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.
Small Portrait of Hanaa ben Abdesslem. 9x12 ink on Bristol Paper.
I took some quick snap shots of Hanaa in casting and what a beautiful women she is. Comfortable with her strength and that hair of hers looks amazing. She has a kind of Isabella Rossellini presence about her that is very magnetic.
Small Portrait of Hyun Yi Lee. 9x12 Ink Wash on Bristol paper.
I only met Hyun Yi very briefly, but I took some shots of her while she was waiting for casting. The thing that stood out was how effortlessly cool she moved.
Small Portrait of Juju. Ink wash on 9x12 Bristol Paper.
Juju is very fun girl to photograph, I have plenty of out takes of her clowning to the camera. A joy to work with. I love that her eyes slightly turn down, which gives her a subtle mysterious presence.
Ink Wash Portrait of Kristina Salinovic From Feb 2011. Ink on 9x12 Bristol Paper.
I only met Kristina for about 10 minutes, but I really loved her look for casting that morning. She reminded me of a character from Streets of Fire or part of New Romantic band from the mid 80s. She modeled in a beautiful editorial shoot by Paolo Roversi for Italian Vogue last September. (See the behind the scenes video here). I doubt she has the same length of hair, since my inspiration for this image was from a year ago, but I think she has a great talent to transform herself.
Ink Wash Portrait of Samantha Gradoville. 9x12 ink wash on Bristol paper.
Samantha is very down to earth girl with a just an amazing casual confidence. This is from casting and fitting during February of 2011. We spoke briefly and I learned she is from San Diego CA and as a Southern California boy myself, and there something to the laid back cool attitude that embodies Southern California. She walks the delicate line of sweet, whimsical, and tough.
I have drawn Bonnie before and I must admit her beauty is hard to represent. I believe this candid portrait reveals more of her beauty than my first drawing of her last February. She holds herself with grace and strength. Surrounded by beautiful women in a line for casting she emitted casual cool that commanded attention.
Hanne has one the most fashion forward personal styles. This painting is from a fitting but I look forward to seeing at casting to see how she puts together her look.
