NYC Sep 13, 2009

Hello, Hello, Hello, My Friends,
Happy Wednesday!~
We did it! We made it half way through the week!
So how's it going?
So far the week of relaxing has been so so nice and very much needed :)
Well, today is my first drawing post.
I did the drawing last week, and since my brother, Dave,
shared the NYC adventure, i asked him if he would guess write for our first show.
So, it's my pleasure to introduce you to my brother's writing! :)

"Gerlan Jeans - Waiting outside the the Audi Forum, my brother and I had a pleasant surprise. A flash of red hair caught my eye,
and I quickly realized that it was Julia Frakes of Bunny Bisou! There, chatting with her,
was none other than Suzie Bubble of Style Bubble! Danny approached them cautiously,
as he had done portraits of both of them, conversed with them online,
but had never met either of them in person. After conveying his identity to them, hugs were exchanged.
Once through the doors, we checked in and tracked down our seats.

The collection delivered an urban overtone utilizing grey and white prints of broken brick walls,
pink and white prints of clenched fists, and pot leaves. These made their way on to various garments
ranging from overalls, to swimwear, to hoodies, and even underwear.
All in all, it was a fun event and we were so glad to have met Suzi and Julia!"

P.S. Our family cat Milo has a hurt foot, and there is a little girl who lives
in the house next to us who is in love with Milo. So, today she came over and gave Milo a "Get Well" Card she made him.
It is pretty much the most amazing thing ever! So i posted it on my image diary click here to see it :)

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The Big Apple

Miss Gala Gonzalez at Donna Karan

Naomi Nevitt at Teen Vogue

In the Car With Julia Franks

Well, i realized today i hadn't posted any pictures from NY yet!
Sorry about that! I will admit, i didn't take quiet enough pictures. Next time, i promise i will !~!
These are a few pictures that i feel represent the trip really well.
Also, i posted a picture Colin took of my brother, Rumi and me in New York City up in my image diary click here to check it out.
i hope you like them :)

Also, if you haven't seen the Fashion Week Video Click Here to see it.

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The Carousel

Happy Monday, my friends.
How was your weekend?
Well, yesterday my brother and I went down to the Spectrum.
We met up with a group of our friends
and my brother, my friend Alice, and I ended up riding a Carousel!!!
It was so fun. We ended up filming alot when we were on the Carousel :)
I hope you like this minute little short film i made today from the ride.
I think I'm going to take a little drawing break,
cause i've been working nonstop,
so i thought i would try some different kind of blogging this week.
aka this video :)
So how are you doing?
What's your favorite Collection/Fashion Show this season?

P.S. If you have a pretty fast connection, watch the HD version... there's a big difference! ha

If you want to see more of the Videos Click Here

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New Prints and Sizes :)

Friday!!!!!!
Yay!!! Wow, this week has been rough.
I've still been trying, to no avail, to catch up on sleep.
But just been working lately.
Just got a new set of prints up today!
i'm really excited.
Even got a new size of the Girls in Glasses painting up.
Let me know what you think :)

Click Here for more info about the Polina Kouklina Print



Finally have the Girls In Glasses Print in a new size! Click Here for More Info



Click Here for More Info about the Mina Cvetkivic Print



Click Here for More Info Info about the 1968 Romeo And Juliet Print



Click Here for More Info Info about the Ali Micheal Print

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Lily & Gemma Book Drawing 100

Wow! Today went by quicker and longer than i expected.
You know those kind of days?
Well, i just had one of them.
Spent the day drawing and catching up on work and emails.
Also, spent a little time looking through some of the NYFW shows i didn't go to...
I have to say, i sure wish i had gone the Rodarte show!
I mean, wow! They busted out the sharpie and went to town! haha
The Collection is so awesome!
It looked like some of the hair and make up was inspired by Tavi's amazing Borders & Frontiers shirt ;)

Well, tonight i present you with Drawing 100 which is the last drawing out of Volume one of "The Character Sketchbook".
It's a couple years old now...
but it's always fun looking through that book...
I really hope you like it! :)

P.S. I picked up my artwork from the art show tonight. I was like a kid in a candy store to have all the framed pieces back home. Posted a picture up on my Image Diary of me with one of the pieces~!
Click here if you want to see it

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Polina Kouklina Vogue Cover

Wow! Ok, so this was one long weekend.
I ended up being sick all weekend.
It's kinda a curse i have...
Whenever i decide to take a few days off from working to rest, i get sick.
So pretty much, i'm always nervous about taking days off cause i get sick! haah

Well, i decided to finish up the painting i started on my trip to NYC.
You know, the one from the video?
Well, the painting is of the amazing Polina Kouklina on the cover of Vogue.
I have to say, Polina is one of my favorite models.
She is incredible looking, such a fresh look.
I hope you like it! :)
Hope you're having an amazing day! :)

Also, if you want to see my other reinterpreted Vogue covers Click Here

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New York Fashion Week Sept 2009

Hello Friends!
I'm home! Finally! Sorry about the lack of blogging!
My internet connection in New York was painfully terrible, to say the least! hah
But now that i'm home, i plan on giving you a good, detailed review of the shows & trip,
as well as having some drawings and paintings of the collections coming very soon! ;)
Shoot! i have so much to tell you!
But first things first...
I put this video together for you.
The video is a compilation of videos my brother and I shot during the last week.
A few fashion shows featured in the video are Donna Karan, Siki Im, and Gerlan Jeans.
I hope you like it. :)
The music used in the video is from one of my favorite bands named "South".
The song is off of the album "With the Tides" .

