Marilyn revisited by Sheila

"Marilyn"

5x8 colored pencil and goauche on paper

Since Dean left it up to us for the subject matter, I chose another Hollywood icon from the past. When women didn't have to be a size 0 or 2 to be a sex symbol.

Vern Schwarz's book... a bit of Glamor from Sheila

A Bit of Glamor

for Vern Schwarz's Moleskin

10x8 oil on gessoed paper

Vern Schwarz was nice enough to leave the subject to us for his book. This sometimes is more of a challenge to me than to have a theme. I thought I would go way off the charts and try to paint an homage to the 40's/50's era Hollywood glamor. I love movies from that era. The cinematography was beautiful and the women were always dressed to the nines. This image is based very loosely on a photo of Gene Tierney.