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Dollface Jo's for Vintage and Retro Treasures!

                       


   Only Dollface Jo's for Vintage and Retro Treasures!

I love all things vintage, retro, and pinup as you all know! I came across
Dollface Jo,  the most charming young lady with the cutest vintage store online! 

She has gorgeous dresses, cute handbags, and elegant jewelry! I had to have something from her store, so I picked a beautiful green vintage necklace. I was pleasantly surprised at the timely fashion in the shipping of the product and the sweet card enclosed.  I was pleased with the necklace as it was in beautiful condition, elegant, and sexy.  I think it looks even better on!  Check me out!



 

I would love to have one of each of all of her products and her prices are very reasonable, which is a great asset in this economy.  The products are quality products and well worth the prices! Jo has gorgeous vintage dresses in stock including stunningly detailed wedding gowns for sale at excellent prices.

  

Dollface Jo has gorgeous retro dresses you could wear day or night, and she has old Hollywood-style dresses you could wear even on the red carpet. 

 


Dollface Jo has an ebay store at the moment until she and her husband get their physical shop up and running. This Georgia peach  has plans on putting in a tattoo parlor and vintage store combined.

  

Dollface Jo's ebay store carries highly elegant antique jewelry that will capture your attention and those who see you wearing it, such as the 1930's vintage cuff you see above. I find it extremely alluring...

Jo has great aprons for sale, old and new! These are reminiscent of the 1940's and 50's with bright patterns and sweet ruffles.  Retro lovers will be dying to wear these in their kitchens! I know I'm going to be getting one...and when I do, I will surely post a picture here for you all!

 

For those of you who enjoy a good antique for your house, take a look at this awesome  antique typewriter as well as other cool retro household items.





    Other items at Dollface Jo's online vintage boutique include antique silverware, dishes, and books. Jo has a great eye for antique jewelry and dresses. There are products for everyone from teenage girls to senior citizens. 


  


Dollface has a 100% positive feedback rating on Ebay and has been rated 70 times. Here is what one buyer said of Dollface Jo, " Uber excellent! The apron came with a surprise feature; it's reversible! Great!"  Another customer said this: " Dress was more beautiful than photo, seller very accommodating - A++++".

  Everyone loves Jo's shop! People seem to be truly amazed by the products, the service and fast shipping, as was I.  She is a sweet person, a reliable businesswoman, and a fellow retro, vintage, and rockabilly lover! Go check out her
shop and show her some love!! Don't forget to add Dollface Jo on MySpace so you can keep track of her new items as they come in. She is very good about keeping her friends notified of hot deals on great products!

And Remember,
         Pinup or Shut up!
XOXO, 
                          Jaime "Vixen"     

P.S. While you're on MySpace adding Dollface Jo, please add Mark Gerardi. He is accepting all friends requests during his contest, which I am in. Please then vote for me at this link by commenting this photo saying "vote". I am dying to be the next Gerardi Girl and if you guys all vote for me I know I can win and be the subject of Gerardi's next Pinup/Hotrod painting and will get to be in his calendar too! So help me out! Love Y'all!!!                 


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Pinup Artist AnnaCas: Old School Pinup Art with a Modern Twist!

Pinup Artist AnnaCas: Old School Pinup Art with a Modern Twist!


As you all know, I am a pinup lover to the extreme...I have written a Lot about digital pinup art lately and I DO love it....I wanted to write about something a little bit different...just as beautiful, yet different....
AnnaCas is a very talented pinup artist living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  She is educated in fine arts and illustration and has her own line of pinups which combine a contemporary style with the feel of old school pinups.
  Being a artist through and through, Anna is experienced in Pinup art, toy art, oil painting, and metal art. She creates hand-drawn pinups for all occasions.  She has created pinups of a few of my favorite pinup models such as Inkerbella and Teer Wade.  AnnaCas has done beautiful pinups of the everyday woman looking hot in many different styles and poses. 

This one is my ultimate fave by AnnaCas! Could it be the red hair? lol



 AnnaCas usually runs specials on her MySpace for holidays such as Halloween and Christmas.  You should add her and
take a look!  Her Halloween pinups are some of my favorites!  Anna tends to add the models name into the artwork and she sometimes includes a banner with the commission fees of the artwork. 


Teer Wade...lovely model and AnnaCas Pinup



Jaime: When did you first become interested in Art?


Anna: Hmmm, I guess since ... I learned to hold a pencil. I used to draw on my school books, notebooks. everywhere.

 
Jaime: Which artists have inspired you? Do you have a favorite artist?

Anna: Pinup artist: Krysztof Nemeth; I love his style, his bold lines and curves.
El Greco is my all time favorite artist ; he is perfect in all his weirdness and darkness.

 

Jaime: How do you come up with new, creative ideas and plans for your work?

Anna: Most of the times my ideas come at the moment I get the pencil and look at the blank paper. It all gets shape and I let it flow.
When I am creating a commissioned pinup art I sled lots of time looking at the girl I am working with, read her intentions, make a net search to find the feeling and the right details for her. then I sketch a lot. When i think it is a bit closer to the final image, I add ink, scan it, clean it, and start with colors and corrections.
 


Jaime: Which painting did you have the most fun working on?

Anna: It might sound funny, but I tend to have fun with the art I am doing at the moment. I really enjoy my work - it pleases me so much to draw that I let myself get into it. if it is not amusing me, I change it. and restart it. I love drawing my pinup girls.



Jaime: How do you feel after having finished a painting?

