The Pilgrimage of Yves Saint Laurent

Alrighty, last but definitely not least, in my painted journey through Paris Fashion Week,
we come to Yves Saint Laurent!
Ok, so i've seen a lot of shoulder pads, but i have to say, these were surprisingly awesome!
They are really fun looking!
Since we in the US are closing in on Thanksgiving, I thought this painting was quite fitting,
cause the shoulders kind of reminded me of the collars of the Pilgrims! haha
Well, i hope you're having a great week.
I hope you liked my series for Sundance Channel.
If you haven't checked out their fashion site, "Full Fontal Fashion" please do.
The site's content is amazing!
How's your week going?

In Vogue Brazil!

Hey Friends!!@
How are you doing today?
I'm having a wonderful day.
It's pouring rain outside and my windows are open with cold fresh air pouring in.
I'm just sitting and painting & listening to an amazing playlist of music.
The music definitely fits the mood for today.
I'm water coloring right now.
It's my first time in a really long time that i have used actually straight up water colors.
I forgot how much i like to water color!

Oh, so the other day i was asked what i listened to when i make art,
which gave me an idea...
I was thinking of making a my own Online Radio Station,
where i would Broadcast the music i'm currently listing to as i paint.
That way, if you all wanted to you could listen and sit and paint along!
Let me know what you think of the idea. :)

OK, so you know how my favorite hobby is drawing Vogue Covers, well....
also, I'm featured In VOGUE Brazil!!
How amazing is that! i'm kinda flipping out! haa
It's such an honor, especially having my work sitting next to
Andy Warhol & Christian Lacroix art work.
The article is incredibley well written and super interesting.
It's on the history of Fashion Illustration and how it's beginning to return again.
Thank you, Cynthia, from Vogue! You are incredible.

Mina Cvetkovic

Hello, hello my friends!
How's your Monday going?
Mine has been a crazy one, but a good one.
I'm pleased to announce that i'm going to be on a panel for the Independent Fashion Blogger's
second Dress Up Soireé at New York Fashion Week.
Should be a fun event! :)

Hope you like this sketch I did tonight.
It's of model Mina Cvetkovic. :)
i hope you all are doing wonderfully!

Lydia Hearst on the Cover of Vogue

Hey Friends, how are you all doing?
How was your weekend?
This week is going to be busy;
i'm getting ready for an art show in a few weeks.
I'm pretty excited for it.
Today, i ended up painting this amazing Vogue cover of model Lydia Hearst.
I really like how it turned out.
The whole mood and tone was exactly what i was picturing.
i hope you like it! ;)


p.s. New photo up on my image diary of me as a kid. click here to see it.

P.s.s. Looks like i'm going to NY Fashion Week with my brother David who contributes to The Dream Walking Society. So far, looks like i will be going to Donna Karan and Marc Jacobs shows, so be expecting some fashion week drawings!

Donna Karan

Hello my friends!
How's your weekend going?
I'm doing great! Did this little painting of a Donna Karan Collection.
Also, finally got a portfolio site up at DannyRoberts.com :)
Hope you like it.
I'm getting really excited for this week; there could be some awesome things in the works!
i will keep you all posted.
i hope you are having a great day. ;)

p.s. Donna Karen Has a new Iphone App That is incredible! check it out! :)

Chanel Resort Collection 2010

Well, Hello friends,
How are you all doing?
Well, today is Memorial Day holiday here in the US,
and so far it's been an amazing, relaxing day.
The weather is so great right now.

I did this quick sketch last night,
when i stumbled on to the 2010 Chanel Resort collection!
Wow, it is so so so amazing!
It's like straight out a story book.
Well, after looking it over a few times, i drew this picture.
The outfit is from that collection.
i didn't have the time to do any drawing that's too elaborate,
so it's pretty simple...
i hope you like it! :)

Sofia Coppola & French Vogue

What happens when Sofia Coppola and French Vogue come together? Magic!
Just got finished with this drawing...
Wow, today was really long, wasn't sure if i was going to get to draw today,
but at 9 o'clock tonight, i saw this picture and decided i had to draw it right that instant.
It's just was too beautiful.
Plus, as most of you know, it's my life goal to illustrate a Cover of Vogue.
So, i just keep praticing it! haha
i love everything about it, so Voila! painted it for yawl.
I really like how it turned out.
I hope you like it. :)

EDIT: Thank You Noami & Teen Vogue for the Post you are wonderful! :)
Also, for all you who Ordered Prints I shipped out everything yesterday, so they're on the way. Thanks again :)

Return of the Mcqueen

Happy Tuesday Folks!
Wow, i'm tired! Spent the last 6 hours rendering a hounds tooth dress...
needless to say, my eyes are numb and hands tired!
But on another note, took a new set of pictures of my Alexander McQueen layered art piece.
The only thing is, i'm not done going through the images yet, so i will post the rest of them tomorrow, ok?
The image above is just one close up of it.
i have to say, it might be my all time favorite thing i have made.
i think it's cause it's the one that has taken me the longest to make.
i think it was something like 5 weeks to make,
but yes, i will post more tomorrow!
Hope you all are doing wonderful :)

Birth Pains.

