My favorite part of this outfit is the white stickers cleverly affixed to his shoes so they'd match the polka dots in his dress. Medium: watercolor in sketchbook.
Do you live in a large home and find that most French maids aren't enthusiastic enough to get the job done? Do they show up in their skimpy outfits and spend more time posing seductively than actually working? Are you fed up? If you want the job done right, then this is the guy to call. When your doorbell rings, you'll open your door and French Maid Frank will practically knock over you in fevered anticipation of cleaning your home. Don't be alarmed when you notice your walls and windows rattling, that's just French Maid Frank gleefully dusting your furniture as he skips and pirouettes from room to room while pretending his duster is a magic fairy wand. Frank's speciality is cleaning wood paneled walls and calico shag carpets from the 70's. Medium: Ink and marker in moleskine sketchbook.
Meet one of the models from the captivating Sissy Fashions website. They specialize in creating over the top petticoats, little girl party dresses, french maid outfits and formal gowns for adult men. The clothes are amazing (and I plan on ordering this dress to add to my own wardrobe), but the site's real gem is the gallery showcasing the happy (and at times, not so happy) customers pictured in their frilly new outfits. I chose 5 models to paint for various reasons and will post one each day this week.
Above: "Morose Priscilla and the Dirty Laundry Basket". This one caught my eye because despite the fact he's gone to all that trouble to acquire a custom-made frilly wedding cake of a dress and then present it with a curtsy, he still can't muster a smile. If I were him, I'd be skipping through the daisies in joy. Medium: gouache and charcol over torn pages from old copies of Weekly World News and board.
Medium: liquid pencil on paper, digital color. For Kamala.
Being the devoted people watcher, I've kept a desktop folder full of strange and unusual photos found while wandering about through the depths of the Internet. The folder contains dozens of categories, notes and cross references. I've amassed enough to begin a new series of paintings: Glistening Superstars of the Internet. In an age where anyone can attract attention and fame simply for just being, I decided to paint the portraits of some of the more interesting humans I've come across.
This week's focus examines Men Who Enjoy Wearing Brassieres. Donald spent hours in front of the mirror gazing upon the vision of womanhood staring back at him. Marveling over his new rubber bra (so realistic!) while admiring the way his tight lycra shorts seemed to slim his legs, he reached for his prized tube of Revlon Cherries in the Snow and sloppily applied a thick smear of scarlet below his bristly mustache. Tired from so much primping and preening, Donald soon flopped across his comfortable old sofa and relaxed while his cat Marilyn sat vigilantly warding off any potential predators.
Title: Erect Lycra Cat Medium: gouache, acrylic on paper.
If you google "men in bras", this is one of the top images that shows up...and what a delightful image it is. I imagine he had his bra special ordered to reflect his dual personality. One cup features bright and cheery polka dots to represent his girly side while the other cup is crafted with a more masculine camouflage fabric. Either that, or he found it tangled up in the lingerie bin at the Goodwill. Whatever the case may be, he appears satisfied with the way the bra reshapes his moobs into rounded beauty curves.
Title: Exquisite Form Medium: Acrylic on paper, bits of text from vintage bra ads, digital color.
