I added several photographs I took at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo to my RedBubble store. Take a look and hopefully you’ll buy one that you like!
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Available as a print or poster (Jaime & Max): http://www.redbubble.com/people/raycaspio/art/4501130-1-jaime-and-max
Available as a print or poster (Jaime): http://www.redbubble.com/people/raycaspio/art/4503171-3-jaime
Available as a t-shirt (Jaime): http://www.redbubble.com/people/raycaspio/t-shirts/4501091-2-jaime
Even though I’m a child of the 1980s, I found most of my heroes in reruns of 1960s and 1970s television shows. They were all women. One of those women is Jaime Sommers: The Bionic Woman, played by Lindsay Wagner, who won an Emmy for her portrayal.
I’ve never been one to enjoy the tired cliché of the alpha-male character. Lindsay imbued Jaime with a strong sense of feminine energy, intelligence, understanding, and unending compassion that I feel is lacking from so many female heroes of today. Jaime was part-superhero but all woman, often solving problems primarily with her mind instead of her Bionic parts. Her Bionics weren’t used to inflict violence. She was a hero I could, and still do look up to, as well as Lindsay herself.
In the third season of the series, Jaime got a Bionic Dog called Max (aka Maximillion/Maximillian). That’s who Jaime is running with in this illustration. Running is, after all, Jaime’s favorite way to de-stress, and dogs are great de-stressors.
I’m very happy to be reliving this great series through Region 2 DVDs as I continue my recuperation from three herniated discs. It gives me Bionic Inspiration.
The Bionic Woman: Jaime & Max
The Bionic Woman: Jaime
This is the fifth in my series of illustrations based on Grey Gardens, Libra & Scorpio.
Available as prints or a poster:
http://www.redbubble.com/people/raycaspio/art/4443621-1-libra-and-scorpio
Available as a t-shirt:
http://www.redbubble.com/people/raycaspio/t-shirts/4443637-1-libra-and-scorpio
I tender this likeness to my friends and everyone who keeps the Edies alive.
Available as a print: http://www.redbubble.com/products/configure/15272607
Available as a t-shirt: http://www.redbubble.com/people/raycaspio/t-shirts/4329390-4-the-return
This is the fourth in my ongoing series of comic book covers based on the Lynda Carter Wonder Woman television show! I’m particularly proud of this one because when I look at it, THAT is the Wonder Woman in my head. I’ve finally given it form. I decided to add the sketch and digital inks that became this illustration.
Episode No. 15 (including the pilot movie): The Return of Wonder Woman
This episode marked the switch from a World War II setting to the modern day (in this case, 1977), and also a change of networks from ABC to CBS. The premise was: Wonder Woman returned to Paradise Island after World War II since the Nazi menace had been taken care of. In 1977, fate intervenes, and IADC Agent Colonel Steve Trevor crashes on the uncharted body of land in The Bermuda Triangle known as Paradise Island just like his father before him. Princess Diana rescues him and finds out that she’s still needed in the outside world: this time, to stop a terrorist plot.
In the “new” series, Major Steve Trevor (Lyle Waggoner) was now Colonel Steve Trevor, Jr., Private Etta Candy (Beatrice Colen) was gone, and Joe Atkinson (Normann Burton) replaced General Blankenship (Richard Eastham) as “the boss” of the series. That wouldn’t last very long. Diana Prince was no longer disguised as a mousy secretary: she was on her way to becoming a stylish woman of the 1970s. By the end of the series, she’d even ditched the glasses and bun/ponytail she used to disguise herself. I prefer the CBS series to ABC because of the new confidence Lynda Carter gave Diana Prince and Wonder Woman. In describing the dualities of the role, Lynda Carter has said she always considered Diana Prince as who the woman really was and Wonder Woman as what she could do. I heartily agree with that interpretation.
