September 5, 2012

Ink Wash Portrait of Alice Berdeu Waiting for Casting

by Retoyman in "Alice Berdeu", "New York Runway", "Runway", "drawing", "fashion model", "fashion week", "fashion", "ink on paper", "ink wash", "ink", "model", "portrait", "retoyman"

Ink wash Portrait of Alice Berdeu waiting for casting. 9x12 Ink on Bristol Paper.

Alice was a new face in 2011, when I photographed her. A great beauty with regal features.

August 21, 2012

Ink Wash Portrait of Katya P waiting at Casting 2010

by Retoyman in "Katya P", "New York Runway", "Runway", "casting", "drawing", "fashion model", "fashion week", "fashion", "ink on paper", "ink wash", "ink", "model", "portrait", "retoyman"

Ink Wash Portrait of Katya P waiting at Casting 2010. 9x12 Ink on Bristol Paper.

I photographed this two years ago, and while working on the portraits of Fei Fei Sun, I found this image of Katya P. I always like her casual stance dressed in her casting clothes of pleated trousers and white tank while juggling her Starbuck Coffee and Mobil phone.

August 4, 2012

C SEA SEE SI´ Letter, Ocean, Vision, Yes

by Retoyman in "c sea see si", "ink on paper", "ink", "retoyman", "text artwork"

C SEA SEE SI´ Letter, Ocean, Vision, Yes 9x12 ink on Bristol Paper.

July 31, 2012

Ink Wash Portrait of Fei Fei Sun During Fittings 9x12 Ink on Bristol Paper

by Retoyman in "Asian Model", "Fei Fei Sun", "New York Runway", "Runway", "drawing", "fashion model", "fashion week", "fashion", "ink on paper", "ink wash", "ink", "model", "portrait", "retoyman"

Ink Wash Portrait of Fei Fei Sun During Fittings 9x12 Ink on Bristol Paper.

Two of three of the Fei Fei Drawings I’m working on. This quiet moment is while fittings were taking place. One of the interesting things about documenting the fitting on a runway show is how much focus changes from person to person, sometimes the model is focus sometimes the model focuses on design, or the dynamic between designer, creative director and stylist. The expressions are natural, simple, and reflect a bit about what is going inside the person instead what the person is trying to project. It’s these moments that I’m attracted to.

July 30, 2012

Portrait of Sasha Kaplan during the Fall 2012 Theonne Shoot and Sasha Kaplan waiting to get on set of the Fall 2012 Theonne Shoot

by Retoyman in "Sasha Kaplan", "Theonne", "black and white", "drawing", "fashion model", "fashion", "ink on paper", "ink wash", "ink", "model", "portrait"

Portrait of Sasha Kaplan during the Fall 2012 Theonne Shoot 9x12 Ink on Bristol Paper

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Sasha Kaplan waiting to get on set of the Fall 2012 Theonne Shoot 9x12 Ink on Bristol Paper.

I shot some candid images of Sasha while shooting the 2012 Fall Campaign for Theonne (http://www.theonne.com/ and http://theonne.tumblr.com/).

Afterwards I made these portraits of her. What I like about Sasha is the contrast between her athletic physique and her baby doll face. She looks so naturally cool and was great fun to work with.

July 20, 2012

Small Portrait of Fei Fei Sun

by Retoyman in "Asian Model", "Fei Fei Sun", "Fei Fei", "New York Runway", "Runway", "drawing", "fashion model", "fashion week", "ink on paper", "ink wash", "ink", "model", "portrait", "retoyman"

Small Portrait of Fei Fei Sun. 9x12 ink on Bristol paper.

I have made portrait drawings and painting of Fei Fei before and I will make a few more shortly. What makes her such an intriguing person is how little she actually does for the camera. I think of her posing (at least when I was photographing her) as difference between acting for film, in which subtle moves convey so much more, and acting for the stage in which actors must project large expressions and emotion to reach audience. With small shifts in expression and body movements she creates such graceful poses.

July 18, 2012

Small Portrait of Ginta Lapina

by Retoyman in "Ginta Lapina", "New York Runway", "Runway", "drawing", "fashion model", "fashion week", "ink on paper", "ink wash", "ink", "model", "portrait", "retoyman"

Small Portrait of Ginta Lapina 9x12 ink on Bristol Paper. Another one of my favorite Blonde on Blonde models. Ginta is a blast to work with. She has a great sense of humor and like many of the women I have drawn as part of this series, she is even more stunning in person.

July 3, 2012

Small Portrait of Daphne Groeneveld

by Retoyman in "Daphne Groeneveld", "New York Runway", "Runway", "black and white", "drawing", "fashion model", "fashion week", "fashion", "ink on paper", "ink wash", "ink", "model", "portrait", "retoyman"

Small Portrait of Daphne Groeneveld 9x12 ink on Bristol paper.

Daphne's beauty is a combination of feminine and masculine. Very large doe eyes and bee stung lips with a nose like a prize fighter.

May 30, 2012

Keep Women Human Knees Radials Clavicles Freckles Knuckles Arm Pits Orbit of the Eye Laugh Lines Are Not Ugly

by Retoyman in "Keep Women Looking Human", "Text Artwrok", "black and white", "ink on paper", "ink", "retoyman", "text"

Keep Women Human Knees Radials Clavicles Freckles Knuckles Arm Pits Orbit of the Eye Laugh Lines Are Not Ugly. 9x12 Ink on Bristol Paper.

