Rocket Science Productions, the publisher of Flip Magazine, (a title that has published my art in the past) has just released a new book called For the Boys: Pin-ups for the Troops, a collection of photos inspired by the pin-up art of Gil Elvgren. Elvgren is a personal hero of mine, as I loved his flirty and exaggerated, yet realistic depiction of beautiful women.
According to the company website, "...this is the 2nd Edition of full color book of Gil Elvgren re-creations from photographers and models across the nation...specifically created to entertain our troops overseas and those wounded in VA Hospitals all over the world!"
The nice thing about this is that. for every book that is sold, Rocket Science Productions will send one to the troops! An outstanding deal, and an outstanding cause.
The art that is published is to the left, a commission piece I did for a client several years ago, titled An Ode to
Elvgren.
I'm excited to be included in this book, and this great cause. Please purchase a copy if you can. Thanks.
Several years ago, I was commissioned to do some preliminary artwork for the owners of the license of the World Famous Mustang Ranch in Sparks, NV. Having just purchased the license, the client wanted me to create some art for various pieces of merchandise to be sold under the Mustang Ranch name. The art was to be sexy, with a cowgirl theme.
I first had to create a preliminary sample sketch, something sexy and provocative, to see if I had the skills for the project. (Drawing on left)
The art was based on a beautiful Playmate, Jennifer Allen, who portrayed a Western theme in her pictorial. I liked how she held the gun, her pose, and her expression. This is a flipped version of one of her photos. (Photo to left)
After the initial sketch above was approved, the client asked for a full color version, but in a more 1950's style stylized garb and feel (think Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future III. This was the art that was to be used for the merchandise.
Like with many projects, I don't know what happened to the art. It was fun to work on, and I think I got a couple of good pieces out of it (a copy of the top sketch hangs in our bar). Comments are always welcome, please email me.