The first time I saw this particular episode was on the old fX Network in 1994 because it never appeared in syndication on the networks in my area before that. fX edited it down to one hour long episode and one half hour episode, cutting scenes in the process, so I was delighted to finally see it in its entirety when Columbia House released it on VHS. Of course, now it’s on DVD, but Warner Brothers edited out the opening teaser and the cannon shot that preceded the theme song. There are a number of odd choices WB made on the DVD release so hopefully one day they’ll actually release the complete series, unedited.
OK, let’s see the art!
- Wonder Woman No. 15: The Return of Wonder Woman
- Wonder Woman No. 15: The Return of Wonder Woman
- Wonder Woman No. 15: The Return of Wonder Woman
This is the third in my ongoing series of comic book covers based on the Lynda Carter Wonder Woman television show!
Episode No. 45 (including the pilot movie): The Deadly Dolphin
Prints are available for $25.00 each plus shipping. Contact me through the contact tab above if you’re interested.
Wonder Woman No. 45: The Deadly Dolphin
This is the second in my ongoing series of comic book covers based on my favorite television show ever, Lynda Carter’s Wonder Woman!
Episode No. 44 (including the pilot movie): Skateboard Whiz
“A teenage skateboarder is manipulated into helping an extortionist win at illegal gambling.”
Prints are available for $25.00 each plus shipping. Contact me through the contact tab above if you’re interested.
Wonder Woman No. 44: Skateboard Whiz
My illustration of Superman in The Fortress of Solitude. Contact me by clicking here or by clicking the “contact” tab above if you’re interested in buying a print.
My illustration of Rhoda Morgenstern (played by Valerie Harper) from The Mary Tyler Moore Show and her own spin-off, appropriately entitled Rhoda, is now available as a t-shirt.
http://www.redbubble.com/people/raycaspio/t-shirts/4139081-2-hiya-ro
Here’s the second Rhoda t-shirt:
http://www.redbubble.com/people/raycaspio/t-shirts/4230693-4-hiya-ro-ii
This is the fourth illustration in my Grey Gardens series, Big Edith “Edie” Bouvier Beale in You Know Kitties.
Available as art: http://www.redbubble.com/people/raycaspio/art/4060858-1-you-know-kitties
Available as a t-shirt: http://www.redbubble.com/people/raycaspio/t-shirts/4060871-1-you-know-kitties
This is the third in my Grey Gardens series: Little Edie Beale in her revolutionary dance, The Spirit of VMI.
Available for purchase as prints, posters, framed posters, hoodies, mugs, notecards, greeting cards, tote bags, stickers, and shirts on CafePress; and prints and posters on RedBubble.
http://www.cafepress.com/raycaspio
http://www.redbubble.com/people/raycaspio/art/4014685-1-the-spirit-of-vmi
Absolutely terrific t-shirts from RedBubble: http://www.redbubble.com/people/raycaspio/t-shirts/4020399-1-the-spirit-of-vmi
Or, you can buy an 11″ x 17″ print directly from me for $25.00 plus $7.00 shipping by clicking the contact tab above and filling out a form! I’ll reply to you with the information you need to make a purchase. I accept PayPal, Money Order, or Cashier’s Check.
“Caspio, who gave an outstanding performance last season in the supporting role in…’The Boys Next Door,’ proves he can handle a larger role just as well. He commands the stage when performing, even in the role of a nerdy and unsure math student…”
Proof closes Sunday, October 18th. For tickets or information, call (440) 954-4634.
Playing “Hal” in this production has been an amazing experience for me.
A couple of months ago, Rosie O’Donnell held a contest on her website to design a logo for Rosie Radio. I don’t normally participate in contests because I believe artists deserve to be paid for their work and time, but the opportunity was too good to pass up. The chosen designer got to be a guest on her radio show and it was just plain fun to do.
My logo design, though ultimately not chosen, was featured on her website as one of the designs she liked. I guess that’s something! The logo is based on her photos that she takes for her products on Etsy, and I incorporated aspects that make “Rosie” the personality.
