I got a brucie bonus surprise seeing that LC had dressed two additional windows with my illustrations. I did these sketches for their "Create & Inspire" mag and had no idea that they had used them in-store :)



In the mag they asked me: How would you like your work to inspire others?

"I like to create gourmet food for the eyes, rich in aesthetic gratification, with a dollop of delightfully sinful self indulgence on the side. Thus, I hope that I inspire others to pause every once in a while to appreciate the beautiful things in life, just because...."



And here is one more illustration I did just purely due to shoe lust (Louboutin, how I love thee)



Tx

Here's why Ive been in hiding...
Window displays at Lane Crawford, a luxury good department store here in HK. www.lanecrawford.com

This was for their SS11 launch of their new marketing initiative this year named 'Create & Inspire' where they have teamed up with a bunch of locally based artists for various projects.

Here's my work:

Stella McCartney
Catwalk Image:


Working Process:


Finished Piece:


In Store:



Alexander McQueen

Catwalk Image:


Working Process:


Finished Piece:


In Store:



Tx

Despite loathing Valentines day, I DO like to illustrate a holiday, sexy chickitas and being in love.
So here you go:

A recent portrait I did for my good friend Nish, who wants to be a glittery dinosaur fairy (we dont expect anyone else to get it...)

http://www.lostateminor.com/2011/01/26/tanya-bennett/

1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999

People born in the Year of the Rabbit are articulate, talented, and ambitious. They are virtuous, reserved, and have excellent taste. Rabbit people are admired, trusted, and are often financially lucky. They are fond of gossip but are tactful and generally kind. Rabbit people seldom lose their temper. They are clever at business and being conscientious, never back out of a contract. They would make good gamblers for they have the uncanny gift of choosing the right thing. However, they seldom gamble, as they are conservative and wise. They are most compatible with those born in the years of the Sheep, Pig, and Dog.

Of meeeeee

Watercolour, Ink, Photoshop

First new sketch of a new year...

First post of a new year! Mwah

Hooope you have a fantastic Christmas weekend.
Hugs
Tx

Recently poured some capital investment into a sparkly new mac - exciting technological tingles

For some UNKNOWN reason I also purchased a neon pink cover, so I now look like the owner of a sexy barbie robot.

I decided to head back to my Photoshop roots and produce a piece of shiny happy pop-art-esque sickeningly smiley beautiful people....

Doing a presentation of my latest paintings this evening at Speak Up! - Pics to follow.

Done a couple of add-in sketches for the slideshow I put together despite raging man-flu (the deadliest type of sniffles - symptoms: self pity and achey bones).

Will post the vid this week:

Some pics of the Ambassadors of Design Exhibition from the weekend.
Theme: Chair

Lots of work to achieve - check
Little time in which to complete it - check
Worlds best intentions to be SUPER WORKER BEE - check (I could honestly win a medal)
....
Finding immense volumes of other things to achieve instead of tackling your to-do list - CHECK uggghh!!!

I tell myself that I need to put pen to paper in order to get in THE ZONE (ala Britney) but if im playing truthsies then yes I am proactively seeking tasks to distract me. Im not lazy about this, in fact quite the opposite - never am I more motivated.
The house is spotless, those miscellaneous items on the noticeboard of 'boring shiz to sort out' done and dusted, and Im grocery shopping stocked to survive a bit of unforeseen nuclear war bunker time. (minus the bunker).

And thus:

Ink splaaat Doris
Ink, metallic spraypaint, waterspray bottles = my new obsession



Evening Gown Doris
It occurred to me that a) I never draw full length & b) I certainly never draw fully clothed!


Rodeo Doris
YeeeHah!

Prediction: "THE MOST POWERFUL TYPHOON IN 20 YEARS" - ("Typhoon Megi")

Reality: Gloriously clean clear fresh blue sunny skies

Id planned a PJ paint lockdown with inappropriate amounts of chocolate and a dash of 24 season 8 for pre bedtime treat time.
I still did that... just managed to also squeeze in some of that GORGEOUS PERFECT weather we were blessed with.

Hence:

Remember I did a painting for this:
http://tanyahkdiaries.blogspot.com/2010/09/ambassador-of-design-ball-2010.html

Well it will be exhibited, along with other paintings and chairs at the end of this month at the InnoCentre

Spraypaint
Glitter Glue (I feel 5 again)
Metallic Ink
Blue Crayon
+
Post holiday blues
=
True Blue Trio of Doris

Coy Doris
For a friends Birthday, who likes both coy women, and Koi fish.




GlumDrum Doris
Pissed off rock star - naked, of course.



Balmain Doris
Inspired by a fierce and fabulous Balmain editorial