THE TRIP BACK

WELL WELL WELL, LOOKIE WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN! HERE ARE 3 OOOOOOLD DRAWINGS I DID THAT I RECENTLY RAN ACROSS AND DECIDED TO SCAN AND SHARE. I DID THESE AT A TIME WHEN I WANTED ALL OF MY DRAWINGS TO HAVE BLACK FRAMES OR BOXES AROUND THEM. I STILL LIKE TO DO THE BLACK BOX THING, BUT I'M A BIT LOOSER ON APPLYING THE CONCEPT TO EVERYTHING I DRAW. GROWTH!

THE FOUR DESIGNS SHOWN HERE ARE BY: KANSAI, SCOTT BARRIE, BIBA AND KATHERINE HAMNETT (original queen of the message T!!!).

BAD TO THE BONE!!!

NO ONE DOES KOOKIE GLAM LIKE DESIGNER JEREMY SCOTT. WITH EACH NEW COLLECTION COMES A GREAT NEW BATCH OF FUN IDEAS AND DIFFERENT TAKES ON FAMILIAR SUBJECTS. HIS ABILITY TO TWIST SOMETHING WE ALL RECOGNIZE TO SUIT HIS OWN POINT OF VIEW IS WHAT I LOVE MOST ABOUT HIS DESIGNS. CASE IN POINT, HIS S/S 2010 'FLINTSTONES' COLLECTION. IT WAS A KITSCHY TAKE ON THE FAMOUS HANNA-BARBERA CAVE-MAN FAMILY MIXED WITH THE PIN-UP GIRLS OF YEARS GONE BY. TWO THINGS FROM THE PAST MIXED TOGETHER TO MAKE SOMETHING FRESH FOR TODAY! HE ALWAYS LEAVES ME WANTING TO SEE WHAT HE'LL COME UP WITH NEXT!

SO, DO YOU LIKE HIS HOT PINK ZEBRA SKIN SWIMSUIT? BECAUSE YOU KNOW I YABBA-DABBA-DO! (Ugh, i know, what a bad joke, but i had to go there!)

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!!!

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.

MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE FARM . . .

I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW LONG I'VE BEEN MESSIN' AROUND WITH THIS ONE! I HAD THE IDEA TO USE THE DIOR 'JUNON' GOWN FROM 1949, THIS BEAUTIFUL HAND BEADED ICE BLUE STUNNER, WITH A DIRTY FARM GIRL HOLDING PIGS AND CHICKENS AND OTHER NASTY BARN-YARD STUFF. THE BEAUTY OF THE DRESS IMMEDIATELY MADE ME FEEL IT HAD TO BE PAIRED WITH SOMETHING BLAH!

I DID AN ORIGINAL PASS OF IT (WHICH YOU CAN SEE BELOW) MAYBE THREE YEARS AGO, BUT I NEVER WAS TOO HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS. THEN ABOUT A YEAR AGO I DID A NEW DRAWING OF IT, AND ONLY YESTERDAY DID I FINALLY SCAN OT AND PHOTOSHOP IT INTO ALL IT'S GLORY!!! I THINK IT TURNED OUT REALLY CUTE AND WAY BETTER THEN IT'S ORIGINAL VERSION.

AND LADIES, IF YOU HAVE TO BE OUT IN THE BARN SHOVELIN' HAY AND SLOPPIN' THE PIGS, WHY NOT WEAR A COUTURE GOWN!!?

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!

HANDS ON

NO GLOVE, NO LOVE! AND YOU GOTTA LOVE THIS COMME DES GARCONS BLOUSE WITH STUFFED CARTOON GLOVES ATTACHED. AND OF COURSE WE ALL KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT A MICKEY MOUSE EARS HAT . . . IT GOES WITH EVERYTHING!!! SWIMSUITS, HIPSTER FLANNEL SHIRTS, POLICE MAN UNIFORMS, SCUBA GEAR, FEETY P.J.s, A STRAIGHT JACKET, A MICKEY MOUSE COSTUME . . . EVERYTHING! JUST THROW ON YOUR MICKEY EARS AND YOUR GOOD TO GO!!!