The Profile of Natasha Belobrovik

Well, like i said a few weeks back, i'm going to start to post all the photo's i took at last Fashion Week.
This picture is of one of my Favorite girls of Andy and Debb Spring 2011 Presentation.
Her name is Natasha Belobrovik.
I really like this picture because of how the shadow is cast across her face.
It has a really calm feel to it,
which is kinda ironic cause it was taken at the peak of crazi-ness backstage.
Also, she has such an amazing profile. huh?

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Chris Benz Fall 2010 Was Amazing!

Well my Friends,
Sorry for the post delay.
It's been crazy! Been trying to finish up deadlines, and been sorting through images, video, etc.
and been feeling a little run down, and kind of sick today...
On top of that, I shot camera raw for the first time ever for my trip,
and there has been a weird computer compatibility!
But i finally got finished sorting through the hundreds and hundreds of images from the Chris Benz Show!

Ok, so first off, the Chris Benz Show was the first real show that i've got to go backstage!
I have to say, I hope next season I get to do that alot more,
cause I got so many great images back there that I'm just dying to Paint Now!
I think it would have been pretty funny if you could have seen my face back there!
I think i had a ear to ear grin. I was like a kid in a candy shop! haha
It was magical to see everything getting setup, the models getting prepared, the makeup artist hard at work.
Oh! Which speaking of makeup artists, i got to meet the great YouTube makeup artist Michelle Phan!
It's awesome that Lancome just signed her as a makeup artist for them.
It was great talking with her, and it was really interesting to hear her studies and background in school was in Fine Art. :)

Well, i think you can probably tell just by the pictures above how fun Chris Benz collection was.
I think it was maybe the brightest, fun collection of New York Fashion Week,
and definitely a top 5 Favorite of the Week, (which i will be outlining my top 5 collections of NYFW really soon!)
There was something about it that reminded me of Dr. Seuss's "Whoville"!

Maybe it was the Bright Who Colors
Or the beautiful girls who stood out among the others,
I'm really not sure why it happened to be,
That the Girls of Whoville were staring back at me!

Hahaha Sorry for my pathetic Dr. Seuss rhyme!
But I seriously loved every element of the collection,
The Fur hats and the Long Dr. Seuss Fur Gloves.
The Beautiful Sequins & the Bright Candy Colors.
It was such a warm and playful collection.
I'm always a fan of Big Bright Fall Collections.
The winter is so dark and semi-monotone,
so i love how bright garments look with the grey sky as the backdrop.

Since i took more pictures than i could probably put on line,
I ended up splitting the post into two posts on my Image Diary.
Click Here if you want to see it! :)
And i hope you are having an incredible day!

Oh! Thank you Kerry, Lancome, & Chris Benz! I had the best time at the Presentation! :)

You Got to Love Charlotte Free

Morning!
Well, spent all yesterday painting and sketching up a storm,
and needless to say my studio is so so so so so messy,
so some cleaning is in order today. ;)
Also I'm happy to say, i started up working on my Character Sketch Book again!
It is like an old friend i've missed a lot.
That book/series is definitely my favorite and most personal series,
so I'm glad to get back working on finishing Volume 3! (though I'm still at the start)
The Drawing today is Character Sketchbook drawing 205,
And it's of IMG Models Pink Haired Girl Charlotte Free.
I took this picture backstage at Charlotte Ronson Fall 2011 Show and knew it would make for a great drawing.
I really like how it turned out. I love her expression in the drawing.
Makes you kind of wonder what she is thinking about, don't you think?
I hope you like it ;)

W Hotel VIP Lounge Sketch

Hey, friends, how are you?
Wow! The last few days have been bleeding into one.
I've seen so many friends, so many amazing collections, and also met so many amazing people.
Don't worry, detailed accounts are coming!
I mean, I have already shot 15 gigs of images and files and still have 2 days left...
Haven't had enough time to sort through all the files!
I can't wait to tell you all about Chictopia 10 (which was amazing), the IFB Conference, Charlotte Ronson, Tony Cohen, Chris Benz!
Oh, so much to tell you about.
My brother & I spent alot of time hanging out with Mattias (Bloglovin Founder), Carolina (Fashionsquad), and Camille (Childhood Flames), also my friends Ryan & Alice.

But today we decided to take it down a notch and have a laid back day of no shows, just hanging out and getting work done.
So the W Hotel was nice enough to invite us over to hang in the VIP lounge which is backstage in the tents in Bryant Park.
Which was amazing cause i've been dying going without drawing for this many days!
So i sketched this picture today!
And painted the hair with my coffee... haha

Oh, and to my amazement, when my brother and i where about to leave, guess who walked in???
Alexa Chung!!! I know, right!?
So my brother talked me in to introducing myself...
which i usually never do...(cause I'm pretty shy)
but somehow i mustered up enough courage to say hello.
And I'm so glad I did, she is truly an amazing person!
So sweet and wonderful!
She was so nice :)
It basically made my year ... It was incredible...

I will keep you posted on the rest of my time here!
Hope you're having a wonderful day.

p.s. Alexa Chung, if you read this, thank you so much for being so kind! It really means a lot! :)

Backstage Odd Molly Spring 2011

Morning!
How are you all doing today?
The picture today is from Backstage at Odd Molly's Spring 2011 collection.
I have tons of really fun pictures from this show, i can't wait to post.
I really like how this picture turned out in particular.
I actually wasn't suppose to be standing where i was when i took it,
but i didn't know till someone kindly informed me i was suppose to stand back there. haah
Too bad cause my favorite pictures were taken up there.
I hope you like it and hope you're doing great! :)

For high res go to my Image Diary

Me + Ruby-Jean Wilson Backstage at Andy & Debb

Hey Friends! Thanks for all the comments on the Proenza Schouler Painting & on the Speed painting Video! :)
It really means alot! I've been trying to comment back to everyone one that comments :)
The photo today is one i took Backstage at Andy & Debb show of the lovely Ruby-Jean Wilson.
It's really funny how it turned into a self portrait!
Just so happen, when i took the picture, I lined up perfectly in the make-up mirror.
Looks so trippy, like it was two picture merged together.
So funny! Well, i hope you like the picture. :)
Hope you're having a great night!
i'm off watching the 1977 animated version of the Hobbit with my family!
Have any of you seen that movie or the animated Lord of the Rings Movies?
So incredible, huh? I grew up on them... so good! :)

Grace Hollows Backstage at Andy & Debb

Morning!
How's it going so far?
Thought i would post this picture i took this last season backstage at Andy & Debb's Spring 2011 Presentation.
The Photo is the lovely New Zealand model, Grace Hollows.
Grace had a really lovely presence at all the shows i saw her at.
She has great experssions.
If you don't remember, i painted her a few months ago from the picture i took at Rachel Antonoff Spring 2011 Presentation.
I really love the perspective of this picture.
I'm looking forward to painting it in the near future! :)
Hope you're having a great day!




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Ataui Deng @cmbenz Fall 2010

Morning!
So after 3 days of cleaning and building shelves and sorting and organizing,
i'm happy to say i'm just about finished and i'm dying to start making things again.
I just had to get organized, it was driving me crazy.
There is something so refreshing about having a clean organized room...
even though it only last a day or so haha.
This picture is one i took of the lovely Ataui Deng backstage at Chris Benz Fall 2010 presentation.
She is so strikingly beautiful, she caught my eye right away.
I really love how the picture turned out, there is a sense of movement, but her eyes steady the image.
I have to say this was one of my favorites a few seasons ago.
I think i have a few more of her that really turned out amazing.
I'll have to post soon :)