I'm back! Sorry for the delay!

Hey Friends!
I'm back! Sorry about the couple weeks absence from blogging.
I got back from Fashion Week and it was non-stop picture sorting,
and then my really good friend Tim Brooks A.K.A Tim Frost (the guy who wrote the song for the Forever 21 Alice Painting Video) flew in from Texas.
We hung out all week and wrote songs,
trying to finish up an album.
We are almost there.... ;)

And i have so so so so many pictures and videos from my trip that i can't wait to show you!
It is coming soon, don't worry!
The Painting today is based off of a sketch i did in a Starbucks during FW of the Fashion Week Daily cover.
I like how the overall mood of the painting turned out.
It has this warm contemplative feel to it...
Well, i really hope you like it!
and i can't wait to get all the paintings, photos, and videos up!
Hope you're having a great day!

Mina Cvetkovic in the Dark

Aw! It's been forever! How are you all?

I have been out of control busy! And I am just

getting over the flu! So brutal! Most of my

family got really sick this week. It was awful!

So glad we are all starting to recover.

So this painting is one I did a few weeks back.

It is of Mina Cvetkovic, and is definitely trippy!

Haha! I was playing around with some different paper

and modifying a few old techniques.

I hope you all like it and are doing great : )

Lydia Hearst on the Cover of Vogue

Hey Friends, how are you all doing?
How was your weekend?
This week is going to be busy;
i'm getting ready for an art show in a few weeks.
I'm pretty excited for it.
Today, i ended up painting this amazing Vogue cover of model Lydia Hearst.
I really like how it turned out.
The whole mood and tone was exactly what i was picturing.
i hope you like it! ;)


p.s. New photo up on my image diary of me as a kid. click here to see it.

P.s.s. Looks like i'm going to NY Fashion Week with my brother David who contributes to The Dream Walking Society. So far, looks like i will be going to Donna Karan and Marc Jacobs shows, so be expecting some fashion week drawings!

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

Sleeping Tanya

Hey Hey Hey!
How are yawl doing?
I'm back from Texas!
Wow, it was incredible, so quick but so much fun!
Stacy & Darren's Wedding was amazing!
My brother and i took a red-eye Flight to Texas,
and i ended up being awake for 43 hours out of 48,
which was a new record for me! hah
Needless to say, I'm still recovering from it... haahah

The Painting today is of the always bright eyed and beautiful Tanya Dziahileva of Elite Model Management.
I really have been dying to experiment with some combinations of mixed media...
and i really like how this painting turned out.
Let me know what you think.
I really hope you like it! :)

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!! :)

McQueen's Girl

Morning!
How was your weekend? Mine was amazing! We saw the last Harry Potter movie and it was incredible!
Thank you for all your support on the Dream Walking Society Ep!
It really means a lot. :)
The picture today is one i did last week.
There is something about it i really like.
I think it's the soft mellow vibe.
It sort of has the feel of a dream i had a few days ago.
The mediums i used were fluid inks, pens, & pencils.
And the dress is one of my favorite dresses from Alexander McQueen fall 2006.
I really hope you like it,
and hope you're having a great day!

P.S. Thank you for all your kind birthday wishes! You all are amazing :)

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!
:)

The Two Lovers

Well, i just finished this painting so i thought i would post it tonight.
So yea! Two posts for ya today.
Today, my friend Stacy was helping me search the internet to find some new models for drawing. haa
It was a lot of fun with a lot of new discoveries,
but as we were searching, i stumbled on to this picture.
I don't know what it is from or who it's of, but i loved it.
I knew i needed to draw it.
I mean, it was a must.
I don't know, it just had something that i knew/ wanted to capture.
i really hope you like it.
Just finished it and it's instantly one of my favorites now. :)

A Splash of Color

Happy Sunday!
So, spent all of yesterday moving my friends Ryan & Alice Baxley in their first house since they have been married.
It was a long day, but it was a pleasure to do it.
But needless to say, my body is sore head to toe.

Just did this drawing today.
Turned out kinda crazy.
The picture was crazy & colorful, so i thought it would be a perfect picture to experiment.
The drawing is pencil, color pencil, ink, acrylic and pen.
i hope you like it and hope your having a wonderful day!
:)

What I See When I Close My Eyes

Hey friends!
How are you?
Had a pretty relaxing weekend,
So spent the last week getting everything to release the EP my friend & I did.
I'm super excited about it.
It's going to be released July 12!