Anna: When I am creating art, it normally takes several days and it feels like I have it on my mind 24/7. I am always thinking about it,  trying to find the best way to express it, the best form, the pose, the right atmosphere. so when I manage to finish it it is a blast. I feel happy, satisfied,  proud of it. it is a funny feeling to be honest to be able to see in paper what I had inside my head.

Jaime: How would you describe how you feel about art?

Anna: Oh! it is my life. I get strange, I am a stranger to myself when I am not drawing, painting , sewing or sculpting something.  I am a pinup artist, but at first I am an artist.  I paint with oil pastels, sew lots of toy art, sculpt with papier marche. art is all over me.


I love this Poison Ivy style pinup!!!Jaime: So...what are you working on right now?

Anna: At this very moment I am working on a very very cute, sexy logo for Cupcake Provocateur. It will be online real soon! Sorry .. no previews .. but I always show the step by step development to the client - since I want it to be just the way they only dreamed about.

 


Jaime: Where would you like to see your career go in the future?

Anna: Ooh the dream of any illustrator - publish a book about my pinups!

 

Jaime: Do you have any advice for young artists just starting their careers?

Anna: Go for it! Have an idea and go straight to that. Don´t think twice. it is hard but ... believe yourself, practice a lot. Never get tired of learning and refining your technique and style.


Amazingly SEXY pinups by AnnaCas
 

Jaime: What do you do for fun when you aren't drawing or painting?

Anna: I love to eat out! Get cozy on the couch and watch Seinfeld, House, Shark week... Go to coffees, and spend time with my family. 


Thank you SO much Anna, for giving me and all of my readers the opportunity to get to know more about you and your art! It has truly been a pleasure speaking with you! 




To The Vixen's Voice readers: Don't forget to check out AnnaCas on MySpace, Deviant Art, and Twitter! She is every bit as interesting and lovely as her art featured in this interview!  Remember: She does commission work and Halloween Pinups!  So Pinup Yourself with AnnaCas Pinups!

 


And Remember,
   Pinup or Shut up!


 XOXO,
"The Vixen"  Jaime
 

P.S. 9-8-09 through 9-14-09 please add Mark Gerardi. He is accepting all friends requests during his contest, which I am in. Please then vote for me at this link by commenting this photo saying "vote". I am dying to be the next Gerardi Girl and if you guys all vote for me I know I can win and be the subject of Gerardi's next Pinup/Hotrod painting and will get to be in his calendar too! So help me out! Love Y'all!!!                 

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Gina King: Sexy Pinup, Fantasy, and Erotic Artist!

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  Gina King: Steamy Erotic and Pinup Artist


     When I first saw one of Gina King's paintings I was blown away by the sensual, exotic women in them.  They are curvy, sexy, and colorful works of amazing art.  I found her website and read all about her and looked at all of her work in awe.  Gina first got into art when she was a small child growing up in Indiana, learning from her grandmothers who were both artists.  She is an erotic and fetish artist who seems to specialize in latex   Gina also does a lot of pinup and fantasy art which is highly sought after by collectors all over the world.  She has been featured internationally in publications such as Marquis, Heavy Metal Magazine, Hustler, Jade (UK), Club International, and Slitz(Sweden).  You are all going to love Gina's work if you haven't already seen it. Lots of hot and sexy  eye candy!  By the way, Gina is as gorgeous as any one of the women in her artwork.  I had the chance to interview Gina and I took it, but first take a look at one of my favorite pieces of her artwork.  It's a beautiful painting of the lovely actress Biance Beauchamp.

 

Jaime: When did you first become interested in Art?

Gina: "I've always been interested in art...I come from a very creative family.
When I was little my parents would lose track of me, because I would be hiding somewhere drawing or working on a craft project."

 
Jaime: Which artists have inspired you? Do you have a favorite artist?

Gina: "Many...but with pinup & fantasy art, I drew inspiration from Olivia, Sorayama, Bisely, Frazetta, Dali, and comic book art."




Jaime:  What was your first painting?

Gina: "My first pinup style painting was titled "Cruel Intensions".   It was a black & white piece done in gouache of a girl wearing a long robe & holding a belt in her mouth."

Jaime: How do you come up with such great ideas in your work?

Gina: "My ideas come from completely random places...they pop in my head when I'm having conversations, looking at photos. I never know when an idea will happen so I always keep a pen and paper handy so I can sketch it out as soon as I think of it."




Jaime: Is there a painting that was your favorite to work on?

Gina: "That's a tough one...each one was fun to work on, so I can't pick a favorite...they all have their own stories that go along with their creation."


Jaime: Can you describe the feeling you get after finishing a painting?

Gina: "It's a great feeling! However, by the time a painting is complete, I have been staring at it for so many hours that I won't want to look at it for a day or two. lol  After that, I feel a great sense of accomplishment."

 

Jaime: What is art to you? 

Gina: "Anything creative."


Jaime: Are you working on anything right now?

Gina: "I'm always posting updates of my works in progress on my website, facebook,  myspace and twitter. Stop by anytime to see what's new." 

Jaime: I think this new masked pinup is my #1 favorite out of all of your artwork.
 It's just so gorgous and mysterious. 



Jaime: How does it feel to see your work in Hustler Magazine?

Gina: 'It is very rewarding to see my work in print. Also, the pinups for Hustler are a bit naughtier than the work you see on my website, so they are a lot of fun to create."



Jaime: Where would you like to see your career go in the future?

Gina: "I would like to continue creating pinup & fantasy art and have a book of my paintings published."

 
Jaime: Any advice for young artists just starting out?

Gina: "Work hard....then work even harder. I meet my goals because I am very stubborn & persistent. Also, be sure to learn about the business side of things."


