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!

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GO! GO! GIRLS!

THREE MORE LETHAL LOVELIES: THE INVISIBLE WOMEN, JENNIFER KALE AND SHADOWCAT.

I REALLY LIKE THE VINTAGE MARVEL COMICS JACK KIRBY 'FANTASTIC FOUR' ADVENTURES, ESPECIALLY THE WAY SUE STORM, THE INVISIBLE WOMAN, IS DRAWN. BACK THEN SHE WAS SWEET AND DEMURE W/ A BLONDE JACKIE-O HAIR-DO. NOW, SHE'S A BIT MORE OF A BAD ASS.

JENNIFER KALE IS A CHARACTER I DON'T KNOW TOO MUCH ABOUT, THOUGH I DID RESEARCH HER BACKGROUND TO MAKE THIS DRAWING. I THINK HER OUTFIT AND M.O. AS A TEEN WITCH ARE KIND'A INTERESTING, THOUGH IT DOESN'T SEEM THAT MARVEL EVER MADE MUCH GOOD USE OF HER

AND WHAT X-MEN FAN DOESN'T LOVE KITTY PRYDE, CODENAMED SHADOWCAT. SHE HAS BEEN A FAN FAVORITE HEROINE SINCE HER FIRST APPEARANCE WAY BACK IN THE 1970'S. SHE'S HAD A FEW DIFFERENT COSTUMES BUT I LIKE HER MOST IN HER STANDARD X-MEN UNIFORM.

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VIVA GLAM!

HERE'S ANOTHER OF MY MAKE-UP GIRLS. FUNNY HOW MY GIRLS ALWAYS HAVE BIG HAIR AND ORANGE TANS AND TOO MUCH MAKE-UP YET I HATE WHEN REAL WOMEN HAVE THAT LOOK. I MEAN, WHO ACTUALLY LOOKS GOOD LIKE THAT? DO THESE WOMEN THINK THEIR APPEARANCE IS IMPROVED BY HAVING ORANGE SKIN? JUST SOMETHING FOR YOU TO THINK ABOUT WHEN YOU'RE BORED AT WORK.

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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.

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VIDEO(games) KILLED THE RADIO STAR

HERE IS A COMMISSION I HAD A FROM AN INDIE MAG FOR AN ARTICLE ABOUT GUYS WHO LIKE VIDEO GAMES TOO MUCH, OR SOMETHING. I JUST DREW 3 SAD HIPSTERS HYPNOTIZED BY THEIR 80'S PONG GAME. I AM DEFINITELY NOT A VIDEO GAME GUY. I'M NOT COMPETITIVE ENOUGH I THINK. THOUGH I DID LOVE ME SOME SUPER-MARIO! AND I LIKED MARIO CART! AND X-MEN vs. STREET FIGHTER! AND . . . UM, THAT'S IT.

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MAKE-UP-4-EVA

THIS WAS JUST INSPIRED BY ME WANTING TO DRAW SOMEONE WITH OVER DONE EYE MAKE-UP. I LOVE THOSE BEAUTY SHOTS IN FASHION MAGS WHERE THE GIRLIE MODELS HAVE ON RE-DIC AMOUNTS OF EYE MAKE-UP. ARE THESE SHOTS SUPPOSED TO DEMONSTRATE HOW YOU, YOURSELF, AT HOME, AT YOUR BATHROOM MIRROR, ARE SUPPOSED TO APPLY TRANNY LEVELS OF MAKE-UP FOR DAY TO DAY LIFE? IF SO, I SAY GO FOR IT!!! NOTHING SCREAMS CLASSY LAY-DEE LIKE NEON BLUE MASCARA SMEARED ACROSS HALF YOUR FACE!

*INDIA INK PAINTED ON WATERCOLOR PAPER W/ PHOTOSHOP

HEAD AND SHOULDERS

HERE'S A SIMPLE LIL' INK WASH PAINTING I DID OF A MADAME GRES GRECIAN DRAPED 1/2 DRESS. HOW SHE THOUGHT THOSE UPPER CLASS LADIES OF HER'S WERE GONNA GO OUT IN ONLY HALF A DRESS, I'LL NEVER KNOW.

I DID SOME STUDIES OF A SKULL FOR THE GIRL TO HOLD FOR A BIT AND THEN JUST WENT AHEAD AND PAINTED IT. I'M NOT TOO GOOD A SKULL ARTIST, BUT I DON'T THINK IT TURNED OUT TOO BAD. I WAS JUST IN THE MOOD TO DO SOME CREEPY, GOTHIC, ADAMS FAMILY LOOKING STUFF. I ALSO STARTED TO DO MORE PAINTING TOTALLY IN INDIAN INK LATELY, AND THIS WAS MY 1st IN A LONG WHILE.

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