ALONG CAME A SPIDER . . .

THIS WEEKEND I GOT ALL CAUGHT UP IN THE WEB OF MY NEWEST HIPSTER-HERO, HIPSTER SPIDER-MAN. IT TOOK ME 12 HOURS TO FINISH THIS PIECE ON A SUNNY SATURDAY. I'VE INCLUDED THE ORIGINAL SKETCH AND A PIC OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AT MY DESK WHEN I'M WORKING ON A NEW ARTISTIC MASTERPIECE (if i do say so myself! Ha!) I THINK THIS TURNED OUT GREAT! I CAN'T WAIT TO MAKE ANOTHER HIPSTER-HERO. MAYBE ONE WITH A THUNDEROUS TEMPER . . . hehehe

IN CASE YOU MISSED MY 1st  HIPSTER HERO, HERE'S MY HIP CAPTAIN AMERICA
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PUNK PRINCESS

THIS IS MAYBE THE 4th OR 5th VERSION OF THIS VIVENNE WESTWOOD PUNK OUTFIT I HAVE DRAWN. SOME WERE OK-ish, SOME LOOKED BAD, AND SOME GOT LOST!

THIS ONE I DID TO GO IN A "FASHION COLORING BOOK" I WAS WORKING ON A WHILE BACK, BUT HAVE YET TO FINISH. I FOUND THE CLASSIC WESTWOOD "SQUIGGLE PRINT" IN A BOOK CALLED "1980's FASHION PRINT". EVEN THOUGH THIS PRINT IS WIDELY ASSOCIATED W/ THE WESTWOOD BRAND, IT IS ACTUALLY AN OLD PUCCI PRINT THAT WESTWOOD CO-OPTED.

HIJACKING THE PRINT OF AN ITALIAN SPORTSWEAR LABEL AND MAKING IT YOUR OWN, HOW PUNK IS THAT?

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.