Harajuku Lovers Part 2a

Yay for Fridays! :)
So yesterday i was tipped off by the lovely Miss Mattaya
that some more of my collaboration collection with Gwen Stefani's Harajuku Lovers is out.
This is just one of i think 6 shirts coming out.
Not sure how many sweatshirts are coming out either,
but i sure am excited~
I drew everything on it even all the text going around the clothes where hand drawn :)
i hope you like it.
The shirts should be popping up all around over the next 2 weeks.
It should be in Bloomingdales, Norstroms, Macy's, Kitson, and some boutiques.
i will keep you posted.
Oh, also if you want to order the shirt above, it is up at Karmaloop & Amazon
and if you want the sweatshirt, it's up on Amazon
:)

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Happy Thursday Night

Hey friends! Happy Thursday!
hahah Almost Friday! woot woot.
Well, i didn't finish that painting,
but did this little sketch for you.
i saw this picture of this girl carrying this over-sized stuffed bear head.
It's was way too amazing to pass up.
haha i hope you like it. :)

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Nylon Mexico - Shirt Feature

Well, i've been painting today,
and still have a painting i will post tonight, dont worry,
but i wanted to do a "Press" post,
cause a few magazines and newspapers have been nice enough to feature, use my work, and interview me.
It's been amazing and crazy over the last few days.
Like out of nowhere i saw my handbags featured on The Home Shopping Network yesterday!
haha i was tripping out! First time i've seen my work on TV! It was fun, my mom and i were tripping out.
But yea, first off, i want to thank Nylon Mexico for featuring my Girls in Glasses Shirt in their June/July Music Issue.
Also, yesterday, the Examiner.com posted an interview i did with them.
If you want to read it Click Here.
And thank you to Marie Claire Spain for featuring my Cover on your post today. :)

I'm going to have the new painting up in a little while.
Also, i am starting a monthly email newsletter, to update & alert you all on news, events, and new products, etc.
If you want to get the updates, enter your email address in the form below! Hope you're doing great. ;)

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The Profile of Miss Johannesson

Hello, Hello, my friends!
How are you?
Well, today has been a long, but good day;
been drawing and painting all day.
Did this painting of one of my favorite models Mona Johannesson.
I've been eyeing this picture of her for a while now.
I love this photo shoot, it's wonderful,
so i ended up painting it today.
Kinda reminds me of Audrey Hepburn a little.
Well, i hope you like it! :)

Edit: Also if you look to the Left on the side bar i added "Sign up for Email Alerts" so that i can let you know right way about any new releases. Also, I think I'm going to do a monthly newsletter to keep you all up on everything. so just fill the form out if you want to receive them. :)

Oh, also, thank you so much to Katrina-Kasey Wheeler and the Examiner.com for the article and interview! if you want to read it click here

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From Russia With Love

Hello Friends! How is your weekend going?
Mine has been super relaxing!
i'm hoping to have a good long afternoon of hanging out drawing today.
Posted non stop yesterday on the Dream Walking Society.
Oh and the Speed Painting Video went over 10,000 views!
Thank you so much! So awesome! First of my videos to do that. So amazing, thank you.
The painting today is from an editorial i started, but ended up not finishing.
I thought you might like it.
It has some funky layering, and the setting is St. Basil's Cathedral in Russia!
i hope you like it!

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The Doe & Her Fawn

Hello friends.
Well, i'm sitting with my fam watching the animated Peter Pan for the second time in three days.
You have no idea how much i love this movie.
Every element, especially Miss Wendy!
She is wonderful! ;)
If only i could figure out how to climb into the tv and live in Neverland.... hmm.. next invention...

Well, i painted this picture today.
It's my own version of Bambi, i guess.
i saw this picture today, and couldn't help but draw it!
i really like how it turned out. Hope you like it!! :)

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Lily & the Plant

Hello my friends! Wow, i am so tired!
Today was a long day.
i'm excited to get back, wake up, and begin drawing again tomorrow!
This drawing above i drew while on a plane flying back from New York fashion week a few years ago..
It's weird to think it was that long ago... mmm..
i have a sweet tooth tonight, so i think my brother and i are about to leave for some ice cream.
Guess i better get ready, but i hope you like the drawing and hope you all are having a great day!

p.s. We have been updating the Dream Walking Society a bunch lately,
almost got it to 24 hour posts going on! haha
i hope you having been enjoying it!

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Character Sketchbook 7

Hey Friends wow thank you so much for your overwhelming Response
on My new Speed Painting Video!
It really means alot. Had over in 6,000 of you watching it of the last day or so. amazing! :)
thanks again.

The Drawing today is the 7th drawing from my Character Sketckbook.
did it back in 2006 right when i started that book... aw the good ol days...
I really hope you like it! :)

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The Birthday Short

Hello Friends!
How are you?
How was your weekend?
Thank you all for all your birthday wishes Saturday!
It was a wonderful 24th birthday!
My family gave me the surprise gifts of gifts...
It's an Old Russian 16mm Film Camera called a Krasnogorsk K-3.
It's the camera my favorite director started out using.
i never thought i would get one, and really didn't even know they knew how much i wanted it!.
Thanks my family! Love you! ;)
It was especially amazing cause i've been wanting to get a little more into directing films...
so now i have to, huh? i've got a concept already for my first short film..
I'll let you know more about it when i'm ready cause i will probably need some help! hah ;)

Ok, so as a thank you to all of you for supporting me,
i thought on my birthday, it's better to give than receive...
So i made you all this video...
This was my first time experimenting with my own version of Walt Disney's Mulitplane Camera.
I felt like a Mad Scientist making this...
My Studio is thrashed and it's so tough working on glass and using dimension...
well, I hope you like it. :)
Oh, the picture i drew was off of my sketch for the Series on Love.

