Borders & Frontiers

Hey Everyone!
It's Finally Here!
My Borders & Frontiers Shirt is Finally Up.
I got an email a few weeks ago from the Lovely Karoline Stromme,
from the London based Company Borders & Frontier about doing a Collaboration shirt.
Right when i got the invite, i knew the graphic for the shirt.
Yep! The Girls in Glasses seemed like the perfect one!
Well, i'm really excited about it!
Hope you all like it.


100% Certified Organic Cotton.
Collaboration with Borders & Frontiers Hand Printed.
Size Chart Here. Unisex. Made to order.
Allow 2 weeks for order processing.
Shipped worldwide From London.
(please be aware delivery times dependent on location)

Price: £26

Sizes

SM L

If you have any Questions Please Email info@bordersandfrontiers.com


The Shirts are £26 and just click the buy it now button to the left of the page!
:)

Also remember it takes two weeks to process the Order!


P.S. For those who don't see the order button on the top left, it's a screen formatting thing, so just scroll to the bottom of the page! and it should be there! thanks



Edit: Thank you Modelina for the post today!! you are wonderful!
Also thank you to the Lovely Girls At Chic Intuition for getting the word out! :)

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Sofia Coppola & French Vogue

What happens when Sofia Coppola and French Vogue come together? Magic!
Just got finished with this drawing...
Wow, today was really long, wasn't sure if i was going to get to draw today,
but at 9 o'clock tonight, i saw this picture and decided i had to draw it right that instant.
It's just was too beautiful.
Plus, as most of you know, it's my life goal to illustrate a Cover of Vogue.
So, i just keep praticing it! haha
i love everything about it, so Voila! painted it for yawl.
I really like how it turned out.
I hope you like it. :)

EDIT: Thank You Noami & Teen Vogue for the Post you are wonderful! :)
Also, for all you who Ordered Prints I shipped out everything yesterday, so they're on the way. Thanks again :)

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The Alexander McQueen Display

Well, i think I'm officially done with youtube!
I edited this Video yesterday for you all,
and was having tons of trouble uploading it,
then finally this morning when i got the Video up on there, what happens?
Youtube had disabled the audio to my video cause it said the audio violates the copyright of i think it was Universal Music Group...
Which is kind of ridiculous considering i paid them money by buying the song,
and it's not like i'm selling the video...
So, huh? Now, i can't make videos unless i write all the music?
Whatever... Sorry for the mini-rant, but i was pretty disappointed this morning.
So solution! Vimeo!!
They are better in every regard so i will be uploading everything to them for now on.

The Video i made by mapping camera movements of still pictures i took of my McQueen Display.
Basically, i love all of Alexander McQueen's Collections cause they're straight out of a storybook.
So with that said, i decided to create a world for McQueen's People.
This Layered Display is what i came up with.
I call it "The Under Ground Forest"
All the clothes in the Display are from McQueen Collections.
I hope you like it. Wish you all could see it in real life. :)
It's definitely the piece i personally enjoy the most.

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Brandi Cyrus & Taylor Swift

Wow, so so so glad it's the weekend!
The last two weeks have bled into one, leaving me one tired boy!
But alas, it's the weekend! woot woot woot!
How is it going for yawl?

Ok so i wasn't sure how to categorize todays portrait...
Wasn't sure if it was going to be in the Blogger Portrait Series or Pop Culture Series...
then i realized, it's technically both, so i'm putting them in both.

Today i was talking with my really good friend Mr. Tim Brooks,
who is in the greatest most fun group alive called LUVBEAT,
and i clicked over to their Myspace Music Page to listen to their Miley Cyrus cover song they did with their neighbor, Sam.

Well, anyways, somehow i stumbled on to Brandi Cyrus's Blog,
and i had fun looking through it and reading her post.
Then i came a across this picture of her and Taylor Swift on the blog so i thought it would be fun to do a double blogger portrait of them,
cause Taylor keeps an interesting Blog on Myspace.
I really like how the picture turned out.
It was the first drawing i've done in so long on actually art paper.
It felt good! hah.
Well, i hope you all like it.

OH also congrats to Lulu of the Blog Lulu and your Mom for getting your styling in Nylon Magazine.
Also, Congrats Tavi for having your INCREDIBLE shirt featured in Vogue France!! So amazing! :)

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Karlas Closet

Not quite sure how i am yawning at 9:30 at night, but i am... haa.
Today was a long one.
Finished a painting, started and finished another one,
and also organized and packaged prints to get them ready to ship.
It was long but great!

