Lily Cole - Character Sketchbook 138

Hi, everyone! How is your week going so far?!
As usual, I am super busy haha
But I'm working on a project that
I am really excited about that I
can't wait to share with you all!

Today's post is another painting from my Character Sketchbook!
It is Number 138 and is of the Lovely
Lily Cole of IMG Models. As you may know,
Lily Cole is one of the models that I
learned to draw off of. So she has a
special place in my heart. Haha : )
What do you think? I hope you like it!

Crossing the Dragon Gap

Well, the drawing today is from my "Character Sketch Book" which i started right when i really started drawing...
Which was 4 years ago. So weird to think i've only really been drawing constantly for 4 years.
It seems so long ago. haha.
Well, the Phrase "Crossing the Dragon Gap" refers to traveling into the unknown,
because in the olden days map makers would draw dragons in places no one had traveled.
Well, learning how to draw was the first real dragon gap i had crossed...
And as i set goals for this next year, and mapped out my dreams for the year,
Looks like i will have to cross another "Dragon Gap".
I'm a little nervous/anxious, but I'm also so painfully excited to share the journey with you all.
Needless to say, this Image is perfect for expressing what I'm feeling right now ;)

Random story.... I Drew this in the bleachers of a wrestling tournament when i was couching wrestling with my dad. :)

Lily & Gemma Book Picnic - Remember When

Wow wow wow! Remember, November 1, 2006! haha
haha Ok, so today's "Remember When" Post is the 14th & 15th drawing from Volume 1 of my Character Sketchbook.
The name of Volume 1 is "The Lily & Gemma Book" named after Lily Cole & Gemma Ward,
cause they are the first two people i drew to learn how to draw off of. :)
Seriously, i can remember where i was and what i was doing when i drew every picture in this book!
haha It brings back so many memories!
i love it! Well, i hope you are having a relaxing Saturday!
I think i might be going to the beach...
went yesterday and it was amazing!
:)

Girls with Blue Eyes and Red Stockings - These are a Few of my Favorite Things

Hey friends,
Wow, it's so, so, so cold in Southern California today!
Well, just finished Christmas Shopping today!
How about you?
Wow, such a busy time.
There was something about this old Lily drawing that reminded me of Christmas.
Maybe it was the red tights...
Not sure, but i thought i would post it.
I hope you like it, and I hope you're having a very Merry Christmas! :)

The Queen of Parnassus

Hey Friends!
How are you?
Well, i know i have already posted this picture,
but was going through my etsy store and making sure all the items were up,
when i saw this piece.
i almost forgot about it.
i really like how it turned out.
Also, since i still can't get "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" out of my head,
i thought posting a Lily Cole image would be fitting.
I'm resting up my friends.
Haven't drawn in 3 weeks, which is the longest period i've gone without drawing in 3 or 4 years!
So crazy... just been super tired,
but i hope you all have a magical day!

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Greetings, my friends...
Well, last night i took a journey into greatness,
when i saw "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus" at a screening in Nike's theatre in L.A.
I truly don't remember the last time i saw a movie that good in the theatre.
The acting, the visuals, & the story were all incredible!
Tom Wait was so impressive, he had a cool, cold, evil to his character.
And Heath Ledger was amazing, it was such a different role for him,
he was really an amazing actor.

Also, it was a trip seeing Lily Cole in the movie!
She was really great in the movie!
It was really fun seeing the girl that i learned how to draw off of, acting in a movie.
She really has one of the greatest looks,
so fun..

