I was so moved by the Alexander McQueen Exhibit at the Met Museum of Art in NYC . His designs struck me as self portraits as much as fashion, a medium usually associated with artifice. This watercolor is of a gown from the 2001 VOSS collection, made of red and black ostrich feathers and glass [...]
I’ve always loved the abstract patterns of birds in flight, the inspiration for these new watercolor paintings.
Coco Chanel – from a series of watercolor fashion illustrations inspired by 20th century fashion design icons. I achieved the white on black effect by starting with a watercolor painting on paper; scanning it; then inverting the digital image in Photoshop, so that the values are reversed.
A very simple, slightly retro, monochromatic watercolor fashion illustration of a woman in a white eyelet mini dress with black trim, wearing black gloves.
An atmospheric watercolor fashion illustration of a woman in an asymmetrical plum colored shirt, short shorts and black boots.
Even though this was painted from a model posing in place, I tried to create a sense of movement using gesture and loose brushwork.
A loose, impressionist-style fashion illustration made with colored inks. The inks dry very quickly and the brush strokes have more texture compared with painting with watercolors.
A very simple, pared-down watercolor fashion illustration of a woman in a striped black and grey dress, holding a faux fur coat.
