New OUT Portraits

Two new portraits for the March issue of OUT magazine. I'm working in a different technique then I used to, with sumi ink as well. I hope you like them!

Nina Ricci and Versace

So I'm working on a new piece with looks from Nina Ricci's fall '09 women's collection and Versace's fall '10 menswear collection. I'm also working in a narrative context, (a gang of nasty space-fashion kids are picking a fight with you, watch yo' back). I have a few prelims that I'm working on, trying to see what kind of feel I can get. They in no way represent the level of finish the finals will have, as the finals will neither feel cartoons or comic books. But I say GO FOR IT when your doing prelims, amp up the tude! Let me know which is your favorite?

P.S. The last piece has some concept art I googled as a background layer. That was just to get an idea of what a space city would look like in the image -- trust me, it wont be in the final and neither will it even have a resemblance to it.

Eisley Cover Silver Spring

I don't do this often on this blog, as I usually keep it to my work. But occasionally I find something that I really want to share, and this is one of those occasions. Eisley is a band that I've appreciated for some time, and I usually listen to their music while I work. They recently revealed that they had split from Warner Bros. Records and had become an entirely independent act. In the same post on their blog, Trolleywood, they released a video of a one-take performance of the Stevie Nicks penned, Fleetwood Mac original "Silver Spring". I can't get over this performance -- it's poignant and beautiful, and I feel excited enough to spread it around. I hope you enjoy it!



You can find the video for download here.

Elie Saab

This week has been a lot of fun, working so hard really begins to pay off, especially when you have fun and remain conscious of what the task at hand is. This a piece with a proposed promotional use for Elie Saab's fall 2009 ready-to-wear collection.

Gareth Pugh: Part 2

Here is part two of my series using Gareth Pugh's spring summer 2010 collection. I'm diggin' this direction, I hope you like it!

Gareth Pugh: Part 1

Here is the first piece of my new two piece fashion campaign! The image has a projected marketing/promotional use for Gareth Pugh's 2010 spring summer collection. I wanted to see how I translated his collection into an illustration, as an image of practical use (specifically for a showroom wall). I took specific looks from the collection and set them into a narrative, hoping to exemplify the look and feel of Pugh's collection. I like it, even if there might be further edits in the future.

Check out the collection at Style.com!

Haiti Relief Benefit Print Sale

Click Haiti Relief Benefit Print Sale for the jump.

This is literally the coolest organized benefit for Haiti I've seen yet. Organized by a friend, artist, photographer, and hearby and thus forth relief activist extraordinaire, Rafael Soldi, the benefit gives you the chance to buy prints from an amazing line up of photographers. You get a print, the people of Haiti get the resources they need. This is definitely the most thoughtful approach to disaster relief I've heard of yet.

Gilt Groupe Illo

Here's another one for Gilt [MAN]ual. This accompanied a blog about appropriate sleeve length and shirt cuff visibility. I like this new streamlined and clean approach to the illustrations for their blog, and the image design is akin to their site's design aesthetic. Go graphite!

New Gilt Piece

A productive break it has been! Five test portraits, two new pieces for Gilt Groupe, and my website is almost finished. I'm just waiting to get my hosting information so that I can put it up! But I have a few more days before I go back to Baltimore, and I'm excited to finish some more work before then. This piece is for Gilt Man's Ralph Lauren Black Label sale. Pick up some classy men's clothes if you have a chance!

Newest Veronica Study

This one is definitely my favorite.