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

by Retoyman in "New York Runway", "Runway", "Tao Okamoto", "drawing", "fashion model", "fashion week", "fashion", "ink wash", "ink", "model", "portrait", "retoyman"

Small Portrait of Tao Okamoto from Fittings AW2012 New York. 9x12 Ink on Bristol Paper.

I stopped cold when I first saw Tao at a casting. She had her Peggy Moffit Vidal Sassoon 'bob' hair cut. Who was this beautiful woman? I finally was able to meet her last year during casting and fittings while she had this pixie cut. Very cool, very beautiful, very professional- wonderful to work with. The shows I have seen online it looks like she is growing out her hair. At the Akris show in Paris it looks like they gave her extensions. She looks amazing in anything. If you haven't seen this Emporio Armani Campaign Video, she takes a star turn.

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 6, 2012

I Love Frank Lloyd Wright But He Makes Leaky Roofs

by Retoyman in "Architect", "Architecture", "Frank Lloyd Wright", "Modern Architecture", "retoyman", "statement", "text artwork", "text"

I Love Frank Lloyd Wright But He Makes Leaky Roofs. 9x12 Ink on Bristol 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.

December 20, 2011

Ink Wash Portrait of Samantha Gradoville

by Retoyman in "New York Runway", "Samantha Gradoville", "drawing", "fashion week", "ink wash", "ink", "model", "portrait", "retoyman"

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.

August 12, 2011

Ink Wash Portrait of Arizona Muse

by Retoyman in "Arizona Muse", "Fall 2011 Fashion Week", "New York Runway", "Runway", "drawing", "fashion model", "fashion", "ink", "model", "portrait", "retoyman"

Ink Wash Portrait of Arizona Muse. 9x12 Ink on Bristol Paper.

Now in Private Collection.

July 18, 2011

The Manipulation issue of The Work Magazine

by Retoyman in "Gloria Noto", "The Work Magazine", "published", "retoyman"

I want to give a big thank you to Gloria Noto for asking me to contribute to the Manipulation issue of Work Magazine. It's a beautiful magazine with incredible work by artists and photographers including, Kate Moennig, i0 Tillet Wright, Sandy Kim, Tasya Van Ree, Lola Dupre, David Scott Stone and Dan Monick. Check the website and blog at theworkmag.com. There you can find info on the issue and contributors.

I want to also thank the friends and fans who came out the launch party. It was great night with a kickass performance by We are the World, plus the sounds of DJ David Scott Stone. It was honor to have my work manipulated into vines derived from the issue and especially enjoyed the mix tape as my take away.

Thank you again Work Magazine.