Well, all and all, i completely loved the movie.
I'm dying for it to come out in the theatre's so i can see it again and again.
I did this little sketch today for the movie...
i hope you like it :)

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving~!
I know for alot of you, today isn't the US holiday called "Thanksgiving",
but i was thinking, why can't it be!
i mean, what a wonderful idea, a day to remember and think about what you are thankful for.
So, what are yawl thankful for?
Since one of the things i'm so thankful for is you all,
i thought i would make you a Special Thanksgiving Painting.
I was thinking you could share the painting with someone you're thankful for.
I thought a Karl Lagerfeld Thanksgiving would be a good start for a painting.
Oh, also dressed all the girls in the Chanel Spring 2010 Collection ;)
hahahaha i hope you like it! Hope it brightens your day!
Have a wonderful day, my friends! :)
~ D


P.S. I just realized this might be a considered a blogger portrait for Fake Karl...
What do you think? :)

The Answer My Friend is Blowing in the Wind

Hey, hey, hey, my friends.
I just got back from L.A.
My sister and her architecture firm participated in "Canstruction L.A."
which is a can foods fundraiser for the L.A. food bank,
where they fundraise to buy can foods and they build amazing displays/structures out of the cans!
My sis's display won "Best Use of Labels".
It was incredible! So Genius! She did such an amazing job. :)
I took alot of pictures i'm going to try to post on my image diary tomorrow.
Also, my new video is going to make its debut tomorrow!
I'm really excited cause this video was kinda brutal to make,
but i think it is the best one yet :)

The painting today is Volume 1 of my Character Sketchbook.
I actually think this was my first Sketch with ink ever.
It's of Lily Cole.
I hope you like it! :)

Cupid's Red-Headed Sister

Wow, it seems like today disappeared in a second!
I've been painting all day on a picture for my friend Miss Julia Frakes of Bunny Bisous!
Just finished it up! and there is a surprise that comes along with it. ;)
Oh, also, did you see the comments are missing?!
I switched domains this morning to IgorandAndre.com
and when it switched, all my comments were missing. :(
I just wanted to tell you all that I'm still working on getting them back...
The drawing today is drawing 211 out of my Character Sketchbook.
It's of Miss Lily Cole. I hope you like it. :)

Lily 91

Hello, hello my friends.
How's your Saturday going?
Mine has been pretty laid back, spending the day,
so far watching movies with my Dad.
The Drawing today is from Volume 1 or my Character Sketchbook.
If you don't know what the Character Sketchbook is, it's the sketchbook i started 3 years ago,
to document the process of me learning how to draw.
Well, i hope you like this old drawing of Lily Cole. :)

Lily & Gemma Book Drawing 100

Wow! Today went by quicker and longer than i expected.
You know those kind of days?
Well, i just had one of them.
Spent the day drawing and catching up on work and emails.
Also, spent a little time looking through some of the NYFW shows i didn't go to...
I have to say, i sure wish i had gone the Rodarte show!
I mean, wow! They busted out the sharpie and went to town! haha
The Collection is so awesome!
It looked like some of the hair and make up was inspired by Tavi's amazing Borders & Frontiers shirt ;)

Well, tonight i present you with Drawing 100 which is the last drawing out of Volume one of "The Character Sketchbook".
It's a couple years old now...
but it's always fun looking through that book...
I really hope you like it! :)

P.S. I picked up my artwork from the art show tonight. I was like a kid in a candy store to have all the framed pieces back home. Posted a picture up on my Image Diary of me with one of the pieces~!
Click here if you want to see it

Lily & the Plant

Hello my friends! Wow, i am so tired!
Today was a long day.
i'm excited to get back, wake up, and begin drawing again tomorrow!
This drawing above i drew while on a plane flying back from New York fashion week a few years ago..
It's weird to think it was that long ago... mmm..
i have a sweet tooth tonight, so i think my brother and i are about to leave for some ice cream.
Guess i better get ready, but i hope you like the drawing and hope you all are having a great day!

p.s. We have been updating the Dream Walking Society a bunch lately,
almost got it to 24 hour posts going on! haha
i hope you having been enjoying it!

Olive des Olive

Hey friends,
Well, it was a late night last night.
Went to Nike's screening of Bjork's tour DVD in LA last night.
It was really fun. Bjork is incredible. What she can do live never ceases to amazing me.
But needless to say, i'm pretty tired from last night.
Need to refill my coffee cup and get rolling on some projects...

