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 )

HAMMER TIME!

THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY NEED SOMEONE SUPER-EVIL TO FIGHT AGAINST, AND THAT'S WHERE RONAN THE ACCUSER COMES IN. HE'S GOT A BIG HAMMER, BLUE SKIN AND A BAD ATTITUDE!

I SEEM TO REMEMBER THAT OL' RONAN IS USUALLY AN ENEMY OF THE FANTASTIC FOUR IN THE COMICS, BUT HE FITS IN GREAT WITH THE COSMIC ADVENTURES OF THE GUARDIANS. PLUS, THE INTRODUCTION OF A KREE VILLAIN MAKES WAY FOR US TO MEET Ms. MARVEL / CAPTAIN MARVEL / CAROL DANVERS! FINALLY A FEMALE HERO! CAPTIAN MARVEL AND THE INHUMANS AND THE 2 MARVEL FILMS I AM MOST EXCITED FOR IN THE YEARS TO COME!

THE ORIGINAL SKETCH FOR THIS PIECE IS BELOW. AS YOU CAN SEE I MADE A FEW SMALL TWEAKS TO MAKE THE COSTUME MORE LIKE THE ONE IN THE FILM. ALSO, I DON'T KNOW WHY I WROTE "DESTROYER" INSTEAD OF "ACCUSER".  IT'S A NERD FAUX PAS!

FEELIN' BLUE

THE REAL STAND OUT VILLAIN OF GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY FOR ME WAS BLUE SKINNED BAD ASS NEBULA. (A LOT OF THE BAD GUYS IN THIS FILM SEEM TO HAVE BLUE SKIN.
HMMMM . . .)

KAREN GILLIAN DID A GREAT JOB PLAYING HER AS BOTH CUNNING AND UNHINGED. HER PROMINENCE IN THE FILM NOW MAKES THIS 3rd RATE MARVEL COMICS BADDIE A MAJOR NAME IS THE ARCH NEMESIS ARENA.

I'VE INCLUDED AN INKED BLACK & WHITE PIC OF HER HEAD BELOW, JUST 'CUZ I THINK IT TURNED OUT NICE.

SPACE PIRATE

YONDU WAS THE ONLY ORIGINAL ("O.G.") GUARDIAN TO MAKE IT INTO THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY FILM. THOUGH HE WASN'T A TEAM MEMBER THIS GO-ROUND, HE DID SERVE AS STAR LORD'S ADOPTIVE FATHER.

IT KIND'A BUGGED ME THAT MANY OF THE MEN IN HIS BAND OF SPACE PIRATES WERE NORMAL SKINNED PEOPLE, AS OPPOSED TO BLUE SKINS, LIKE HIMSELF. I GUESS MAYBE THEY WERE ALL KIDNAPPED FROM EARTH AS WELL? ANYWAYS, I'M INTO HIS WEIRD METAL CYBER MOHAWK HEAD IMPLANT THINGIE!

COLLECT 'EM ALL!

THE COLLECTOR, PLAYED BY BENICO DEL TORO IN THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY MOVIE, IS ONE OF THOSE SECONDARY CHARACTERS WHERE IT WAS HARD TO FIND A GOOD PICTURE OF HIS WHOLE OUTFIT. THROUGH A FEW GOOGLE SEARCHES, I PIECED HIS LOOK TOGETHER AND FAKED THE REST. IN THE END, I'D DAY I DID A GOOD JOB W/ IT. I ESPECIALLY LIKE HIS ALIEN ANIMAL SKIN CAPE (SHEARLING LINED, FOR THE WINTER MONTHS IN SPACE, OF COURSE)
I WONDER IF HE'LL SHOW UP IN FUTURE MARVEL MOVIES?

WANNABE!

HERE WE HAVE THE SPICE GIRLS IN THE LOOKS THAT STARTED IT ALL: THE WANNABE VIDEO! THIS IS HOW THE GIRLS LOOKED THE FIRST TIME WE EVER SAW THEM IN JULY 1996. RIGHT FROM THE START EACH GIRLS HAS THE BASIS OF HER ICONIC LOOK. EMMA IS LIGHT COLORS, PLATFORM WEDGES AND PIGTAILS. GERI IN GARISH, SKIMPY VINTAGE W/ TOWERING WESTWOOD PLATFORMS. MEL C IS HER TRACK SUIT AND HIGH PONYTAIL. VICTORIA IN A CLASSIC LBD (LITTLE BLACK DRESS) AND MEL B IN FIGURE BARING LOUD PRINTS.

