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 9, 2012

Respect EEEKIM

by Retoyman in "EEEKIM", "Respect", "black and white", "ink on paper", "text artwork", "text"

Respect EEEKIM. 9x12 ink on Bristol Paper.

April 7, 2012

Stella Stella

by Retoyman in "Frank Stella", "Marlon Brando", "black and white", "ink on paper", "retoyman", "text artwork", "text"

Stella Stella. 9x12 ink on Bristol paper. I always wanted to make a video with a Marlon Brando impersonator yelling Stella! In front of a Frank Stella.

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.

March 16, 2012

Karmen Pedaru waiting for practice run AW11

by Retoyman in "Karmen Pedaru", "New York Runway", "Runway", "drawing", "fashion model", "fashion", "ink on paper", "ink wash", "ink", "model", "portrait", "retoyman"

Karmen Pedaru waiting for practice run AW11. 9x12 ink on Bristol Paper.

March 14, 2012

Small Portrait of Jana Knauerova from AW11 Casting New York

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

Small Portrait of Jana Knauerova from AW11 Casting New York. 9x12 ink on Bristol paper. I'm not sure if Jana still has this hair style but I loved it on her. The short blonde pixie cut with her skin tone blended together in a continuos tone interrupted by dark eyebrows (Brooke Shields intensity brows) and her piercing eyes. She has the most beautiful eyes with dark rims on the outside of the iris.

March 9, 2012

Duckie Was Latino

by Retoyman in "Duckie", "John Hughes", "Jon Cryer", "Misspelled", "Movie", "Pretty in Pink", "Ritchie Valens", "Smiths", "Text Artwrok", "Zoot Suits", "ink on paper", "ink", "retoyman", "text"

I never believed that Duckie’s Name was really Phil Dale. I realize I misspelled Zoot Suit, but I going to leave it anyway. I make this artwork on the fly and the mistakes make it more human and I think more humorous. I’m sure there are more mistakes in grammer in there as well.

March 7, 2012

Small Portrait in Profile of Anais Mali from Fittings AW11 Runway New York

by Retoyman in "Anais Mali", "New York Runway", "Runway", "drawing", "fashion model", "fashion week", "fashion", "fitting", "ink on paper", "ink wash", "ink", "model", "profile", "retoyman"

Small Portrait in Profile of Anais Mali from Fittings AW11 Runway New York. 9x12 Ink on Bristol Paper.

Anais reminds of a dancer. She is elegant with high cheek bones and a long graceful neck. Smart, beautiful, and strong.

March 6, 2012

I love DC Characters But I Read Marvel For the Writing

by Retoyman in "Comic Books", "DC", "Marvel", "Saying", "ink on paper", "ink", "retoyman", "statement", "text artwork", "text"

I Love DC Characters But I Read Marvel For the Writing. 9x12 Ink on Bristol Paper.

Today this statement is a moot point because the writing for both brands as well as independents is tremendous. Years ago, before and during the late '80s comic revival, this was was true. Thank you Miller, Gaiman, Baron, Claremont, and Moore and many others for making comics amazing again- for writing that competes with the artwork.

March 6, 2012

I Woke Up With The Thought Don't Fight The Universe

by Retoyman in "I Woke Up With The Thought Don't Fight The Universe", "New Age", "Saying", "Universe", "ink on paper", "ink", "retoyman", "statement", "text artwork", "text"

I Woke Up With The Thought Don't Fight The Universe. 9x12 Ink on Paper.

March 5, 2012

My Favorit Beatle is Ringo

by Retoyman in "Beatle", "Beatles", "Ringo", "ink on paper", "ink", "retoyman", "statement", "text artwork", "text"

My Favorite Beatle is Ringo. 9x12 Ink on Bristol Paper.

February 17, 2012

Small Portrait of Alina Baikova

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

Small Portrait of Alina Baikova. 9x12 Ink on Bristol Paper. I think if William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais and Dante Gabriel Rossetti would have fallen in love with Alina. She has the features that would have inspired their ideal sense of beauty.

February 14, 2012

Romance of Wonder Woman and Abe Lincoln

by Retoyman in "Abe Lincoln", "Abe", "Romance", "abraham lincoln", "drawing", "ink on paper", "ink wash", "ink", "wonder woman"

Romance of Wonder Woman and Abe Lincoln. 9x12 Ink on Bristol Paper.

Continuing the theme I started years ago- here is another installment of the Romance of Wonder Woman and Abraham Lincoln. This is my Valentine's Day post.

February 13, 2012

Small Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

by Retoyman in "abraham lincoln", "drawing. portrait", "ink on paper", "ink wash", "ink"

Small Portrait of Abraham Lincoln. 9x12 ink on Bristol Paper.

Yesterday was Lincoln's Birthday. I didn't get a chance to post this yesterday, so I'm doing it a day late. The story goes that a young girl wrote Lincoln and suggested he would look better with a beard and that prompted him to grow his iconic goatee. This is based on a younger Lincoln probably a newly elected Lincoln.

February 10, 2012

Small Portrait of Ruby Aldridge

by Retoyman in "New York Run Way", "Ruby Aldgridge", "fashion week", "fashion", "ink on paper", "ink wash", "ink", "model", "portrait"

Small Portrait of Ruby Aldridge. 9x12 ink on Bristol Paper.

Ruby has such an interesting face. Her features are very elegant and slightly uneven which gives her the grace of a ballerina but the dreamy look of Pre-Raphaelite painting.