The painting today is an old water color, spray paint, and pen picture i did back in the day.
I think i did this in my fashion illustration 2 class. haha
I just stumbled on to it and thought it would be fun to post.
It's always funny seeing my old work. haha :)
Well, i hope you all are doing greeeeeaaaat!
d

Lily Cole 205

Hey Friends! Well, i'm off in the great state of Texas,
staying with my friends from the group LuvBeat.
It's been a blast. Sorry for the lack of responses; it's tough keeping up while traveling,
but i will follow up with you. :)

The drawing today is one i did on the plane.
i hope you like it! :)
d

the Count Down

Happy Sunday night!
Well my friends, was it just me or did this weekend crank like lightning?
For some reason, i was in a clothes designing mood all weekend,
so needless to say, i have croquis scattered all over the room.
The next few days are going to be hectic.
It's the few day count down,
cause I'm flying out to Texas Wednesday!
It's going to be really fun.
I just have a lot to figure out in the next few days.

The Drawing today is of Lily Cole From my Character Sketchbook.
I hope you like it! :)

Lily & Her Chair

Wow, today was really fun!
i started hearing back and seeing picture from a lot of the people who ordered the Girl in Glasses Tee.
Finding people wearing the shirt today was... to quote Geri Hirsch "kind of like Where's Waldo!"
It was really fun.
If your shirt arrives, if you could send me a picture of you sporting it, that would be amazing!
It's so much fun seeing you all sporting the shirt! Thanks again so much! ;)

The drawing for tonight i did 2 Thanksgivings ago.
It's of Lily Cole sitting on a chair.
I really like how it turned out, kinda reminds me of being in a dream.
You know how sometimes in dreams objects size and scale don't really line up with reality.
This picture reminds me of that! hah

The 144th Drawing in the SKetchbook

Well my friends, it's only the first day of the week and i'm yawning pretty hard right now.
I'm going into work tomorrow,
but after that, i am going to try to do a few new drawings for you all this week.
The drawing i'm posting tonight is of model Lily Cole.
I drew these two black and whites of her in the character sketchbook
that i really like how they turned out.
i think i will post it's counter part soon!
i hope you all are having a wonderful night.
:)

Back in the Day

Oh wow... boy, do I miss the days back a few years ago when i started the Character Sketchbook.
I was going through the old book today, and it brought back so many memories.
It was so basic and simple, with so many accidents and freakish mess-up drawings...
That strangely enough work...

Lately, i've been longing to go back to that place,
so i think i might!
Starting at where i'm at, number #204,
i'm going back to simple pen drawings!

So, i hope you like #13. It's what brought me back to my roots today!
i'm hoping to do an art show displaying numbers 1-200 in order,
within this year... so we will see. i will keep you all posted.

Well, good night to you all my friends!
Thanks for everything.

A Few More Sketchbook Drawings

Hello Friends, sorry for the little absence.
Went to a wedding up in the San Luis Obispo area.
One of my friends since i was in kindergarten got married last night.
It was really a great wedding,
but now i'm back and super tired/sick, but going to try to get some work done.
I hope you like theses two pages out of my Character Sketchbook. :)

Lily Cole and Teen Vogue!

Well friends, today was long day,
and i'm sorry to say, i didn't finish that drawing for yea ;(
i had a lot to do today.
Did the drawing lesson with Molly (which i have to say, she is a natural!)
and then got prints ready to ship, between those few things, the day melted away.
Tomorrow, i'm off to work, and the next day Hawaii!
Don't worry, i will have a lot of sketches hopefully; traveling makes me want to draw non-stop for some reason!
hah Well, the drawing today is from my Character Sketchbook. i hope you like it.
It's of Miss Lily Cole.

Oh p.s. i was suprised to find out that Teen Vogue was nice enough to feature my Blogger Portrait Series in their teen vogue daily.
Click here to check it out. Thanks so much Teen Vogue! Means alot! :)