               Texas Barbie: Hard, cold, and sexy just like her pistol! 



Jaime: What do you do for fun when you aren't drawing or painting?

Gina: "My art takes up SO much of my time, but like most people I enjoy hanging out with my friends. I also enjoy going to fetish events where I can wear latex. I like to try new things...so I'm up for anything."

  

Thanks so much, Gina, for taking the time to answer all of my questions. It has been a pleasure to interview with you. I am a huge fan and enjoy all of your artwork and look forward to seeing more from you! You have been a delight just as your work is!  

More to come with Gina King soon on The Vixen's Voice.


And Remember,
  Pinup or Shut up!
   Xoxo,
                     Jaime


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Amy Matthews: Modern, Edgy, and best of all...Erotic Artist!

Amy Matthews: Modern, Edgy, and best of all...Erotic Artist!

Amy Matthews is an extremely interesting and sexually in-tune artist who specializes in Erotica paintings, capturing the true essence of female sensuality and doesn't care if her art is considered to be porn by some, in fact, she welcomes the idea. I am not usually that big into pornographic art but her images are so beautiful and just sort of captured me, although I did use her edited versions from MySpace for this article rather than the naughty yet nice paintings from Amy's website.  I'm giving you the link  so you can go take a look at All of the goodies! You may already be following Amy's work, but if you're not you are missing some amazing art! 

   Amy is a truly lovely and amazing person and I'm super glad I got the chance to interview her. She has some intriguing views on art and life in general and an awesome personality as you will soon realize from this interview! 



Let's get to know Amy!



Jaime: When did you first become interested in Art?

Amy: I always knew that I liked to draw, but I didn’t really consider doing it as a career until I was in high school. It was that realization that I either had to go to college for something that I wasn’t really interested in doing but might get me a job, or going for something that I did enjoy doing and hoping that I would still land a job. But I always drew, ever since I was little.

Jaime: Which artists have inspired you? Do you have a favorite artist?

Amy: Barbara Canepa & Alessamdro Barbucci are great. They did the Skydoll comic. She’s super sexy! Massimilio Frezzato is amazing and his girls are hot, Juanjo Guarnido is another one and John Willie’s fetishy pinup stuff is also an inspiration. 

 
Jaime: Where do your ideas come from?   Would you like to tell me about your creative process?

Amy: I always work from photographs, so whether they’re images that I shoot myself or images that I find elsewhere, it always begins with a photo. I’ve never been good at just “making something up” because there’s so much room for getting the perspective or lighting wrong. But inspiration always come from something that turns me on. If the idea isn’t hot, then it’s not going to be a good painting. I try to cover a bit of a range and add variety to my images, so I explore different fetishes and stuff but there are some things that just don’t turn me on, so I won’t be painting them. The whole point is to create the kind of erotic art that I would enjoy looking at. That’s what’s fun for me and hopefully that fun translates into the final image. 
 
Jaime: Which painting did you have the most fun working on?

Amy: There’s one that I did recently of a girl crouching, who’s poured milk all over her pink bits. I didn’t know if I was going to be able to paint the milk droplets without them just looking like white lines all over her. But it actually turned out pretty good. It’s always fun when I’m able to do something that I’ve never done before and I’m constantly being challenged with my erotica because nearly all of them are in unusual positions. I was never too interested in anatomy class, and figure drawing was generally a bore, but I think I’m finally learning all of that anatomy stuff through my recent work. So yay!
 
Jaime: How do you feel after having finished a painting?
 
Amy: I normally want to start another one…that is, if all goes well. Sometimes I struggle with certain paintings, and that can wear me out. I get depressed briefly and have to eat ice cream. But the ones that I am happy with make me really excited to do more. But then again, that’s why I’m doing this now, because there’s a lot of boring freelance jobs that come through the line.

Jaime: What is art to you?

Amy: I think art is anything that utilizes a person’s talent. The more talented the person is, the better the art is, in my book. I’d also like to say that I am totally not opposed to people considering my illustrations to be porn. I like porn! If my work turns people on, that’s awesome!
 

Jaime: What are you working on right now? Can i have a preview?

Amy: Actually, I try to keep my blog updated pretty regularly.  I’m simply trying to create as many images as I can right now, so that I can eventually launch the full site. But in the meantime, you can peek at my blog archives to see a brief collection of recent work. I'm working on a three girl painting right now.
 
Jaime: Where would you like to see your career go in the future?
 
Amy: I would really like to produce my style of erotic illustration for some of the big hitters in the adult entertainment industry. There are some out there who are doing pretty cool things and making style a priority. It would be really nice to pay the bills with the money made on this work, so that I could turn down the majority of the other boring jobs that come through. I would also LOVE to put a series of books out!


 


Jaime: Do you have any advice for young artists just beginning their careers?


Amy: Reference! Make sure that when you do any artwork that you have plenty of reference material. That’s the key (and my excuse as to why I have a large library of porn LOL)
 

Jaime: What do you do for fun when you aren’t drawing or painting? 

Amy: Lots of baking, which leads to lots of working out…and then watching dirty movies (for research purposes of course!) 

Jaime: Thanks so much, Amy, for taking this time out from your busy schedule to talk to me and my readers! I have had the best time getting to know more about you!


I told you guys Amy has the most awesome personality! I just love her work! The Vixen's Voice will be keeping up with Amy's work and I will let you guys know as she puts out more erotic art for your pleasure!

And Remember,
   Pinup or Shut up!
                  
