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"Really darling, the guests will run away if you don't come out and greet them." -Theo |
I am posting these portraits in fairly quick succession because I want to get to posting pages from my next sketchbook which begins in 1990. I'm including these under the sketchbook labels (below) because these images started out in sketchbooks and then took on a life of their own. I hope to post t-shirt versions of them, although I have no idea if anyone will wear these images.
This Theo portrait is directly from my imagination. I created it more consciously and the caption is something I said because of a real situation rather than just springing from my subconscious. But it received such a reception that I thought it deserved a Theo portrait.
At the time I drew it, Auntie Mame was a newly discovered "favorite" movie, so there is likely quite a bit of inspiration from that, although I have to admit my notions about the artificiality of the nineteen fifties and the odd costumes of Orry-Kelly for the movie inspired me less. The costume for this drawing was based on the unlikely pairing of satin and fur which is something that could have been used in the nineteen fifties. I liked that the wide edging of the coat works both at concealing and revealing the body underneath.
Great character. The eye roll is spot on.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I've always worried that her breasts are uneven, but they add a jauntiness that throws your eye back to her face, which is where the whole story really is. I think this will make a fun t-shirt.
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