HERE KITTY KITTY KITTY . . .

THIS IS MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT DOING A LINE OF 12 FASHION RELATED IMAGES FOR A ASTROLOGICAL SIGNS SERIES. THIS ONE IS LEO, OBVIOUSLY. I DON'T KNOW WHY I STARTED WITH LEO, BECAUSE I AM A GEMINI, AND YOU'D THINK I'D START THERE. I SEEM TO HAVE MANY SERIES OF DRAWINGS UP IN THE AIR RIGHT NOW. HRM . . .

I'D HAD THE IDEA FOR THIS ONE A WHILE AGO. IT'S MY NOD TO THOSE GREAT VERUSCHKA BIG-OL'-HAIRPEICE PHOTOS VOGUE ALWAYS HAD IN THE 60'S. THEN I SAW THIS AWESOME BYRON LARS LEATHER JACKET AND KNEW IT WOULD FIT IN PERFECTLY WITH MY LION LADY. THE REAL JACKET HAS ALL OF THESE GOLD STUDS ON THE COLAR BUT I LEFT THEM OUT SO AS NOT TO CLUTTER THE DESIGN. I SCANNED THE ACTUAL JACKET AND ADDED IT IN AS THE TEXTRE ON THE DRAWN JACKET. I THINK IT TURNED OUT QUITE CUTE. I'LL BET YM MAGAZINE WOULD EVEN PUT IT ON THEIR HOROSCOPE PAGES NEXT TO THEIR 'EMBARRASSING STORIES' COLOM. I LOVE THOSE!

PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD W/ PHOTOSHOP

THE RADIO ADVENTURES OF Dr. FLOYD!!!

MY FRIEND GRANT BACIOCCO IS THE CREATOR AND STAR OF 'THE RADIO ADVENTURES OF DOCTOR FLOYD', A POD CAST THAT HELPS KIDS LEARN ABOUT HISTORY IN A FUN WAY. THE CHARACTERS TIME TRAVEL AND MEET FAMOUS FIGURES IN WORLD HISTORY. I AM FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN ASKED TO DESIGN MANY OF THE CHARACTERS FROM THE SHOW.

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN OBSESSED WITH CARTOONS EVER SINCE I WAS A TINY TOT FIXATED ON OLD HANNA-BARBERA TOONS. WITH THAT IN MIND I TRIED TO GIVE THE Dr. FLOYD CAST A BIT OF THAT HANNA-BARBERA-SATURDAY-MORING FEEL.

I'VE ALSO DONE A COMIC BOOK ABOUT Dr. FLOYD AND HIS ADVENTURES THAT IS AVAILABLE FROM THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.doctorfloyd.com

ALL OF THE CHARACTER STUDIES WERE DONE IN PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD

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

MOTHER OF THE YEAR

SEEMS LIKE ALL THE CELEBS ARE HAVING A BABY (OR BABIES) TO BOOST THEIR SAGGING CAREERS LATELY. WHEN YOUR CAREER'S IN DOUBT, ADD A BABY TO THE MIX AND U GET INSTANT PHOTO OPS AND TABLOID ATTENTION! JOAN CRAWFORD WAS, OF COURSE, THE INVENTOR OF THIS SCHEME. SHE ADOPTED 4 CHILDREN WHO ALL FAMOUSLY TURNED ON HER. SHE EVEN ADOPTED TWIN GIRLS, SO SHE WAS WAY AHEAD OF THE GAME ON THE CELEBS HAVING TWINS AND ADOPTING KIDDIES, BOTH OF WHICH EVERYONE IS DOING NOW. OH JOAN, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU HAVEN'T TAUGHT US?

I HAVE BEEN WANTING TO DRAW THIS COAT FOR A WHILE. IT IS VIKTOR & ROLF FROM F/W 'O7, I THINK. I ALSO WANTED TO DO A PIC OF A FABULOUSLY DRESSED LADY WITH TOO MANY KIDS ON HER HANDS. SO I JUST MIXED THE TWO IDEAS TOGETHER. I USED WATER COLOR ON VELUM TO ADD DEPTH TO THE FLAT PHOTOSHOP COLORING. THEN I SCANNED A COURREGES FUR COAT FROM THE 60'S AND COLLAGED THAT INTO THE MIX AS WELL.

NO WIRE HANGERS WERE USED IN THE MAKING OF THIS PICTURE.

PEN AND INK OF BRISTOL BOARD, WATERCOLOR ON VELUM AND PHOTO COLLAGE + PHOTOSHOP.

