Here’s my illustration of Judy Garland from her brilliant series, The Judy Garland Show, to celebrate the incredible body of work she left behind upon her death on June 22, 1969: 40 years ago. Do yourself a favor and check out The Judy Garland Show on DVD to see a true, once-in-a-lifetime genius at work.
Thanks once again to Kevenn T. Smith for his contribution to this piece with his mastery of light and shadows. Head on over to www.kevenn.com to see his work.
From Television City in Hollywood, Here’s JUDY!
11″ x 17″
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Here’s a variant of this illustration: Liza Minnelli in her black Halston!
Liza Minnelli: In Black
11″ x 17″
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Here’s to hoping Liza wins a well-deserved Tony for Liza’s at The Palace…. this Sunday!
I’ve been fortunate enough to see Liza perform numerous times over the past seven years (seven years as of June 1st!), and she keeps getting better and better. Every performance is an event. I’ve learned so much from Liza about art, acting, and life, and this illustration is one way of thanking her for everything she’s given me.
Thanks to Kevenn T. Smith for helping out with colors. I could not have done this without his input and expertise.
Liza Minnelli
11″ x 17″
Pencil, Illustrator
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Detail view:
I happily present my second Little Edie Beale of Grey Gardens illustration: You Ought to Be In Pictures!
Detailed view of Edie:
You Ought to Be In Pictures
11″ x 17″
Pencil, Illustrator
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Other products featuring this illustration are available in my CafePress.com store.
I am currently appearing in The Boys Next Door as Barry Klemper. The cast is full of talented professionals who came together because of their love of the script. The director is Lisa Ortenzi.
Call 440-954-4634 for tickets
The Little Theatre at Strongsville High School
20025 Lunn Road, Strongsville, OH
Tickets: $10.00 adults, $8.00 children/students/seniors
If your group is 10 or more, contact Jean at the number above for a discounted rate.
Dates: May 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16 at 8pm. May 10 at 2pm.
Written by Tom Griffin
Directed by Lisa Ortenzi
Starring (in alphabetical order):
Kivin Bauzo as Lucien
Ray Caspio as Barry
Michael Columbro as Jack
Annie Hickey as Sheila
Ted Larsen as Mr. Klemper
Debbie Lenarz as Mrs. Fremus/Mrs. Warren/Clara
Jason Mravec as Norman
Matthew Shanafelt as Arnold
Kevenn T. Smith as Mr. Hedges/Mr. Corbin/Senator Clarke
Four mentally challenged young men share an apartment where little struggles sometimes become momentous and funny events.
This is the third in my Bewitched series, Esmeralda!
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Esmeralda
8″ x 10″
Here’s the second in my Bewitched series, “Mortal” Samantha.
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“Mortal” Samantha
8″ x 10″
Bewitched is the first television show I ever remember watching. I’m now working on a series of illustrations based on the many colorful characters from the show, and my first one is Samantha in her witch garb!
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Witch Samantha
8″ x 10″
This was inspired by my trip to New York City over the summer to see Gypsy. Patti LuPone as Rose is the perfect marriage of actor and character – she absolutely blew me away.
If you’re in the area, see the show while you can. It closes March 1, 2009.
Rose’s Turn
11″ x 17″
Pencils, Illustrator, Photoshop
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I am participating in Wonder Woman Day once again this year, a benefit supporting two women’s domestic violence shelters and a crisis line. I hope after reading this post and taking a look at the art, you’ll hop on over to their site and place some bids on the art that’s available!
First, Kevenn T. Smith and I collaborated on an illustration, just like last year! This one, based on the ABC TV series starring Lynda Carter, has Private Etta Candy (played by Beatrice Colen) and Yeoman Diana Prince (Lynda Carter, of course), who we wanted to make sure were represented in the auction this year.
Etta Figures it Out?
8.5″ x 11″ on Bristol Board
Ray Caspio: Pencils
Kevenn T. Smith: Inks and Colors (Prismacolor)
This is my solo piece. Wonder Woman often falls prey to cheesecake-y depictions, so I thought I’d turn the tables and supply her with a bevy of beefcake boys – love interests of past and present: Andros (played by Dack Rambo on the Lynda Carter TV series), Steve Trevor, Beowulf, Tom Tresser/Nemesis, Trevor Barnes, and Hermes. Think of it as her Mr. Amazon 2008 contest.
Mr. Amazon 2008
11.75″ x 8.75″ on Bristol Board
Ink
Last week, I was contacted by the National Organization for Women (NOW) regarding this Wonder Woman illustration I did for fun. They were interested in creating a female superhero for their 2008 National NOW Conference and liked my work, so I was asked to come up with something. Everything they were looking for already existed in my illustration except, of course, we didn’t want to run into costume rights issues. A new costume design was in order, and that meant a meeting of the minds with Kevenn T. Smith to come up with one that helps communicate NOW’s message.
Enter NOW Woman to present this year’s conference theme: No Capes, No Masks, No Boundaries: Super-Women Unite!
She’ll be appearing on the Conference’s program book, flyers, and internet promotions.
I am extremely proud to have worked with an organization of NOW’s caliber. It’s my honor to be associated with such a remarkable group of women; superheroes in their own right.
Congratulations to this year’s honorees at the Conference and The Intrepid Awards Gala.
Illustration and costume design ©2008 Ray Caspio.
NOW Logo ©National Organization for Women.
Last year, I was awakened to the documentary film Grey Gardens. I knew there was a Broadway musical, but I had no idea it was based on a true story; that is, until Rosie O’Donnell talked about how brilliant both the documentary and musical were on her blog and on The View. I decided to take a risk and buy the documentary since she insisted the doc was a must-view…I was not disappointed. I found the documentary and relationship between Big and Little Edie to be incredibly fascinating, and was mesmerized by what an interesting person Little Edie was and remains, years after her death. After buying the cast recording of the musical, a trip to New York City to see the show in person was definitely in order. I was lucky enough to see the Tony winning performances of Christine Ebersole and Mary Louise Wilson twice: April and June, 2007.
Since then, I’ve immersed myself in Grey Gardens, and Little Edie inspired this illustration off of one of my old sketches.
The Libra Husband
11″ x 17″
Pencils, Illustrator, Photoshop
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