     Xoxo,
                             Jaime

P.S. 9-8-09 through 9-14-09 please add Mark Gerardi. He is accepting all friends requests during his contest, which I am in. Please then vote for me at this link by commenting this photo saying "vote". I am dying to be the next Gerardi Girl and if you guys all vote for me I know I can win and be the subject of Gerardi's next Pinup/Hotrod painting and will get to be in his calendar too! So help me out! Love Y'all!!!                 

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Fumiko Barrows' Newest Work: A Red-headed Pinup!

     Fumiko Barrows' Newest Work: A Redheaded Pinup!

   Okay, so my last article was about Fumiko Barrows, major cool chick and awesome artist of all mediums! Now of course I sent her a message telling her about the article and she Loved it so much she painted a digital portrait of one of my pictures I have posted on MySpace!  I am super happy with it and so grateful to her for such a sweet and creative gesture. Anyway, I had to share it with all my readers since you guys have been so great at following my website and writing for so long now!! Here is the original picture Fumiko was inspired by and the Gorgeous work of art she turned it into!! I Love it!! Let me know what you guys think! Leave a comment or send me a message at
missjaime@pinuporshutup.org  



And Remember,
Pinup or Shut up
!


              XOXO
                        Jaime

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Fumiko Barrows: Creating Unique Pinups and Beautiful Art is her thing!

     

 Fumiko Barrows: Creating Unique Pinups and Beautiful Art is her thing!

     
You all know I'm constantly on the lookout for art I haven't seen....it's sort of like discovering treasure for me.  I first came across Fumiko Barrows on MySpace.

I was enchanted by her unique style and beautiful artwork.  I loved her sexy anime paintings plus her paintings of some of her MySpace friends. The likeness to the original photos is extremely realistic with gorgeous detail and colors. No wonder she has nearly 3,000 friends/fans on MySpace.  Of course, I had to write about her and share some of her art with my loyal readers! 

             MySpace Inspired Painting
    


  An Artist who can create materpieces through any Art Medium!    

     First, a little background on Fumiko Barrows.  She is an extremely interesting person and an amazing artist.  She is a San Diego native who lives near the beach with her fiance and kitty and enjoys an active lifestyle in the beautiful city.  Fumiko grew up with her Japanese grandmother whom she is named after and grew up in the midst of Japanese culture.  She is currently learning Japanese and intends to visit Japan next year where her art seems to be very popular.  She started doing art through traditional means such as acrylic and oil paintings, pastel drawings, colored pencil, watercolor, and ink.  She can create original art through any art mediums and offers original paintings and one of a kind art.  Fumiko has studied many styles and art forms being a chameleon of art until she found her own style in 2007.  For many years she struggled as many of us do from job to job, never finding fulfillment.  One day she lost her job and was unable to easily find another one due to the weak economy.  She was forced to explore her talent and strive to make a living through her art.  Although she says she hasn't attained a huge income or world renown fame, she is infinitely happier and more dedicated than ever to pursue her dreams and reach the goals she has set for herself.  She practices everyday and immerses herself in things that inspire her. 


                                        More MySpace Friend Inspired Art

   


                 How did Barrows get started? 
 
     Fumiko just got started in digital art five years ago on a website called
oekaki .   This is an online drawing and critique website for developing and skilled artists.  Fumiko has always been a huge anime fan and fell in love with this form of drawing and then started drawing with the mouse.  She got better and better at drawing with a mouse and received numerous requests from fans.   Mouse drawing took so many hours so Fumiko bought a graphics tablet two years ago and says her skills have greatly improved and so has her speed.  She went from doing anime fan art to drawing for friends and family until someone suggested that she join MySpace to share her work.  
    It was there she found beautiful photographs which inspired her and began drawing people from MySpace.  After she shared the first three drawings, the requests flooded in and she decided to offer this service to the public.  The tablet she uses is a Wacom Graphire 4x6.  She uses this with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and is currently learning Painter and Manga Studio to make graphic novels and more painterly art.


      Gotta love this schoolgirl fighting an Alien teacher!
    

      I had to find out more about Fumiko 

     So... I asked her what the first painting she ever did was.  She said it was an acrylic painting of
Bettie Page ten years ago! So now I think she is even cooler than I already thought. The first digital drawing Fumiko did was with a mouse and it was of a geisha girl and so was her first tablet drawing which had huge success with her fans and friends.  After her first tablet drawing of the geisha girl she was in love with digital art and and began to prefer it over traditional means but never left traditional art behind.  Fumiko still gets many commissions for fine art paintings to adorn people's homes as well as original colored pencil designs for fan's tattoos and portraits.



    


     So I had to know: What inspires this amazing, creative, artistic woman?

     Fumiko responded without hesitation, "Things that inspire me are unique style, confidence, and originality.  I am greatly inspired by japanese culture and trends as well as fashion styles and music.  I love gothic & lolita style and all things kawaii *cute*.  I love to see people's unique sense of style and beauty,  also other artists such and Mizuno Junko, Mitsukazu Mihara, Odd Nerdrum, Rembrandt, Da Vinci, and many others inspired me greatly.  I find by studying master that you love your own art greatly improves!"


             My personal favorite! A Japanese Princess, isn't she beautiful!
     


               Fumiko has her own hand-made Jewelry Line

     Fumiko Barrows started making beautiful jewelry two years ago when her aunt invited her  to a jewelry-making class.  She started out  making beaded necklaces but last year discovered the joy of polymer clay and has been making her own unique designs ever since. She has been selling these items since April of this year.  She has done some very pretty pieces with Panda designs, kitties, and pastries.  All of her stuff is gorgeous!