Howdy friends, how are you all doing today?
i'm really, really glad you all like the new paintings!
Really means alot!
Oh Modelinia was nice enough to post again about my work today!
If you want to check it out click here .
Wow, so today was kinda relaxing; got organized, did some research.
Worked on Ginger Marmalade Toast Miester, and got the new Fever Ray!

Oh, so i know the title of this post is kinda random,
but it's a little play off of this saying Sophie used this one time.
She said we were pregnant with ideas, so i guess i'm currently having idea birth pains... haha random i know...
but today's post is just the concept sketch to my next painting.
i'm really excited about it. i hope it turns out.... hopefully i will finish it tomorrow!

Oh last, it's going to be fun giving the wonderful singer extraordinaire Molly Jenson drawing lessons tomorrow!
So like any good teacher, i'm putting together a lesson plan! hahaha
So fun. Well, i hope you all are doing great!
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Heather Marks Vogue Nippon

So two day went fast; got a lot done.
i listened to an album of all Fred Astaire songs.
It was so GOOD! i love Fred Astaire, he is amazing. :)
Oh also had my first in person interview today.
It was fun, alot different than doing interviews over email.

The drawing today i did a while back.
It's pretty funny, this person had started a Myspace profile pretending to be Heather Marks(model),
and at the time, i believed it,
so i did this drawing and sent it to her, all excited to see what she thought of it only to find out....
... oh yes, it was a fake account....
hahahaha i was suckered.
Oh well, if it casued me to make this picture, i'm not mad at it ;)
haha Have a great night!

Harajuku Lovers

Howdy!
Here's my own rendition of an already existing Harajuku Lovers Fragrance ad.
When i saw the ad, i couldn't resist drawing it.
I mean, how could i?
It is way too fun of a picture.

How are you all doing today?
Any questions for me?
Love to answer. Have a great day.

Fashion Book 2.0

Well i spent all day editing images and updating my portfolio, so i thought i would post my updated Fashion Book.
i hope you like it. how's everyone doing today? Listen to any good music? i listened to the new Brian Wilson cd (the Beach Boys guy) it's such a fun cd. Well have a great night.

Rise and Shine.

Good Morning to all. how are you doing?
i thought i would post a little doodle i did, of a prada, in the car a few years ago.
enjoy!

Mr. Cavalli

Happy friday to all! wow today was a long one. i go in and work a couple days a week at a software company, cause I'm what you call a starving artist. never understood the term till i became one. but anyways that's where i was the last todays, and that is also why my posts have been so small, sorry to all. but This picture is a a water color i did a while ago back when i was in school. it's from a Roberto Cavalli show. hope you like it. have a great night.

Heather Marks Drawings.

Ok so there is a kinda funny story with these two drawings.About a year ago, i had done some drawings in my sketch book of a model Heather Marks.i don't know her, just drew off of some photos i liked and thought would be fun to draw.
And when ever i draw someone, i usually try to share it with them, just because i feel like there the true owner of the picture... if that makes sense? but anyways, i looked on myspace and not sure if it really was her. but sent her an email. haha. and to make a long story short, to this day not sure if it was her, i'm thinking it wasn't hahahha, but theses where the drawings.

If I Could Have My Way...

So one of my goals in life is to illustrate a Vogue Italia Cover.
About this time last year, i decided i would just make a few on my own instead of waiting for it to happen. hahah.
yep so here they are let me know what you think. :)

Up Coming Books

hey everyone. have a few illustrations in a couple up coming books.
pretty excited about, here are a few of the illustrations.

The Two Versions of Dior.

About a year ago I drew a thumbnail sketch of 5 girls laying on their backs.
The concept for the picture was that I wanted it to have dynamic composition and be interesting from every angle.
Once I finished the thumbnail, I set it aside for another time. Then a few months ago, I decided to illustrate Christian Dior's couture collection, and that thumbnail sketch was the perfect framework for the clothes. For three days straight I worked on the picture. It was 30" X 40" on illustration board. I used brushed ink and ink pens. I know I have already posted this picture in my Fashion Book, but I actually have 2 versions of this illustration. The original version is almost completely black and white, and the final is colored digitally. I actually mailed the original to Paris to The House of Dior two days after I finished. Still haven't heard anything back from them... maybe someday. haha



Original Version





Digital Color Version

The Academy of Art LookBook

In June 2007 Simon Ungless, Director of Graduate Fashion at the Academy of Art, asked me to illustrate the School of Fashion's Lookbook for New York Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. I jumped with excitement at the offer. I worked night and day through the month of July producing one drawing a day for it. So yeah, this is my first Lookbook I've ever done. Hope yawl enjoy it.