Click Here to see more videos


P.S. Can you all Help me pass the video on to people, lets see how many people we can get watch it! ;)

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KnightCat by Cat Khan

Hello friends!
How are you?
Thank you so so so much for your kind words.
Really means alot. :)
The newest portrait out of my Blogger Portrait Series
is of one of my all time Favorite Bloggers Cat Khan of Knightcat.
Her blog is of amazing fashion images,
so i emailed her a week ago and got an image to draw of her.
Here it is; hope you like it!
Please check her site out!
Also Cat is one of a Contributors in the Dream Walkers Society

If you want to see more from my Blogger Portrait Series Click Here

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Gwen Stefani's Harajuku Lovers - In Stores

Well, my friends, i'm actually sick today so my post will be short.
I just wanted to say thank you for your support and kind words.
It truly means so so much to me!
Mom and i went to Macys today
and i finally got to see the bags in person.
i got to see the third bag; it's the purse above. It was surreal!
Oh and to my amazement, my signature ended up on all the bags!
Sorry about the picture quality; i just took pictures with my phone.
Thanks again. :)

P.S. I'm pleased to announce the great and lovely Cat Khan of the site Knightcat
has joined as a Contributor to The Dream Walking Society!!!!
i'm excited to see how this site will bloom!
i hope it's a good form of inspiration for you all! :)

EDIT: Thank you all at Refinery 29 for your wonderful Article on the Harajuku Lovers Bags. Your site is one of my favorites! Also Thank you to Tendances De Mode. Oooo Also thanks Chic Intuition for this Article ! means alot :)

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My Collaboration With Harajuku Lovers

Mad for Plaid Magic Satchel


Mad for Plaid Precious Tote

YAY! WOOOPY!
Well, Friends, i'm happy to announce that the first part of my Collaboration with Gwen Stefani's Harajuku Lovers is finally released!
I've been throughly excited for this collection to come out for almost a year now!
I think the rest of the collection will be out by the end of the month.
i will let you know when it is out!
i hope you like it it.

If you are interested in the tote or the satchel, you can find them both at Bloomingdale's.

EDIT: Wow thank you so much Dara and Naomi and Teen Vogue for your incredible Article. You are the best! ;)

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Doodling & Day Dreaming

OOOOOH MY! GOOD MORNING!
Don't be fooled by the caps, i'm not in any way a morning person...
but today i'm sipping coffee, it's kinda cool outside,
so i'm feeling pretty gooood!

So, i was working on a drawing last night,
and my brother thought i should post the sketch.
i really like how her face turned out.
i think i'm going to follow through with a pollished version,
but then again, i really like how the sketch turned out.
...oh, and if you are wondering about the text written on the sketch,
they were song lyrics of the song i was listening to when i drew the picture,
and it just seemed fitting some how, hahah.

Oh, and we have a new member to The Dream Walking Society
the Lovely Miss Geri Hirsch is going to start contributing to the site.
I'm really happy with the site so far; the goal was to have a site inspired by dreams, but then also to inspire dreams.
And i'm happy to say IT'S WORKING!
Well, at least for me that is...
haha! Ever since we started it 3 days ago
i have been having super vibrant and long dreams.
I hope the site does the same for you.

*Note: "The rain is falling it looks like love" is from the song Look Up by Stars
: )

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The Dream Walking Society

Well, hello my friends.
How's your day going?
Is it hot where you are?
cause it sure is here....
not really liking it! haha

Well, on a positive note, just finished another painting in my "Series on Love".
I'm having way too much fun on this series!
Thank you, thank you, to everyone who has been sending me inspiration for the series!
It's really helping me :)

Oh, also yesterday, i started a site with my friend Stacy called "The Dream Walking Society".
The site is full of dreamlike images and videos and music, etc.
The name came about cause I've always wanted to figure out a way to travel in my dreams into my friend's dreams...
haha i know that sounds silly, but it's true.
So that's how the Dream Walking Society came about.
Click here if you want to check it out!
Let me know what you think ;)

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Dreaming up a Series

Hello hello my friends,
how is your day going?
My day's been super laid back, been hanging with my family,
we watched Pinocchio (which is the most genius movie made!!!!!),
and spent the day chatting & discovering new inspiration images with my friend Stacy.
(She's an amazing singer song writer click here to check out her band).
We found some great images, but when i came across this one image from Federica Simoni Flickr Page
i just knew it would translate into a great drawing,
plus i've been wanting to start a new drawing series called "Love"
so this is my second painting in the series.
i hope you like it! :)

p.s. My brother showed me that there is a fan site of my work on Facebook,
and i just wanted to say thank you, thank you, thank you so much.
Yawl are amazing for starting it. If anyone wants to check it out click here

P.s. If you have any images or if you stumble onto any images you think would be good inspiration for my Series on love,
I would love to see them!
please email me them at info@igorandandre.com
:)

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Brooke White

Hey Friends,
how are you?
It's been a crazy week;
went to Disneyland on Tuesday for the second time in my life!
That place is really the happiest place on earth!
i had so so so much fun,
but i'm still recovering from the adventure...

Well, the drawing today is of American Idol Star Brooke White.
I was completely blown away and flattered when she was nice enough to tweet about my work yesterday.
I hope you like the painting.
Please check out her music!
:)

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