    


      Fumiko says her greatest accomplishment has been becoming a full-time artist and selling her work to people all over the world.  Her goal is to establish her own style and release a line of clothing and accessories that will be sold in boutiques and online stores and eventually open up her very own boutique! Fumiko feels she has always been a fashion designer at heart and says she mixes her art with her sense of fashion.

     

     The advice Fumiko Barrows offers to aspiring artists is this:

 "There is no such thing as talent! There is only Passion and Practice. Anyone can be an artist if they love to draw. All you need to do is Practice, Practice, Practice! I used to believe i had to go to school and get a degree to become a successful artist but I realized that passion and love for your art is the key. Also, just do it! No more excuses that you don't have time or it's too hard. Do the thing and you'll find the energy to do the thing. Don't believe in failure and you will never fail".


Pinup Painting inspired by a Suicide Girls Photograph
     


                    What's Next for Fumiko Barrows?    

     Fumiko is presently working on two graphic novels with another in the works and is always willing to collaborate with other artists, models, and writers.  Plus she is always looking to make new friends! She is currently working on a
website that will be up by August 1st where you can acquire original t-shirt design, prints, and original art!  I know I can't wait to see it and get me some of that awesome art!!  You will be seeing more of Fumiko's work here at The Vixen's Voice and everywhere else!  She is an inspiring individual and I plan to keep track of her work!  Check out her work at Deviant Art, one of my favorite websites!  Oh, and don't forget to add Fumiko on MySpace!


And Remember,
        Pinup or Shut up!

                       
         XOXO,  Jaime

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tess Fowler: Comic Artist


                   TESS FOWLER: Comic Artist Extroidanairre

        This is my very first interview I will post on The Vixen's Voice and I'm Super-excited to introduce Tess Fowler!  Tess is first and foremost a Comic Artist, she is also experienced in sketch art, painting, etc.  I first found out about Tess when I was doing an article about Scarlett Harlott, one of her models.  I instantly added
Tess on MySpace and I was pleasantly surprised to see Tess had done beautiful works of some of my favorite characters, including Elektra, other Marvel women, and the Fantastic Four.

       

        Tess Fowler is an amazing comic artist, sketch artist, and more recently an erotic artist.   She has created a line of Art called  "Steampunk Erotica", which I find freakin' awesome and intriguing.  Tess has a great
website and a really cool forum which I am a registered member of!

And Now: The lovely, the talented...Tess Fowler!!!! Just imagine a booming voice announcing her name...like on a talk show or in a wrestling show! lol



 A portrait of Tess Fowler by Tess Fowler


Jaime: Which artists have inspired you? Do you have a favorite artist?

 
Tess: I've been inspired by so many. off the top of my head: Boris Vallejo, Brom, Giger, Joe Jusko, Simon Bisley. For comics inspiration: Neal Adams,Kevin Eastman, George Perez, The Romitas, Phil Noto...that's just to name a few.  Frank Frazetta has to top the list for favorite painters and comic artists both, but of the more recent artists I'd have to say Eduardo Risso is my favorite in comics right now. And Simon Bisley and Joe Jusko in the painting department.  
 
Jaime: What was your first illustration of?
 
Tess: My first published illustration, or the first one I ever did as a kid? When I was little I drew a lot of horses and women with swords. my sister had a Boris Vallejo book that I got my hands on one day, and that along with my brother's Heavy metal Magazines changed my life. My first official publication was actually sketch cards I believe. Lord of the Rings if I'm not mistaken. My first magazine was Heavy Metal in 2007. They featured some of my paintings.

   Painting featured in Heavy Metal Mag (2007)



Jaime: Where do your ideas come from? Would you like to tell me about your creative process?

Tess: When it comes to paintings (a medium I'm still experimenting with) I tend to paint women I find attractive. Models from the costuming world that have personalities I enjoy. I am a comic artist heart and soul. I like to illustrate personalities and characters that are fully rounded. As far as regular illustrations go, my husband Chris(he's an artist too) have found ourselves inspired by a lot of different movies over the past few years. If we go out to rent movies we'll pick the most random things because it expands our visual horizons. The first one that comes to mind is "City of Lost Children". I got off on such a Steampunk kick in my art after that. And when I did work for the band Abney Park Chris and I really started delving deeper into the Steampunk culture for ideas for art. Since Chris is by nature a born concept artist we have a lot of fun creating new themes and characters together. Did I answer the original question with all that rambling? (laughter)

"Rebel Engineer" 2009 My FAVE!!!                     "First In Flight" 2009      



Jaime: What do you feel has been your most significant work?
 

Tess: That's hard to answer. I'd say right now, personally, it's the piece I am doing of my seven martial arts instructors. Never have I spent so much time pouring heart and soul into a piece of artwork that's that big. professionally it's the comic book I am working on right now called "Prometheus Unbound" that's based on those same men. It's also a Steampunk book that focuses on the occult. Within the first page i've broken new ground and gone far beyond what I thought I was capable of. 

Jaime: Can you tell me what inspired your idea to do a piece of artwork of seven martial arts instructors? 

Tess: Actually they themselves inspired me. Ever read "Way of the Peaceful Warrior" by Dan Millman? These seven men have that "way" well in hand. I met them when I was 21-22, and I've never been the same since. 

Jaime: Cool. I haven't read it but I will have to now!  


   "Malice" 2009


 
 
Jaime: How do you feel after having finished a painting?

Tess: Like I would really enjoy not having my hand cramp like that anymore. LOL. That photoshop stylus is a beast. But seriously, it's a sense of satisfaction mixed with dread because I know when I come back and look at it in 24 hours I am going to see things I could have done better. I don't feel painting comes naturally to me. but I enjoy the process so I keep going, improving as I do each new piece. 