Well, the new Blogger Portrait is of Karla of the blog Karlas closet.
i have been following her blog for a while; it is a great style blog,
but last week i stumbled on to a picture of her that i had to draw.
All the lines and color and sunglasses, it just looked fun to draw.
i hope you all like it! :)
d

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Sophie Ward is Officially Back!

It is my Biggest Pleasure to announce my good friend Sophie Ward is Officially Back Modeling!
A few months back, Soph told me that she thought she was going to start modeling and writing full time.
How amazing of an idea is that?
Think about her writing Fashion Coverage from the perspective of being in the show; so fun!
i'm really excited! Last night, i clicked over to Miss Frockwriter's blog. and saw this picture of Sophie backstage in her first show of 2009,
and so i thought i would post and let you all know!
If you don't know Sophie yet, please get to know her. She is the biggest ray of sunshine. For example, read this amazing post she wrote when she was out visiting me!
Click here to Read it.
Go to her blog at papercastlepress.

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Return of the Mcqueen

Happy Tuesday Folks!
Wow, i'm tired! Spent the last 6 hours rendering a hounds tooth dress...
needless to say, my eyes are numb and hands tired!
But on another note, took a new set of pictures of my Alexander McQueen layered art piece.
The only thing is, i'm not done going through the images yet, so i will post the rest of them tomorrow, ok?
The image above is just one close up of it.
i have to say, it might be my all time favorite thing i have made.
i think it's cause it's the one that has taken me the longest to make.
i think it was something like 5 weeks to make,
but yes, i will post more tomorrow!
Hope you all are doing wonderful :)

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Lily Cole Backstage 131

All the people who have a bad case of the Mondays, raise your hand...
For those who can't see me, i'm raising my hand... hahah
Well, at least it's down and out of the way.
i think this week is going to be a long, brutal one,
which, on a good note, means i should have some good dreams this week.
If i have any good dreams, i will type them up and post it for yawl.

The drawing today is from my Character Sketchbook.
The image i drew was of Lily Cole Back Stage at, I believe, a Dior show, but I can't remember.
i like the raw rush of the scene.
i hope you all like it! :)
d

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A Few More Sketchbook Drawings

Hello Friends, sorry for the little absence.
Went to a wedding up in the San Luis Obispo area.
One of my friends since i was in kindergarten got married last night.
It was really a great wedding,
but now i'm back and super tired/sick, but going to try to get some work done.
I hope you like theses two pages out of my Character Sketchbook. :)

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Just To Pass the Time

Hello friends, i'm just working right now on a painting,
so i thought i would post a quick video to pass the time.
i think i posted it like 6 months ago but the quality was pretty bad so i re-uploaded it yesterday.
The video is one i made 3 years ago for my friend.
She had never seen the sport of wrestling before,
and since i had been wrestling since i was 3 yrs. old,
and was currently coaching the sport, i put together this video of clips of me wrestling
when i was 4 yrs old and in high school...
and since there were no digital cameras back when i was a little lad,
i had to film the tv to digitize it, so if you see me sitting in the reflection on the video, that is why! haha
Hope you like it.
-d

P.s. if you would like to see more Videos i've posted Click Here

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The Character Sketchbook 159

Wow! Thank you everyone for your amazing comments; really means alot.
It definitely was a long day for me, so that was perfect encouragement throughout the day.
I thought i would post one of my favorite pages from my Character Sketchbook Series.
For some reason this was one of the hardest pictures for me to draw.
But i think that is what makes it my favorite!
It's fun how that works, huh?
I have a big day tomorrow, shipping out all these print orders,
so don't worry for you that ordered, they're all going out tomorrow! :)
i have to say, the new prints look really cool. i was so excited when i saw them.

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BryanBoy

Hello hello,
Well today was a long but good day.
Got off work, came home and chilled a little, and did this painting, and took some lookbook pictures...
and now my energy is winding down.
The Blogger Portrait is of Bryanboy
Just a week ago i stumbled on to his blog and i was really impressed.
i couldn't believe how in depth of a site it was!
Definitely go see bryanboy.com!

p.s. How are all you doing today?
oh and i posted a new look up on lookbook and my image diary.