IT WAS ACTUALLY HARD TO FIND A GOOD CLEAR VIEW OF THEIR CLOTHING FROM THIS VIDEO. THERE IS ONLY ONE GOOD PIC, WHICH I HAVE INCLUDED BELOW, BUT EVEN THEN YOU CAN'T SEE THEIR SHOES. I'VE ALSO POSTED MY ORIGINAL SKETCH OF THEIR CLOTHES, CIRCA 2007.

SPICE FORCE 5

FINALLY, MY 6th SET OF SPICE GIRLS PAPER DOLLS: THE SPICE FORCE 5! THE FAB FIVE WORE THESE SILVER LAME' COSTUMES WHILE PLAYING A FAUX SUPER-HERO TEAM IN THE SPICE WORLD MOVIE, IN 1997. 

THIS SET HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, BUT I'VE BEEN REALLY BUSY. I'VE GOT A FEW MORE SERIES SKETCHED OUT, SO HOPEFULLY IT WON'T BE TOO LONG A WAIT BEFORE I HAVE ANOTHER SET FOR YA'LL. 

AND NO, I DIDN'T FORGET TO PUT THE ROUND TEAM PATCH ON GERI. SHE HAS TWO TEAM PATCHES ON HER BUTT!

ROCKET RACOON TO THE RESCUE

AND FINALLY WE HAVE THE REAL STAR OF THE SHOW, ROCKET RACCOON! THE FACT THAT MARVEL AND THE POWERS THAT BE SAW FIT TO PUT THE WORLD'S MOST BAD-ASS RACCOON CREATURE THING IN A BLOCKBUSTER SUMMER MOVIE IS MAYBE THE BEST PART OF THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY FILM. AT FIRST I THOUGHT HAVING HIM VOICED BY BRADLY COOPER WAS A MISTAKE, BUT WHEN I SAW THE FILM I THOUGHT HE DID A GREAT JOB. I REALLY DON'T HAVE MANY, IF ANY, COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FILM, WHICH IS SHOCKING FOR ME! haha

I CHANGED THE DRAWING FROM A BIT FROM THE SKETCH. I FIXED UP HIS GUN, WHICH WAS LOOKING A BIT SAD. I ALSO TWEAKED HIS OUTFIT AND FACE. I THINK THE" KIRBY DOTS" AROUND THE GUN TURNED OUT WELL.

MEAN AND GREEN

HERE'S MY CARTOON-ISH TAKE ON DRAX THE DESTROYER FROM MARVEL'S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY FILM. DRAX IS MY LEAST FAVORITE OF THE 5 GUARDIANS, BUT HE WAS STILL GREAT IN THE FILM. I GUESS I JUST TEND TO LEAN TOWARDS VAMPY GIRLS, CARTOON ANIMALS AND TREE PEOPLE.

I'VE INCLUDED MY INITIAL SKETCH BELOW. AS YOU CAN SEE, I DIDN'T BOTHER TO DRAW ON DRAX'S SIGNATURE TATTOOS AT FIRST. AFTER I  
INKED THE DRAWING, I WENT BACK AND USED THE LIGHT BOX TO DRAW HIS TATTOOS ON A DIFFERENT PAPER, THEN LAYERED THEM IN LATER ON.

OMBRE IN SPACE

GAMORA IS THE GREEN SKINNED LETHAL FEMME FATALE OF THE MARVEL COMIC'S SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY. I WAS UNSURE ABOUT ZOE SALDANA PLAYING HER AT FIRST. IN THE COMIC SHE IS TRADITIONALLY MORE VAMP-ISH AND VOLUPTUOUS IN APPEARANCE. BUT I THINK SHE PULLED IT OFF WELL IN THE FILM AND SHE FIT IN NICELY. I', HOPING IN THE NEXT GUARDIANS FILM WE CAN DELVE INTO ADAM WARLOCK AND HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH GAMORA, IT WOULD THROW A NICE WRENCH IN THE BUDDING ATTRACTION BETWEEN HER AND STAR LORD.