   "Airship Harlott" 2009
 
 
Jaime: Is there a project that has been your favorite and why?
 
Tess: Out of my most recent paintings my favorite ongoing project was "The Doll" because it was my first time painting a girl that inspired me that much in a completely non sensual or sexual way. She's only 15, and I began to wonder about all those stories about painters who became obsessed with their muses and wondered if I was beginning to feel that. Like, I could just draw and paint that girl a million times and never get tired of it. There's no attraction in me for her. She's just a baby. From day one I have felt like she's the daughter I'd love to have one day. She's just that cool.

   "The Doll" 2009     Isn't she just beautiful!


Jaime: Have you found the internet to affect your popularity?

Tess: Yes! it's been the most effective tool of my young career so far. But it's also been scary. i've had a few stalkers. People say things to me online they'd never say to a man. 
 
Jaime: What are you working on right now? Can i have a preview?

Tess: My current project is a comic book with Scot King called "Prometheus Unbound". No publisher officially connected to it yet, and no previews for another week or so! it's not ready yet. Still working on pin ups. But that's taken a back seat to my commission list and the book.
 
Jaime: What do you look for in a model? How do you find your models? 

Tess: I don't find them. They find me. They literally fall into my lap at some point and I go, "Hey! You're amazing! Can I paint you??" It's always something different about them that makes me want to paint them. But it all comes down to personality eventually. Lots of pretty faces out there but I won't paint you more than once if you don't have some kind of a personality that keeps me intrigued. I'm fickle that way. 

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Jaime: Where would you like to see your career go in the future?
 
Tess: The sky's the limit at this point. I just want to be able to do what I love, and share it with the folks who can appreciate it. My father once told me that a gift unshared is a wasted gift. I'd like to do him proud. (And maybe completely take the world by storm and have my name all over the place so everwhere you look there's my work!  (laughs)

              "Clockwork Sass" 2009
 
 
 Jaime: What do you do for fun when you aren't drawing or painting? 

Tess: Hah! That's funny. There are other things besides artwork? For as long as I can remember this is all I've ever done.

Jaime: Thank you Tess so much for spending this time with me and answering all of my questions in such a straightforward way. I have had the best time getting to know you and I know my readers will too.  I hope to have you back again soon to hear more about your work. Thank you, i know you are super busy.

To my Readers: Never fear! I will keep you updated on the growing works of Tess Fowler, the comics, the book, and any other artwork! Yeah, she rocks! You will see more of Tess here at the Vixen's Voice!!!  Until then, check out the website of
Tess Fowler and don't forget to look her up on MySpace.

And Remember,
         Pinup or Shut up!

XOXO,
                                    Jaime

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Remembering Bettie Page on Memorial Day

                         

The Unforgettable Bettie Page: Remembered Always!
                      
     Bettie Page was pretty much the most photographed model in the 1950's. She was an icon in the fashion industry and in pop culture in general.  She has continued to inspire artists, photographers, models, and ordinary women throughout the years.  The dark-haired beauty had a wholesome look with a naughty side that came through in all of her photographs and cause everyone to want to see more even to this day.

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Cassandra Grable: Young, Talented Sketch Artist and Creative Photographer

Young Talent Cassandra Grable: Blasting onto the Girly Art Scene!!! Take Notice! Remember this name: Cassandra Grable, because you will continue to see it all over the art world... This Dark girl is an awesome portrait and sketch artist and I wanted to give everyone a heads up on her work...she is new to photography so she is branching out into different aspects of the art industry...I added her sweet page to my sidebar and I wanted you guys to take a look! I will update you as I learn more about her and her work. Have a look at the Dark Girl's Hot Fetish Pinup below! << MORE >>

Elizabeth Austin: Pinup Artist who defines Class and Beauty in her Work!

Elizabeth Austin: Painter of Pinups,
Motorcycles, Surfboards, and More!


Elizabeth Austin is a Pinup Artist who uses airbrushing to paint pinups as well as painting motorcycles, helmuts, and surfboards.  All of her motorcycle's paint jobs took home first place trophies. 

 

Austin found inspiration from Alberto Vargas

She started painting when she was a small child and ran into a stash of her uncle's girly magazines. She found beauty in the pinups and it stayed with her throughout her life.  She began painting pinups after the style of Vargas, which is what had attracted her to her uncle's Playboy magazines, not the nude Playboy bunnies, but the sweet, beautiful women painted by Alberto Vargas. 

 

Designer of Dolls, tattoos, and stickers

Elizabeth has designed beautiful dolls, "The Star Eyes Collection", and "The Children of Enchantment", collected by people all over the world, including the late Aaron Spelling.  She has designed temporary  tattoos, stickers, and even pumpkin carving designs for pumpkin carving kits, "Pumpkin Masters",  featured in stores each Fall.  Austin has also been a tattoo artist for ten years, putting her own art on lucky client's body parts. She is the designer of an art series called "L.A. Cats", Cat-like Cartoon girls, which were made into stickers and sold in vending machines and all over the United States and has been very successful.



Creating the most Beautiful Pinups comes Naturally to Liz

Elizabeth Austin draws and paints pinup art strictly because she loves it and has passion for it. She paints women who are sexy, but are not nude. She implies sexiness and thinks that is plenty. She doesn't want her art going in the gutter. I'm loving me this angel pinup....if you guys recall,
Pinup Angels are some of my favorites!!   And this one is my favorite now!!!