Edit: Oh yea, also Mireia of my mydailystyle.es posted The Badge i made her for her BlogLovin account. You can check it out on her page if you want :)

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Camille of Childhood Flames

Though i'm sure you already know who Camille of the Great blog Childhood Flames is,
I am pleased to introduce you to her blog!
i stumbled on to her blog a few months ago,
but have been super busy.
Her blog is quiet a charming one, full of lovely picture and great outfits.
Please check out her blog! :)

On a different note, i had a random dream last night...
it's been going through my head all day,
and i'm hoping when i go to sleep, i will wake up in the dream world back in the same dream...
so wish me luck! ahha

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The 1920's Irish Immigrant

Just another Quick Post today...
I posted two Pictures of outfits for my Lookbook.nu account up on my Image Diary
This Picture i was going for 1920's Irish Immigrant,
and since I'm Irish and obsessed with the 1920's it just seemed right! hah
Also i realized i didn't post a direct like to the studio Video.
so Click Here to See the Studio Video on youtube

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The Life Of My Studio

Hello my friends!
Thanks so much for all your Blog Birthday wishes; means alot!
Sorry for the lack of a post last night...
I randomly got the idea to post a video last night, at like 10:30,
and for some reason, i thought it would just take a minute to throw it together....
so needless to say, at 1 in the morning, i realized
i would probably not be up by the time the video stop rendering. hahah
Thus i am posting today.

Ok, i must warn you, it is quiet random...
I made the Video out of Random Clicks of my Studio.
So it's like close ups on paintings and me drawing, and my friends hanging out.
Oh, and also, i have the filming of the concept sketch with Miss Sophie Ward sitting posing for the painting. :)
Well, i hope you enjoy it!
Have a great day!
:)

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One Year Blogging!

YAY! Finally there!
I just realized today that it's My blog's Birthday!
I really am blown away that i've been blogging a year.
Thanks Dave (my bro) for getting me doing this. i truly enjoy it.
And thank you all who read this!
I'm really at a loss for words...
your encouragement and support has blown my mind.
You could never know how much it really means.
It's been an incredible journey. :)

So i had an idea of starting a annual Limited Edition Print,
that kind of sums up the year for me...
So for my first print, i thought the Blogger Portrait Series Print would be only fitting.

The Prints are 22" X 17" (53 cm X 43 cm)
Glicee Print is on Archival Fine Art Cotton Rag Paper.
The Limited Edition size: 50 Prints (only 50 print made)
All are signed, dated and numbered

Click Here to See the Print in my Etsy Store.
I really hope you all like it!
You all know how to make a boy feel good!
Thanks again for a great year. :)

Edit: just added a new picture on my Lookbook.nu page!

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Miss Jane of Sea of Shoes

Ladies and Gentlemen meet Jane from the great blog Sea of Shoes.
It's incredible, full of more clothes then i've ever seen! hah
Well, i ended up doing this painting tonight after a long, long day.
It was very relaxing! ;)
i hope you like it; also, please check out her blog if you haven't!

Edit: i was completely surprised today to find the portrait i did of Coco up on coco-rocha.com !! i went to the site and clicked under news and voila, there it was! Amazing. Thank you so so so much, Coco Rocha!

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Arora Queen of the Night

Well Finally a scan and a name for Miss Arora Queen of the Night.
Forgive me for the delay i'm still catching up from the trip.
it's kinda scary how far behind one can get leaving for 10days...
haha i'm hoping to be caught up with everything tomorrow!
woot woot!
how are you all doing???
well friends i hope you all are doing amazing!
-d

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The Wedding

Hey there my Friends,
i finally made a mini-dent on sorting all those never ending images from the trip,
so i posted a handful of them up on my Image Diary
i hope yawl like them! :)
d

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Coco Rocha part 2

Hey, hey, hey, my friends, sorry for all the inconsistant blogging on my part.
It's always tough to blog when traveling.
Well, i arrived home last night,
and i have been sorting through 24 gigs of videos and pictures from the trip.
Believe me, the pictures will be up soon!
The wedding was amazing!
Ryan was the first out of my long time group of best friends to get married,
so it was a real treat. Alice looked amazing (pictures are coming soon)
and the setting was amazing, everything was great!

On another note,
this painting is a second veriation of a painting i did a little while back of Coco Rocha.
i thought i would try some funky processes on it and see what would happen... crazy looking huh>?
Well, i'm off to bed a little jet laggged!
Hope you all are doing wonderful!

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One Week Mark

Well my friends... i'm at the one week mark in Hawaii.
Haven't had too much time to draw the last two days...
but on another note had a little "hiking accident"....
might have broken my ankle and tailbone. hahah oopps.
Made me a little less mobile, but i'm trying to keep up.
Think i might go to the doctor today.

Last night, we had Ryan's bachelor party,
which was a fun long night!
Today is the wedding rehearsal,
so it should be a fun busy day!
i hope all you are doing great!

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