MOCK, YEAH, ING, YEAH, BIRD, YEAH!

I LIKE SUPERHEROES A LOT! I USED TO LOVE WATCHING 'SUPERFRIENDS' AND 'WONDER WOMAN' WITH LYNDA CARTER WHEN I WAS A KID. WHEN I WAS A TEEN I GOT INTO COMICS VIA THE 'BATMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES' AND 'X-MEN' CARTOONS AND THE 'BATMAN' FILMS. I STILL LOVE DRAWING MY FAVORITE HEROES, OR, IN THIS CASE, RE-DESIGNING THEM.

MOCKINGBIRD IS ONE OF THOSE HEROES THAT I NEVER KNEW TOO MUCH ABOUT BUT REALLY LIKED ANYWAY. I WAS ALWAYS PAINFULLY AWARE THAT SHE WAS A CHEAP KNOCK-OFF OF DC COMICS BLACK CANARY, BUT I FELT SHE WAS NEVER REALLY GIVEN THE CHANCE TO GROW AS A CHARACTER BEFORE SHE WAS KILLED OFF IN THE 90'S. HERE I HAVE RE-DESIGNED AND RE-IMAGINED HER AS AN AGENT OF S.H.E.I.L.D. I'VE INCLUDED ALL MY LIL' DESIGN SKETCHES AROUND MY FINAL RENDERING.

I PLAN ON DOING A FEW MORE RE-DECOS OF HEROES I LIKE AND I'LL POST 'UM ALL UP HERE.

PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD WITH WATERCOLOR AND VELUM AND PHOTOSHOP

MYSTERIES OF THE ORIENT

I DON'T SMOKE MYSELF AND I THINK IT'S A LITTLE GROSS BUT I THINK IT'S WEIRD WHEN PEOPLE GET ALL UP IN ARMS ABOUT SMOKING ON TV AND IN MOVIES. I MEAN, IT LOOKS REAAALLLY COOL PEOPLE! THINK HOW AWESOME IT WAS WHEN BOGEY WOULD HELP BACALL LIGHT UP HER CIGGIE. WE ALL KNEW THAT KATHERINE HEPBURN WAS BETTER THEN EVERYONE ELSE IN HER MOVIES BECAUSE SHE SMOKED AND THEY DIDN'T. IT WAS A SIGN THAT U WERE SOPHISTICATED. LUCY SMOKED, ETHYL DID NOT.

I SAW A OLD POSTER ON THE WALL IN CHINATOWN THE OTHER DAY OF A ASIAN GIRL SMOKING AND LOOKING HAPPY AND PROUD. SO I RE-DREW HER TO LOOK KIND'A EVIL AND SINISTER.THE GREEN SOME HELPS MAKE HER LOOK SICK OR TOXIC. THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT CONTROLLED SMOKING THAT LENDS AN AIR OF MYSTERY TO YOU. WE HAVE ALL THOSE OLD NOIR FILMS TO THANK FOR
THAT.

PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD, WATERCOLOR ON VELUM, PHOTOSHOP

" my, what HUGE teeth you have . . . "

NORMAN NORELL USED TO BE CONSIDERED THE HIGHEST CLASS OF FASHION DESIGNER THAT AMERICA HAD TO OFFER. HE IS LONG GONE NOW AND PEOPLE DON'T REALLY TALK ABOUT ALL THE GREAT WORK HE DID ANYMORE. HIS GOWNS ARE ALWAYS AMAZING AND IF YOU GET A CHANCE TO SEE ONE UP CLOSE, TRY TO STUDY IT WELL 'CAUSE GOD ONLY KNOWS IF YOU'LL EVER GET A GOOD LOOK AT ONE AGAIN.

NOW, THIS PARTICULAR NORELL DRESS WAS A BLUE/GREY COLOR, SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHY I SAW IT AND THOUGHT OF 'LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD'. IT JUST SEEMED TO FIT. I HAD DOODLED A GIRL COWERING AWAY FROM THE SILHOUETTE OF THE BIG BAD WOLF EARLIER AND THEN DECIDED THAT THIS NORELL DRESS WAS AN OBVIOUS CHOICE TO PUT HER IN. KIND OF A 'BEAUTY AND THE BEAST' THANG. I WOULD LOVE TO DO MORE FAIRY TALE KNOCK OFFs IN THE FUTURE.

PEN AND INK ON BRISTOL BOARD WITH PHOTOSHOP.