The Painting today is one of my favorite new pictures.
I think it's one of my all time favorite self-portraits.
it's kind of trippy how much it looks like me! haha
There is a strange dream like feel to the picture.
Let me know what you think.
I hope you like it :)

Josette & The Black Hat

Hey hey hey!
Happy thursday!
How was your day?
I'm so exhausted, but oh well, such is life. :)
The Painting today is of a character named Josette from a Story I'm writing.
I've been watching a lot of 1930s movies lately so i think that era's style influenced this picture.
... Those old movies were pure magic!

Oh, also I started on part of the final version of the animation.
Yikes this might take a while...
I'm shooting for the animation to be 40 seconds,
which is going to be insanely time consuming,
but i hope yawl will like the the final version :)
Well, hope you all are having a great day.

A Live Sketch of My Brother

Well, my friends,
the post today is something a little different...
I wanted to get better at live sketching,
so I decided to start practicing it on the weekends,
so my brother was nice enough to sit still for this sketch/painting i did of him.
I like how it turned out.
it's kinda crazy, what do you think?
:) I hope you like it,
and hope you are having an amazing day!

Natalia Vodianova - Mixed Media

Hello everyone! I hope you are great!
Today's picture is of Natalia Vodianova.
She is amazing, don't you think?
I did this with both real and digital media.
It's kind of trippy looking haha
I hope you all like it! : )

Character Sketchbook 163

Well, it's lovely just sitting with friends right now listening to a Fred Astaire album,
and everyone is quietly working and enjoying each other's company.
The Character Sketchbook drawing today is of Sophie.
i thought is only fitting with her being here and all.
i looked through her modeling portfolio tonight for the first time.
i was completely blown away!
All the shots were incredible!
It was really fun to see.
if you haven't checked out her blog, please check it out; its amazing!
Click here to see it!
Hope you all are doing wonderful.

OH Sophie Just Entered the Twitter world!!
go follow her! :)

Click here to follow her

Sarah Jaffe for ELIZA Magazine

Hi, friends!

I'm happy to share a painting with you that I did of my
friend Sarah Jaffe, based on a photo by my friend Chris Phelps
for ELIZA Magazine run by my friend Summer. Yay, friends!
Its so fun to get to do a good collaboration, especially with friends.
It's been so rad to see Sarah get some momentum and great reviews!
One of her songs was featured recently on TeenVogue.com!
Sarah's album Suburban Nature is available on iTunes, if you want to check it out : )

Oxygen Cover - First Idea

Hi, friends!
Wow! Have been so busy! Been working on the story
like crazy! Also, I got see my friend Sarah Jaffe
play right by my house on Sunday! She sounded so good!
Cleaning up my room right now cause I my Friends Tim and Dee and
there son Odin are coming into to town.
I'm so excited to hang out with them this week : )

The painting today is my first magazine cover idea for Oxygen magazine
from a while ago. We ended up using a brighter image for cover,
but I thought this was a trippy drawing.
I hope you are having a great week! : )

Gemma Ward and Lily Cole - Character Sketchbook 161

Hello! Sorry for how long its been
since my last post. I've been working
like crazy on the story my brother and I are
writing. Currently sorting inspiration images
for locations and characters. Its been very intense!

This painting is from my Character Sketchbook and
is based on a photo by Annie Leibovitz. I love how dynamic
the photo is with so many different people in it and I
hope the painting captured that.

I hope you like the painting and hope I can start posting more!

Runway Zombie Day

Hello my Friends,
how are you doing today?
I'm currently living as a Zombie!
Wait a sec, that might be an oxymoron...
i guess Zombies can't be living....
i guess I'm currently existing as a Zombie... haha

Well, last night, my really good friends
flew in and we picked them up at 1am at LAX,
and by the time we were settled down to sleep, it was far too late.
So basically, today I'm running on way too much coffee! ahhaah

The painting today is one from way way, way back.
It's just a basic water color and pen painting i did back when i was in school.
It is of Gemma Ward walking on Chloe's Spring 2007 runway Show.
I have to say, this was my favorite collection Chloé has put together.
It has such simple and complementary style.
I hope you like the painting,
and how's your Friday going???
;)

The Sisters of The Night

Hey Friends!
How are you doing?
Thank you all for your kind words on the last post! :)
I'm going to make this post quick,
cause i'm super tired.
Been living on 4 hours of sleep and I think it's catching up with me. haha
But this was an interesting little painting I did today.
I thought it was was kinda fun and mysterious!
I really hope you like it!
Night! ;)