oh lala

the august 2011 issue of PRINZ features a text on the amusing subject of pepper parties, house parties where ladies can "try" and buy sextoys like vibrators and dildos. and i had the unquestionable pleasure of illustrating this lovely theme ... :)

whatever will be, will be

my friend marcia and i decided to keep ourselves busy by creating a new blog: "das, was kommt" = "that what comes" (pretty bad translation, but you'll get the gist!). every sunday one of us grabs a random novel, randomly opens a page and chooses a sentence. that sentence has to have enough content to be inspiring ... and then we have seven days to go create. you can make anything, it just has to be postable. i have only just uploaded my first (last minute, i confess) work, as seen below, but i think this is a really fun way to stay creative. and everyone can participate, so get to work and send your stuff (on time) to daswaskommt@hotmail.com!

wedding sketch

my colleague got married to her girlfriend last weekend, and i made them a portrait.
i found an old-ish gold frame, and instead of taking out the embroidered flower picture i decided to paint over the fabric to keep the back intact. i forgot to take a picture of the final version which was coloured and of course much more defined, so this early stage will have to do ...

becoming james

i found a stunning portrait of james mcavoy that was begging to be used for something like this ...

it's always fun to switch the layers around and create something like a making of. those versions often turn out to be more to the point or more interesting than the 'finished' image, which might look a little overdone in comparison ...

dandies and gentlemen

after seeing three period dramas in a row - northanger abbey, becoming jane and jane eyre - i'm thinking i might do a series of sketches featuring those brooding gentlemen and dapper dandies ... below is a quick one i did of the lovely matthew macfadyen as mr.darcy in pride and prejudice, looking a bit bewildered.