Julie Newmar, "Tasteful"

Julie Newmar - Tasteful

Portrait, 8.5 x 11 in.

Lead on Paper

Julie Newmar went on to world fame as an actress, most notably in her role as Catwoman on the 1960's camp version of Batman, she always wanted to be a comedian after all.  In the 30's though she made her living as a pin-up model.  She never did anything extremely racy in my opinion, but she did do some really nice tasteful pin-up work that I consider to be classic Americana along side the likes of Bettie Page and Marilyn Monroe.  I think I captured the essence of that very well here in this piece which is a companion to the earlier Catwoman, #1 piece that I did portraying her more as she always wanted to be seen - a jovial comedian, rather than a sexy cover girl - in my mind and on your wall though she can be both!

Bettie Page, "Beach"

Bettie Page - Beach

Portrait, 8.5 x 11 in.

Lead on Paper

Bettie Page is known best for her classic pin-ups but I wanted to show her in a slightly brighter setting and a beach proved to be an ideal setting.  The black rose in her hair helped to keep the color of the picture in her color scheme, but I like how uncharacteristically light this is.  One one of the most recognizable faces in American these days, on everything from lunchboxes to t-shirts Bettie Page has become part of the American mythology.  Join in on the fun and pick yourself up one of these amazing drawings today!