Cowgirl Pinup- A Transition

Several years ago, I was commissioned to do an illustration by the new owner of the license of the Mustang Ranch brothel in Nevada. He wanted to create a line of merchandise to sell that would depict a stylized version of the Old West, circa 1940's or 1950's. As a test, I first created a black & white drawing, with a more modernized look:




Once approved, the next phase was a 1950's 'retro' look to the cowgirl, that I subtly modeled after Marty McFly's outfit in Back to the Future III, using colored pencil:



This was a fun project, as I needed to manipulate the reference photo of Playmate Jennifer Allen quite a bit--I used her basic pose (which I flipped for effect), but add and subtract elements.



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Ride 'Em Cowgirl!

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.