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Thanks to Doug Prinzivalli over at Dougsploitation, Who Killed Teddy Bear has become one of my favorite films. It was because of his blog post last year that I sought out the 1965 movie and discovered Sal Mineo. Read Doug's review of the film because he summed it up perfectly. This movie is creepy, insanely sexy, and daring. Besides Sal Mineo, it also stars Juliet Prowse and the great Elaine Stritch (currently playing Madame Armfeldt in the revival of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music on Broadway).
I wanted to take a crack at designing a poster for the film; something that captured what I took away from it. Here's my design.
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The illustration I did for Wonder Woman Day, Breaking the Bonds, is now available as an 11"x17" matte print, or t-shirt.
Head over to RedBubble for men's, women's, or children's t-shirts, or my store for prints.
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I've been contributing art to Wonder Woman Day, a benefit for women's charities, since Wonder Woman Day II, and this year is no exception. Here's my piece, inspired by the art of H.G. Peter, Wonder Woman's original artist, and Lynda Carter, who portrayed her on television. The final print will measure 11"x17" and the words will be handwritten to fit with art donation guidlines instead of printed.
Check out http://wonderwomanmuseum.com/WWDay5/WWDay5.html for more information on how to bid on this piece, beginning October 16th online.
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This logo and illustration were designed for Jayel Aheram's upcoming Palm Springs website, The Valleyist.
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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!
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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
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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."
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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.