May 29, 2012

Ink Wash Portrait of Vika Falileeva

by Retoyman in "New York Runway", "Runway", "Vika Falileeva", "drawing", "fashion model", "fashion week", "ink paper", "ink wash", "ink", "model", "portrait", "retoyman"

Ink Wash Portrait of Vika Falileeva. 9x12 Ink Wash on Bristol Paper.

Vika is a beautiful woman. Her cheek bones will cut you with their sharp edges and you may loose yourself in her green eyes.

May 29, 2012

Cute? I Don't Do Cute

by Retoyman in "Cute? I Don't Do Cute", "ink on paper", "ink", "retoyman", "text artwork", "text"

Cute? I Don’t Do Cute. 9x12 ink on Bristol Paper. For my friend EEEKIM.

May 22, 2012

I Can't Believe We Made A Deal With The Wrong Aliens

by Retoyman in "Behold the Pale Horse", "I Can't Believe We Made A Deal With The Wrong Aliens", "Milton William Cooper", "ink on paper", "ink", "retoyman"

I Can't Believe We Made A Deal With The Wrong Aliens. 9x12 Ink on Bristol Paper.

After listening to the audio book of Milton William Cooper's Behold the Pale Horse I understand the rhetoric of Tea Party and the Men In Black Movies. I still can't believe the US made a deal with the wrong Aliens.

May 18, 2012

I Want Models Back On The Covers of Fashion Magazines

by Retoyman in "fashion", "ink on paper", "ink", "models", "retoyman", "text artwork", "text"

I Want Models Back On The Covers of Fashion Magazines. 9x12 ink on Bristol Paper. 2012

May 15, 2012

Ink wash Portrait of Stephanie Shui

by Retoyman in "Stephanie Shui", "black and white", "casting", "drawing", "fashion model", "fashion", "ink on paper", "ink", "model", "portrait", "retoyman"

Ink wash Portrait of Stephanie Shui. 9x12 ink on Bristol Paper.

This is from casting shots I took of Stephanie a year ago. Beautiful, funny, and down to earth. I love her eyes and dimples contrasting the strong edge of her chin. She is also very talented abstract artist. Check out her work on her website: http://www.stephanieshiu.com/

May 10, 2012

Ink Wash Portrait of Hanne Gabby Odiele In Fittings Between Shows

by Retoyman in "Hanne Gabby Odiele", "New York Runway", "Runway", "black and white", "drawing", "fashion model", "fashion week", "fashion", "ink on paper", "ink", "model", "portrait", "retoyman"

Ink Wash Portrait of Hanne Gabby Odiele In Fittings Between Shows. 9x12 Ink on Bristol Paper.

May 5, 2012

MC5's I Want You Right Now and the Wild Ones' Wild Thing (covered famously by the Troggs) is the same song with different Lyrics

by Retoyman in "MC5", "Text Artwrok", "The Wild Ones", "Troggs", "Wild Thing", "ink on paper", "ink", "music", "retoyman", "text"

MC5's I Want You Right Now and the Wild Ones' Wild Thing (covered famously by the Troggs) is the same song with different Lyrics. 9x12 ink on Bristol Paper.

I know the grammer is off on the piece, I believe I corrected it above. I stand by my statement. Love these bands.

May 4, 2012

1-2-3-4 the most popular lyric in Punk Rock

by Retoyman in "ink on paper", "ink", "music", "punk rock", "retoyman", "text"

1-2-3-4 the most popular lyric in Punk Rock. 9x12 ink on Bristol paper.

It has been said the LOVE is the most used four letter word in pop music. In punk it's a 4 number sequence: 1-2-3-4.

May 3, 2012

Some Of My Best Work is Never Seen In Public

by Retoyman in "Some of my best work is never seen in public", "Text Artwrok", "ink on paper", "ink", "retoyman", "text"

Some of my Best Work is never seen in Public. 9x12 in on Bristol paper.

April 5, 2012

Small Portrait of Linnea Regnander in fittings

by Retoyman in "Linnea Regnander", "New York Runway", "Runway", "black and white", "drawing", "fashion model", "fashion week", "fashion", "ink on paper", "ink wash", "ink", "model", "portrait", "retoyman"

Small Portrait of Linnea Regnander in fittings. 9x12 ink on Bristol Paper.

Linnea is another classical beauty. Face that Frederick Lord Leighton would have painted. Strong bone structure with soft features. Every elegant and athletic in her movements. A nice balance between confidence, femininity, and carefree.

March 29, 2012

Nimue Smit Waiting for Fittings.

by Retoyman in "New York Runway", "Nimue Smit", "Runway", "drawing", "fashion model", "fashion week", "fashion", "fitting", "ink on paper", "ink wash", "ink", "model", "portrait", "retoyman"

Nimue Smit waiting for fittings. 9x12 ink on Bristol Paper.

Her beautiful large doe eyes and naturally rosy cheeks give Nime a porcelain doll appearance but beneath that exterior is strength, beauty, and little boredom between fittings.

Now in private collection.