' SERIES. THIS ONE SHOWS HER SEXY COP OUTFIT DESIGNED BY DOLCE&GABBANA FROM THE FEVER TOUR IN 2002. THIS SECTION OF THE SHOW (WHICH WAS LABELED THE 'STREET STYLE' SECTION) WAS A FAVORITE OF MINE, AS SHE DOES A GREAT REMIX OF 'COWBOY STYLE', WITH LOTS OF B-BOYS BREAKIN' TO DAH' BEATS! THERE WERE ALSO AWESOME ANIMATED SCREEN PROJECTIONS OF KEITH HARRING ARTWORK AND 80'S GRAFFITI DURING THE PERFORMANCE.
I'VE ADDED A VIDEO OF THE PERFORMANCE BELOW FOR ALL TO ENJOY! YOU GOTTA LOVE THE PART WHERE KYLIE BREAKS OUT THE JUMP ROPE!!!

LA LA LA

BESIDES THE SPICE GIRLS, MY NEXT BIGGEST MUSIC LOVE IS KYLIE MINOGUE. I LIKE THEM BOTH MOSTLY FOR THE SAME REASONS: UPBEAT, MEMORABLE POP MUSIC, ORIGINAL MUSIC VIDEOS, GREAT ARTISTIC REPRESENTATION, AND, OF COURSE, THE CLOTHES!!! IN MY OPINON, KYLIE IS THE BEST DRESSED POP STAR EVER. SHE HAS SO MANY CLASSIC LOOKS AND ALWAYS DARES TO TRY SOMETHING NEW. MANY OF HER COSTUMES HAVE HIGH CAMP APPEAL, WHICH IS HOW SHE HAS GOTTON THIS FAR TO BEGIN WITH. SHE KNOWS HER MARKET WELL AND PLAYS TO IT. SMART LADY. LISTENING TO HER SONGS NEVER FAILS TO PERK ME UP.

SHOWN HERE ARE A FEW PAINTINGS I DID OF SOME OF MIZ MINOGUE'S MORE FAMOUS OUTFITS. THEY ARE ALL DONE IN WATERCOLOR ON WATERCOLOR PAPER WITH INK OUTLINES. I HAD PLANNED TO TRY TO DO ALL OF HER FAMOUS LOOKS BUT DECIDED TO SETTLE ON DRAWING ALL OF THE SPICE GIRLS CLASSIC OUTFITS INSTEAD. IT'S QUITE AN UNDERTAKING! BUT WHEN I HAVE FINALLY FINISHED (IF EVER!) I'LL POST THEM HERE.

PEN AND INK WITH WATERCOLOR ON STRETCHED WATERCOLOR PAPER