She often works from photos, sometimes of Pam Anderson or Britney Spears,
and tries to paint women in a respectful yet sexy manner. 



Elizabeth's Big Break as a Pinup Artist!

Austin first showed her Pinup Art at the Chicago V.A.M.P. show (Vintage and Modern Pinup) in 2001 and was extremely successful at that very first showing, selling ALL of her paintings to a collector and writer, and her works have received recognition more and more since then.




Elizabeth Austin: Cartoon Pinup Artist's work shows up on A&E!

For the past few years Elizabeth has been working on a line of cartoon pinup art for Beth Chapman, "Dog" the Bounty Hunter Chapman's wife, which will be used in a calendar. She first began working with Dog and Beth when she painted a memorial painting of their daugher Barbara Katy Chapman, after her tragic death.  Liz painted Barbara and gave her fairy wings and other special touches since her nickname was "fairy dust".  Elizabeth's art has been featured a few times on the A&E show, "Dog the Bounty Hunter". 

Elizabeth Austin is a well-rounded, amazingly talented, gorgeous woman, mother, and artist...I would say Pinup artist but it seems she has created so many other types of art and continues to do so. 

Don't forget to check out her
website to see more glorious pinups by Liz!!
And Remember: Pinup or Shut up!!!

XOXO,
                      Jaime




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Gil Elvgren: Pinup Artist and Glamour Genius Ahead of his Time!

 
Hottest Glamour Art of the 21st Century

From the mid 1930's through 1972, Gil Elvgren created over five hundred paintings of beautiful pinups. He was one of the most important pinup and glamour artists of the 21st century.  His pinups were feisty, adorable, sexy, and glamorous all at the same time. He depicted women in everyday situations and painted often from watching models pose in his studio.





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Almost all of these works are oil on canvas, and completely finished works of art.  Elvgren always outdid himself, always improving his art, his ideas, his colors and his technique.A beautiful and well-structured website celebrates the life and works of Gil Elvgren by sharing a lovely gallery of his paintings, interesting information about Gil, and merchandise available for purchase. Take a look and enjoy all the Elvgren this site has available for your viewing pleasure.


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Pirate Pinups: Ax-Wielding, Gun-Slinging, Sword-Fighting Bombshells!

   
                              

    Pirate Pinups are scantily clad, sassy and sexy!
Sounds like a pinup to me but...with a sword and a gun


          A Bit of Pirate Bombshell History: Anne Bonny

It has been said that Anne Bonny was intelligent and pretty with a hot temper. The already married Anne met Captain John "Calico Jack" Rackham and had an affair. There was an offer out for Rackham to buy a "divorce for purchase" but she refused to be "bought and sold like cattle" and escaped from being flogged for adultery. Check out the hot pinup art by Ed Beard Jr. below depicting Anne Bonny as a sexy pirate girl.
    
    

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Happy Easter: Playboy Bunnies, Naughty Bunnies & Bunny Art!



Okay...so I'm super busy Cinderella wifey/mommy this week. I have been wanting to write an article on Bunnies for Easter, but the pics I have chosen will have to speak for themselves this time! I promise to be writing more after the holiday!

So it's Easter...and here are some Playboy Bunnies...all retro and hot!




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Pinup Artist Nicole: Stunning Model Creating Hot Pieces of Art!

Pinup Artist Nicole: Find her at Pinup World Art! I have been a big fan of Pinup Artist Nicole for years now....she is an amazingly talented pinup/erotic artist who looks like a Playboy bunny. She is a curvy, gorgeous redhead who rocks pinup paintings! I have been admiring her hot art for a while and added her on MySpace since I'm such a pinup artist groupie, I can't help it! Her paintings are extremely life-like and have beautiful color and texture. She sells many beautiful paintings at Pinup World Art alongside other fabulous artists. Check out the sexy sheriff painting...only one of many creative pieces by Nicole. How about a Hot Piece of Art?! You can also find Nikki at Hot Piece of Art, her own website. There you will find a bio, link to her gallery, and news about Nicole's growing career and events.<< MORE >>

Nerd Girl Pinups: Running the World while looking like a Vargas Vixen!

Nerd Girl Pinups: Intelligent, Sexy, and Nerdy; What more can you ask for?

Nerd Girl Pinups is a photo based website created by those who think Nerd girls are sexy and underrated! Hell yeah!   The dorky little gamer girls or bookworms who have grown up into full on beauties but stay true to themselves and their nerdy nature.  They don't have to be embarrassed about being nerds anymore, they embrace who they are and add a twist of sexy into the mix.  They can keep up with the top men in their field of work and have learned to flaunt their assets....I mean intelligence by assets of course lol.  Nerd Girl Pinups have taken the nerdy girl into a new genre: Pinups. They celebrated the Nerd Girl with Pinup Photography and I say Kudos to you guys for that! Being a pinup lover and um....well...I'm not really a braniac so I guess I can't classify myself as a Nerd Girl...dang it....but I do love Superheros, does that make me somewhat of a nerd girl? hmmm....anyway, I think the Nerd Girls of this site are uber hot and what makes them hotter is knowing that they could kick your ass in pretty much anything requiring brain-power. Ha!


Not sure where I found this photo online months ago: I saved it because I thought my 11-year old son would dig it. lol.


The site features ladies/models who are also bloggers, singers, toy and memorabelia collectors, gamers, costumers, magicians and jugglers, and more! These women are intelligent, interesting, funny, ambitious, gorgeous, and best of all, nerdy!


Harleen Quinzel: Comic and Game lovin' Magician/Juggler!

