Portrait of Kate Moss part 2

Hey friends!
How was your day?
Today I attempted Clay Sculpting for the first time!
So basically i've been wanting to sculpt pretty much my whole life
and last week i ordered some clay and carving tools....
I tried my hand at it all day...
so if it turns out i will be posting soon :)

So today's post is a different version of the Kate Moss portrait i posted last week.
I thought i would do a full length version of it too.
I hope you like it : )

Portrait of Kate Moss at Age 17

Hi, everyone!
Sorry its been so long since i
posted last! I've been working
a lot with my brother David on the
story that we are writing : )
I can't wait to finish it so we
can finally share it with you all!

So today's post is a portrait of Kate Moss
based on a photo by Frederique Veysset from 1991
when Kate Moss was only 17 years old!
I hope you like it : )

{colour inspiration: autumn greens & golds}

. . . monday comes in shades of green & gold -- westminster and huntington, chardonnay and woodside moss -- and even while there are overcast skies, and soon, the last of the fallen leaves, there is the warmth of these elegant and regal hues, and along with them, a certain anticipation of things to come, or perhaps the anticipation could be attributed to the start of a new week and so many beautiful things to look forward to in the days and weeks ahead . . .

{images: keira knightley by mario testino for vogue september 2008 via ru glamour; pretty stuff; david wiseman via haute design; enterprise hotel, milano, italy; the glamorai; the cherry blossom girl; the diversion project; walker zanger via linen & lavender; from me to you; charles anastase via style.com; designer lucien rees-roberts via remodelista; billy bride; photographed by pascal chevallier for house & garden october 2005 via moodboard; candid, kate moss & rolls-royce}

{inspiration: summer afternoon}

"Summer afternoon -- Summer afternoon . . . the two most beautiful words in the English language."

~ Henry James

. . . can hardly contain the floods of happiness on brightly beautiful days and now that it's headstrong into summer, have been more hopelessly drawn than usual to beachside things: bare shoulders and tousled, sun-kissed strands, shimmery golden skin and strappy high-heeled sandals -- and whether beachside or poolside -- pure languidness and sunlight all around . . .

{images: a glamorous little side project}

A Dream That I Call Home - Inspiration Friday

Well My Friends it's Friday!~
YAY! I'm really happy that it is.
This has been a long week!
For example, I definitely fell asleep at my computer while proof reading last night!
My brother was kind enough to proof it, and click post for me, then wake me up! hahah
Yea, needless to say, I'm ready for some sleep this weekend.

So today's Inspiration Friday was inspired by the mix I'm currently listing to...
The playlist is posted up on "Inside My Brain" so you can listen along ;)
But really like how it turned out!
It has a warm intimate feel to it.
It kind of reminds me of the dreams you have that you're really disappointed you had to wake up,
and you wish they could go on forever...
You know what I'm talking about, right???

The Images are from a variety of places... Snorpy, Joe Sorren (my favorite living painter), Vincent Van Gogh, Life Magazine (1950), And the last photo on the bottom right, I took during this last Fashion Week at the Siki Im Fashion Presentation.

P.S. The image of Kate Moss was when she was 14 and it was her first photo shoot, i think... What the heck! She looked like a star from day 1 ;)

P.S.S. I'm working on a story book painting for yawl, i think you will like it! :)

{colour inspiration: gold}

. . . always in love with all things gold, and after covering a cocktail table in gold-leaf in early spring, even more drawn to its elegant shimmer, especially as gilded accents on walls and along ceilings, and on luxuriously beautiful carved sofas . . .

{p.s.} the fourth guest post for lucky magazine can be viewed here

{images: 1 - fendi ad, elle decoration uk march 2010; kate moss by mario testino, vogue paris january 2006 via fashion gone rogue}

{valentine's inspiration: breakfast at tiffany's}

. . . soft mohair throws and paper flower hearts, elegant monograms and pretty lacy envelopes, sheer silk blouses and sexy pencil skirts -- there's romance in the air, and in dusky and dreamy shades of mid-february blue . . .

{images: 1 - hotze eisma via brabourne farm; 2 - elena on flickr via everything fabulous & mary ruffle; 3, 4, 6, 8 - martha stewart; 3 - the city sage; 7 - piet boon via house of turquoise; 9 - photography by ellen silverman for metropolitan home april 2009; 10 - scan, kate moss via british vogue, december 2009, photograph from 2005}

{wishing you a glamorous new year}

. . . last day of the year and a wild and wonderful whirlwind it's been -- thank you for coming along on this beautiful adventure -- there's so much to look forward to, but best of all, a brand new year filled with the promise of new beginnings . . .

wishing you a happy & glamorous new year, where ever you may be,
xo

{p.s.} as always, some things you may have missed:
* colour inspiration: hazy shade of winter
* two lovely things: chandeliers + party shoes
* at home with: elie saab, paris
* glamorous guide: champagne
* new year's inspiration: little white dress

{kate via a previous post; champagne via a previous post; also: chocolate champagne truffles in sparkling sugar}

Irving Penn 1917 – 2009

Well Friends, We all lost a genius today.
Legendary photographer Irving Penn died today at age 92.
I have to say, I'm pretty bummed about his passing.
I feel like the number of Old Great Artists like him keep dwindling down.
He is one of my all time favorite photographers...a true inspiration...
I mean, he was still working in his 90's!
So awesome! Shoot! He is so, so, so amazing!
I just hope we (young artists) can take the baton and inspire the world like Irving has.

As a Tribute to him,
I thought I'd share these two paintings today.
The first painting is an old picture of Irving Penn in the the military.
The second one is of the Nude Portrait he did of Kate Moss.
I really tried to do the painting in a way that would do justice to Irving's incredible Black & Whites.
I hope you like the pictures.
If you haven't seen Irving Penn's work, please look it up. You will be a fan!

{inspiration: black + white}

When there's a moment to spend sorting through the abyss that is the closet, often find myself wandering away to do other things -- sometimes difficult to pare down and part with things, infinitely easier to sort through the hundreds of photographs in inspiration folders -- and happened upon these lovely shots of black + white -- the best of both worlds: bright airiness contrasted with bold elegance . . .









{images:1 - otis & frank; 2 - brigitte bardot via moodboard; 3 - elle decor; 4 - the french bedroom; 5 - desire to inspire; 6 - tiny k; 7 - desire to inspire; 8 - unknown; 9 - australian home beautiful june 2008; 9 - kate moss by bruce weber for vogue november 2006 via moodboard; 10 - skona hem}