Sea and Air
Spring is here and thanks to Gucci and Marc Jacobs so is COLOR!! Check Refinery29 for the whole Spring 2011 color trend.
Do It Yourself-Garrott Tee Look #9
We're a creative lot, we can't just leave stuff the way we bought it. I blame the craft kits of our youth, namely the Bedazzler oh, and don't forget Puff Paint! Ever the designer, Nickki
Spain Revisited
Since taking an art tour of Spain last June (read about it here). I have been obsessed with Sorolla and his language in paint. The Hispanic Society of America
Sorolla on My Mind-Studies in Spanish
Itching to paint, I thought I'd try some studies in watercolor and gouache from some of the photos I took in Spain. The point of these studies is not to copy, but to loosen the strokes
Not So Basic Draping
Nothing will get me in the studio faster and keep me there longer than avoiding the arduous task of doing my taxes. Why do I insist on doing everything myself?
Date Night-Garrott Tee Look #8
It's week eight in the "Garrott Tee 30/looks in 30 weeks" by Nickki at Wild as a Mink but Sweet as Soda Pop. I gave you a bonus look of my own on week 4 Night clubbin. That is NINE ways you can rock a Garrott tee
Mixed Media Fashion Sketches
"Serious work is born from serious play"
Dear Kurt Vonnegut,
When I learned to laugh and cry at the same time it was because I was reading Kurt Vonnegut. One of my favorite contemporary satirists of all time; his dark humor
Get In Shape Girl-Garrott Tee Look #7
If you're a wonder kid of the 80's like Nickki and I. You remember the exercise boom, when our moms went to Jazzercise for a brief stint. Mary Lou Retton was on Wheaties
Anti-Protest Rally
For those who just don't have much to say....
Designer Label Chaser
I was recently commissioned to design an art label for a new beer flavor "Nixie" by Mr. Penguin Brewery. The mood of this enticing beer:
Rebel Rebel-Garrott Tee Look #6
"You got your mother in a whirl, she's not sure if you're a boy or a girl..."
I’m with the Band II
This week's Garrott Tee style "look #6 Rebel Rebel" (though more of an 80's look) sent me digging through my old Mood Books from a few years ago when Nickki and I
Watercolor Fashion Sketches
You can usually find me Thursday nights at the Society of Illustrators Jazz and drawing doodling these:
Beautiful Sad Girl Sketches
It's aboot time I put up some sketches der hey... So here are some beautiful sad girl sketches cuz that's what happens when I push pencils around.