Her Pinup name is Harleen Quinzel, she is 25 years old and her nerdiest obsession is magic and juggling. she is obviously gorgeous and tends to spend a lot of time "analyzing films to death". She also spends much of her time in used bookstores and her biggest pet peeve is "people with self-assigned nicknames".

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Tali Shapiro Painted me into a Supergirl Pinup!

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               I'm a Red-headed Supergirl!

      Tali Shapiro is an amazing artist from Israel, founder of  The Pinup Shop  and writer of The Pinup Blog. She is an intelligent, kind person and an amazingly talented artist.  It has been a thrill to have her paint my pinup portrait three times now!   For my latest Pinup I wanted Tali to paint me as Supergirl and gave her a sample pic and some ideas and she knocked it out of the park and painted the hell out of it!  I am a big superhero fan, especially of female superheros (or superheroines) and I was kind of on the fence trying to decide whether I should have a Supergirl Pinup done or a Wonder Woman Pinup. I am so glad i went with Supergirl because this painting turned out spectacular! Not often you see a red-headed Supergirl but that makes it even more awesome!  I couldn't be more satisfied with and excited over this pinup!  I mean, Look at that cape and the long hair. It looks really realistic and this is a dead ringer for the face photo I sent her to work from. It amazes me every time.



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Superhero Pinups at the Pinup Blog

   
        

Check out my guest spot article over at the Pinup Blog!
                                                   

       I recently wrote an article on Superhero pinups for The Pinup Blog, my favorite Pinup website. Here is an exerpt of the article, head over and read the rest of it at the Pinup Blog!


    Super Pinups - Making the World a Safer, Sexier Place
                                        

     While I have to admit I do love Iron Man and Batman, there just isn't anything like a female super hero, saving the day and the world, all the while looking sexy and glamorous, long hair blowing in the wind.

Whether it's watching them on movies or TV, reading comics, drawing or painting them, or dressing up in costume as one of these gorgeous gals, people of all ages around the world love Superheroines.

Pinups are sexy and glamorous with all different types of style and personality. Some of my favorite pinups are pinups of characters in movies, games, and comics. These strong, smart, sexy women make for lovely pinups and great role models. I have been excited about superheroine art for the past few months, finding it in the form of photos, digital art, paintings, and sketches.

Updated 9-8-09
please add Mark Gerardi. He is accepting all friends requests during his contest, which I am in. Please then vote for me at this link by commenting this photo saying "vote". I am dying to be the next Gerardi Girl and if you guys all vote for me I know I can win and be the subject of Gerardi's next Pinup/Hotrod painting and will get to be in his calendar too! So help me out! Love Y'all!!! 
                

Now Head over and read the rest of my article!!!



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Roller Derby: Pinups on Roller Skates

Body Candy Body Jewelry - 10% off Roller Derby of the 40's and 50's

     Roller Derby began with Leo Seltzer, who created this sport as a cross-country style skating race in which skaters made thousands of laps trying to imitate what would be a trip from L.A. to New York City. Soon Seltzer realized that the exciting part of the sport he had created was when the skaters would accidentally collide while trying to pass each other. He incorporated more violence into the sport by building a banked track, and Roller Derby soon became extremely popular throughout the United States.  By the late 1940's the sport was famous even internationally.




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Pinup Artist Jessica Dougherty

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         Southern by the Grace of God...Talented to Boot!


    I deeply enjoy and admire art, pinups, and beauty which is why I'm usually on a quest to find the hottest pinup art or photos available to me in this richly growing retro-art garden.


   So you must imagine my surprise and excitement when I came across this amazing and talented artist while researching for my website a couple of weeks ago. I love her style, use of sensuality and glamour, and being a Kentucky girl,  the fact that this artist is a southern gal appeals to me. A Louisiana lady with a sweet, Pinup-esque (is that a word?) look about her, Jessica Dougherty paints pinups because she admires the playful sensuality in the works of artist such as the great Gil Elvgren (my personal favorite).  Jessica likes to celebrate her femininity through her art, showing the beauty on the outside while painting an internal radiance that shines through to her fans. Just take a look at this sweet and sexy Poker Pinup below! Now you want to play, right!?  I'm in love with those heels!



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Deviant Pinups!!

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             Deviant Pinup Lover, Photographer, AND Model!

     Okay, I don't know her real name, all I know her by is "Pinup Lover" but she is talented, gorgeous, and has personality! She has many photos in her gallery but the ones that caught my attention were her Self Portraits, Photos she took of herself dolled up like a pinup. Maybe she just reminded me of me. Anyway, I had to share some of her photos with you.





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Love Lesson: Valentine's Day 101

                       Look like a Pinup on Valentine's Day!

 Valentine's Day is near! The most important issue is that you be with the one you love.  Of course once that little detail is out of the way you want to look your sexiest for your Sweetie.  For Pinup fans, it's tons of fun to do your hair and makeup like a classic pinup on special occasions, if not always....   Hey, I try. 

The most important make-up items you are going to need will be lipstick and eye liner. If you are stranded on a desert island and you only have lipstick and eyeliner in beauty products, you can still feel like a Pinup!  For Valentines Day romance, You'll want a plump pout for that provocative pinup look.  Let me just say it: RED LIPSTICK! I love it! It is definitely the lip color of bombshells!  I feel as if my lips should have been crimson red at birth. << MORE >>

History Lesson: Pinups 101

 

                  What is a Pinup Girl anyway?

     A pinup girl is a model whose pictures are mass produced for everyone to view. Pinups are glamour and fashion models and actresses. The age of the pinup began mainly in the 1930's by such artists' popularity as Alberto Vargas and George Petty.





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