A BOY & HIS DOG

I HAVEN'T SEEN THE TV CARTOON 'ADVENTURE TIME' TOO MANY TIMES, BUT I SEE THAT 'ADVENTURE TIME' FAN ART IS RIFE ONLINE. I LOVE THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE SO INSPIRED BY THIS ANIMATED WORLD. SO I DECIDED TO THROW MY HAT INTO THE ADVENTURE-FAN-ART RING. I'VE BEEN PRACTISING DRAWING MEN MORE LATELY, SO I MADE FINN AND HIS DOG JAKE INTO GAY HUNKS! NOW LET'S SEE IF THIS PIECE CAN MAKE IT'S WAY INTO THE 'ADVENTURE TIME' FAN ART WORLD!

UPDATE: ONCE AGAIN MY ARTWORK HAS BEEN FEATURED ON COMICALLIANCE.COM !!! THEY'RE A GREAT WEBSITE AND I'M SO EXCITED TO BE INCLUDED IN THEIR FRIDAY ART ROUND-UP AGAIN.

PASTEL PRINTS

I DREW THIS ONE YEARS AGO, BASED ON AN OUTFIT FROM PRADA. IT LANGUISHED IN THE "TO-DO" FILE UNTIL I HAD SOME FREE TIME AT X-MAS TO TINKER WITH IT. I DECIDED TO JUST THROW ON SOME DIFFERENT PRINTS AND KEEP IT REALLY SIMPLE. WITH THAT HAT PULLED OVER HER EYES SHE LOOKS A TAD OMINOUS, NO?

PARTY IN THE USA

IF THERE'S 3 THINGS I LIKE, IT'S COMICS, FASHION & HUNKS. THOSE 3 FINE TOPICS LED ME TO DOODLING THIS HIPSTER HUNK VERSION OF CAPTAIN AMERICA. I SAT DOWN AND COMPLETED THE WHOLE PIECE, FROM 1st SKETCH TO FINAL, ALL IN 1 DAY.  I MAY POSSIBLY DO MORE MARVEL HIPSTER HUNKS NOW. MAYBE THOR? IRON MAN? WOLVERINE? SPIDER-MAN? OR, WAIT, ISN'T SPIDER-MAN ALREADY A HIPSTER HUNK???

P.S. - THE FINAL SKETCH (I DID A FEW) OF HIPSTER CAP USA IS INCLUDED ON THE RIGHT.

UPDATE: THE FINE FOLKS OVER AT COMICALLIANCE.COM  HAVE INCLUDED THIS PIECE IN THEIR WEEKLY "BEST ART EVER THIS WEEK" COLOMN. CLICK OVER AND TAKE A LOOK!
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2013/01/04/best-art-ever-this-week-01-04-13/

THE GOSSIP

THIS SIMPLE PIECE FEATURING 5 MINI DRESSES FROM PIERRE CARDIN'S A/W 1969 COLLECTION ARE AMONGST MY FAVORITES OF HIS DESIGN CAREER. THE VARIOUS BOLD SHAPES ON THE DRESSES SHOW HIS MOD AESTHETIC IN A EASY AND GRAPHIC WAY. 

I HAVE WANTED TO SHOW THIS GROUP OF DRESSES TAKING PART IN A 'TELEPHONE GAME'-LIKE SITUATION FOR YEARS. I DREW THE B&W VERSION BELOW IN 2005. I FINALLY TOOK IT OUT TO RE-DO AND FINISH IN 2012. I'LL LEAVE IT YOU GUYS TO PICK WHICH VERSION YOU LIKE BEST.

CHIC IN PINK

I'VE HAD THIS PIECE, BASED ON A VINTAGE YVES SAINT LAURENT PINK SILK GOWN, KICKIN' AROUND FOR A WHILE. I COULDN'T GET A HEAD I LIKED FOR THE FIGURE. FINALLY I TOOK IT BACK OUT AND GAVE HER A BETTY PAGE HAIR-DO AND GIANT HAIR BOW. NOW SHE'S FINALLY READY TO MAKE HER DEBUT.

IT'S ALL IN THE DETAILS

ANYONE WHO LOOKS AT THIS BLOG REGULARLY KNOWS THERE I DON'T DRAW MEN TOO REGULARLY. SO, WHEN I WAS ASKED TO DO SOME ARTWORK DETAILING MEN'S FALL TRENDS FOR DETAILS MAGAZINE I WAS EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO INJECT SOME TESTOSTERONE INTO MY PORTFOLIO. 

I DID SEVERAL SKETCHES OF THE FIGURE BEFORE THE ONE SHOWN HERE WAS CHOSEN BY THE MAGAZINE. IN THE END, THEY CHOSE TO COLOR THE FIGURE IN NEON YELLOW TONES TO MATCH THE REST OF THE MAG'S GRAPHICS. A DIFFERENT CITY-SCAPE WAS PUT IN THE BACKGROUND AS WELL. IT'S ALL FINE WITH ME, I GOT PUBLISHED AND PAID! AND THAT'S CALLED A WIN / WIN, KIDS.

ALL WASHED UP!

HERE WE HAVE THE FABULOUS CHRISTIAN DIOR "VENUS" GOWN FROM F/W 1949 . . . IN AN OLD METAL WASH TUB. 

I SAW A PICTURE OF THIS DRESS THE OTHER DAY AND WANTED TO MAKE A COMPANION PIECE TO MY EARLIER DIOR 'FARM GIRL'. I SHORTENED THE FLOOR LENGTH GOWN SO WE CAN SEE OUR FANCY LADY STANDING IN HER BATHIN' TUB. HAIR AND MAKE-UP INSPIRATION WAS TAKEN FROM DIOR'S SPRING 2011 COUTURE SHOW FEATURING DESIGNS AND STYLING INSPIRED BY THE GREAT FASHION ILLUSTRATOR, RENE GRUAU 

(if you don't know who he is, go look him up now! you won't be sorry!)

I'VE ALSO INCLUDED MY ORIGINAL SKETCH. I TWEAKED IT A BIT IN PHOTOSHOP TO GET THE PROPORTIONS I WANTED.