I'VE INCLUDED THE ORIGINAL SKETCH AT THE BOTTOM SO YOU CAN SEE HOW I
MADE CHANGES FROM THE ORIGINAL TO THE FINAL PIECE. 

I AM GROOT!

HERE'S MY DRAWING OF GROOT FROM MARVEL'S GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY FILM. WITH SO MANY BIG CHARACTERS IN THE MOVIE, GROOT IS THE SILENT (but strong!) HEART OF THE FILM. THE ORIGINAL SKETCH OF THE UNIVERSE'S BEST TREE-MAN IS AT THE BOTTOM.

STAR LORD!

JUST SAW THE NEW MARVEL MOVIE 'GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY' AND LOVED IT! I SKETCHED UP LIL' CARTOONISH VERSIONS OF THE TEAM AND NOW I'M TRYING TO FIND TIME TO INK & COLOR THEM. 1st UP IN STAR LORD, THE SNARKY SPACE THIEF PLAYED BY CHRIS PRATT.  FOR ME, HE WAS THE BEST PART OF THE MOVIE (and not just when he was shirtless!)
HOPEFULLY IN THE NEXT MOVIE THE GUARDIANS WILL MEET ADAM WARLOCK OR CAPTAIN MARVEL.

P.S. I'VE INCLUDED THE ORIGINAL SKETCH BELOW. I CHANGED A THING OR TWO, BUT MOSTLY KEPT IT EXACTLY AS I FIRST DREW IT.

THE REIGNING QUEEN

HERE SHE IS! THE 1st IN MY PAPER DOLL SERIES OF THE CURRENT REIGNING QUEEN OF RuPAUL'S DRAG RACE (best show on TV) BIANCA DEL RIO!
THIS DOLL BASE SHOWS BIANCA IN HER BLACK & GOLD STRIPED SWIMSUIT FROM RuPAUL'S "SISSY THAT WALK" MUSIC VIDEO.
I'VE GOT A FEW MORE LOOKS PLANNED AND WILL POST THEM AS THEY'RE FINISHED. NOW PRINT IT, CUT IT OUT AND PUT IT ON YOUR DESK. THE TWO OF YOU CAN INSULT YOUR CO-WORKERS!

WONDER TWINS

I'M VERY EXCITED FOR THE UPCOMING SEQUEL TO THE AVENGERS FILM, AVENGERS 2: AGE OF ULTRON. WHEN IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT SUPER-FAST QUICKSILVER AND HIS TWIN SISTER THE MAGICAL SCARLET WITCH WOULD APPEAR IN THE FILM I WAS OVER THE MOON! THEY ARE MY TWO FAVORITE AVENGERS AND SCARLET WITCH MIGHT JUST BE MY FAVORITE MARVEL FEMALE HERO.

NOW, UNLIKE THE OTHER MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE HEROES, PIETRO AND WANDA DON'T SEEM TO BE WEARING A COSTUME THAT IS CLOSE TO THEIR COMIC LOOKS. SCARLET WITCH'S SWIM SUIT, GO-GO BOOTS AND CAPE HAVE BEEN REPLACED W/ A BLACK SUN DRESS AND RED LEATHER JACKET. I'M ASSUMING THAT TOWARDS THE END OF THE FILM, WHEN THE TWINS ACTUALLY BECOME AVENGERS, THEY WILL HAVE COSTUMES CLOSER TO THEIR COMIC LOOKS.

I ALSO DID A QUICK SKETCH OF AARON TAYLOR-JOHNSON AS QUICKSILVER BELOW. HE WAS MY 1st PICK FOR PIETRO, SO I'M HAPPY WITH HIS CASTING.

HOLIDAY SPICE

I ALWAYS HAVE MORE FREE TIME TO DRAW DURING THE WINTER HOLIDAYS, SO I TOOK THIS OPPORTUNITY TO DO ANOTHER SPICE GIRLS PAPER DOLL SET FOR X-MAS. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I RAN ACROSS A 1997 HOLIDAY PHOTO SHOOT (for UK's Smash Hits mag?) WHERE THE GIRLS WERE WEARING ALL WHITE IN THE SNOW. I DID A QUICK TURN AROUND ON THESE TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE DONE BY DEC 25. THIS SET MARKS 25 DOLLS IN THE COLLECTION NOW!

