Special thanks to Michael, Desi, & Edson for considering my work to be the first modern pinup artist featured in their magazine RETRO LOVELY (Jan 2012) also featuring Playboy's playmate of the year 2011 Claire Sinclaire on the cover and centerfold. Thanks guys.
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Lilly Bee Pinup
I was commissioned recently by one of my fans to come up with a design and illustration for her business. She wanted a sexy bumble bee complete with antenna and stinger basing it on an old pinup illustration called "Spilled Ink" by Joyce Ballentyne. It's a classic pinup art piece of a sexy pinup is creating art, yet having an "oopsy" moment and spilling ink. My client also loved the reinterpretation I used of great pinup master Enoch Bolles style of faces. She also requested a boombox with the Lilly Bee c haracter jamming out to it. Here is the end result.
"Mother & Child" portrait of Antionette and son.
See real life Antionetter ---->HERE
Portrait of Elda Garcia - Owens
See real life Elda ---> Here
I transformed Elda into a classic Pin-up while honoring her heritage giving her an indigenous tattoo of the native "Taino" indians of Puerto Rico. The symbol is known as the "Sol of Jayuya" a town on the island still possessing many ancient petroglyph carvings, as well as adding urban "graff" stylings I love mashing together.
Curios about getting one made? =)
Portrait of DJ Christina Sanchez of QueenDivaRadio.com
Babes Broads Dames & Dimes #60 ANNE SARY
Portrait of photographer Sarah Kraus
Photographer Sarah Kraus of Posh portraits posing with vintage Speed o Graphic camera wearing folding reflector flash bulb unit in hair.
Portrait of Sara
Portrait of Necole Long
Portrait of Chloe from Australia.
Pin up Pussycat from the Philippines