Oh yes! My friend, the beautiful and lovely Miss Gala Gonzalez has a little cameo in the video ;)

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New York - Day 1

Hey Friends!
Ok, so don't worry, i will give you the in-depth version of the trip soon!
We (my brother and I) are a little short on time
so i'm typing as fast as i can cause i want to fill you in.
So far, it's been a blast! We flew in Saturday night and caught up with my good friend Miss Sophie Ward.
Then, yesterday we went to the Gerlan Jeans Show,
where I ran into lovely Miss Susie of Style Bubble & Julia Fakes of Bunny BISOUS.
It was so much fun cause i hadn't meet them in person, but had done Blogger Portraits of them.
After the show, Julia was incredibly nice and gave us a ride back to Bryant Park,
where i snapped this photo of her (click here to see the picture)

My brother and i hung out in Bryant Park for about an hour,
where we sat and he read as i drew this picture. The tents are in the background.
Later, we went to a show called Siki Im
which i have to say, was the most insane show i've ever seen!
I took a few pictures, you can see in my Image Diary.
I'm hoping to have a video up by next week. ;)
Then later last night, we meet up with Rumi from Fashiontoast and her boyfriend Colin,
and Bianca from Modelina for Erin Fetherston's after party,
where we meet Yvan (the Facehunter) and saw Miss Krystal Simpson. :)
It was a great day.
Much more to follow!!
i will try up date soon
i hope you all are having a wonderful day!

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Sept 11 at The Royal T

WOW! Hello friends, sorry for my absence!
I've been in my own little world for the last few days...
seriously, been waking up really early and working all day till way too late at night.
Closing in on finishing up all my work...

But anyways, got some great news~
Tomorrow, i'm setting up for the Show!
It's this Friday, September 11, at the Royal T in Culver City
from 7pm-11pm
If you are in Southern California, please come out! i would love
for you to join the fun.
The Originals are a few of my personal favorites, and are going to be on display there! :)
Hope you're all doing wonderfully! :)
The Event is hosted by one of the girls from my Blogger Portrait Series, Hannabeth


RSVP today at rsvp@royal-t.org, keyword "Hannah Beth"
Click Here to see get more info :)

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Layered Painting Unveiled

Hello my friends!
How have you been?
Well, i've been working all weekend.
Been painting up a storm for some up and coming things...
I wish i could show it... don't worry, all in due time. :)
Well, i thought i would post this video of me making my giant Layered Illustration,
cause i'm going to finally be showing it publicly for the first time this Friday at the Royal-T in Culver City. It starts at 7 p.m.
Oh, and yes, i actually just got the huge thing framed!! haha
Don't asked me how...
like i said, my framer is amazing!
Well, hope you like the video.
If you're in Southern California Friday, stop by!
i'm flying to NY the next morning, but the art will be up all week :)

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Fashion Week Build Up

Well, my friends...
The race is on... The countdown has began and the mid-night candles are a burning!
haah Well, 11 days left till i fly out to New York.
I am currently staring at my multiple page "to-do before I leave list",
and trying to figure out how it's physically possible to finish everything in time.
Yesterday, i dropped off with my framer, all of my art that is going to be at my September 11 art show.
He is amazing! I'm really getting excited for the show now.
I dropped off my 5ft X 4.5ft X 1ft layered painting at the framers, too.
It's the first time i will be showing this piece, i'm so excited about it.
If you don't know which painting i'm talking about Click Here to see it.
The Video up on that post shows the process of me making the piece. :)

The picture today is from Volume 2 out of my Character Sketchbook.
Since i drew it last year in Bryant Park at NYFW, i thought it would be a good little sike up.
I still don't have my official schedule settled yet, been getting invites over the last few days,
but once i have everything finalized, i will post the schedule! :)
Well, hope you all are doing great!

Edit: The amazing site Modelina has featured my work on there site in an incredible slide show click here to check it out!

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Romeo + Juliet 1968

Happy Tuesday!
Wow! Today went by so fast!
I've spent the day packing up a uhall full of art to drop off with my framer,
to get everything all prepared for my art show of Sept 11.
Are any of you familiar with the Romeo + Juliet 1968?
It's a must see!
Juliet is played by Olivia Hussey... and oh my!
She is so beautiful and fair. It's one of my favorites, so i thought i would draw from it!

Also, the new WhoWhatWear's September Fashion Story is up today!
A few weeks ago, i was invited to hang out during the WhoWhatWear shoot of my blogging friends, Geri Hirsch of Because i'm Addicted, Karla of
Karla's Closet, The Stylish Wanderer, and Krystal of What Is Reality Anyway?. It was fun to finally meet all of them in real life, and it was great watching the shoot.
If you wan to see the shoot click here :)

P.S. This drawing is part of my "Series On Love" click here if you want to see more of this series. :)

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