GENERATION NEXT

I'M SO EXCITED TO BRING TO YOU FINE PEOPLE #3 IN SPICE GIRLS PAPER DOLL COLLECTION! THIS SERIES IS BASED ON THE CUSTOM MADE PEPSI LOGO PRINT OUTFITS THE GIRLS WORE AT THE LONDON PRESS CONFERENCE TO ANNOUNCE THEIR COLLABORATION WITH PEPSI ON MAY 6, 1997. EACH GIRL'S COSTUME WAS MADE UNIQUE TO HER SPICE STYLE. IT WAS REALLY HARD TO FIND PHOTOS OF THESE OUTFITS, BUT THANKS TO SPICEGIRLS.NET FACEBOOK PHOTO ALBUMS, I WAS ABLE TO PIECE TOGETHER THE LOOKS. I'VE INCLUDED A PIC OF THE GIRLS AT THE EVENT BELOW.

NOW, WHICH OUTFITS TO DO FOR SET#4? . . .

TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT

AND HERE WE HAVE SET #2 IN MY SPICE GIRLS PAPER DOLL COLLECTION. THIS GROUP SHOWS THE GIRLS VELVET JUMPSUITS WORN IN ACT 7 OF THE SPICEWORLD TOUR. THEY DO 2 SONGS, 2 BECOME 1 AND WALK OF LIFE, WHILE WEARING THEM. I USED A SCREEN GRAB OF THE TWINKLING VIDEO SCREENS THEY PERFORM IN FRONT OF FOR THE DOLL BACKGROUNDS.

THE FACT THAT I'VE NOW FINISHED THE DOLL BASES AND TWO SETS OF OUTFITS AND WORK A FULL TIME JOB IS HUGE ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR ME. NOW TO GET TO WORK ON SET #3 . . .

THE POWER OF 5!!!!

HERE WE HAVE THE 1st SET OF OUTFITS FROM MY SPICE GIRLS PAPER DOLL COLLECTION. SET #1 SHOWS THE GIRLS' OUTFITS FROM THEIR "POWER OF FIVE" MINI MUSIC VIDEO / COMMERCIAL FOR THE LAUNCH OF CHANNEL 5 IN THE UK FROM MARCH 30, 1997. I'VE ALWAYS LOVED THE SONG / JINGLE / WHATEVER IT IS, THE OUTFITS, THE 1990's VISUALS FROM THE VIDEO, THE WHOLE THING! IT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE SPICE GIRLS UNCANNY ABILITY TO COMBINE POP MUSIC, FASHION, A CLEAN VISUAL STYLE AND MARKETING.
THERE'S MORE OUTFITS ON THE WAY, SO STAY TUNED SPICE FANS . . .

THE GREAT DAISY

I WAS WATCHING THE 1974 FILM ADAPTION OF THE F. SCOTT FITZGERALD NOVEL "THE GREAT GATSBY" LATE AT NIGHT NOT TOO LONG AGO. I HAD JUST SEEN THE NEWER BAZ LUHRMANN VERSION OF THE BOOK AND WANTED TO REVISIT THE VERSION THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY BEST KNOWN. I PAUSED ON THIS IMAGE OF STAR MIA FARROW AS DAISY BUCHANNAN NERVOUSLY SIPPING HER CHAMPAGNE AND SKETCHED IT IMMEDIATELY. I INKED AND PHOTO SHOPPED IT THIS PAST WEEKEND, AND EVEN WATER COLORED UP A TREE FOR THE BACKGROUND. I'M SO PROUD OF THE WAY IT TURNED OUT. I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST PIECES I HAVE EVER DONE. I HOPE YOU GUYS LIKE IT TOO!

RETURN OF THE SPICE

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW BEYOND THRILLED I WAS THAT MY FAVORITE BAND OF ALL TIME THE SPICE GIRLS REFORMED FOR THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES. THE SIGHT OF THE FAB 5 ALWAYS BRINGS ME SUCH OVER WHELMING HAPPINESS!
I WAS SO INSPIRED BY THEIR PERFORMANCE (done atop 5 decked out British black cabs no less!) THE I HAD TO PUT PEN TO PAPER STRAIGHT AWAY AND DRAW THEIR COSTUMES A.S.A.P. WHO KNOWS WHEN WE'LL GET TO SEE ALL 5 SPICERS TOGETHER AGAIN, BUT I HOPE IT'S SOONER THAN LATER!