Musk is one of those quintessential Australian flavours that I have re-fallen in love with after trying Bilson Musk drink. The flavour instantly transports me into a high fashion haute couture fantasy which I had to draw something! This illustration will have alot of texture to create a floral look. So once I had the […]
It was the thick fur trim on Erté’s “Flamenco” 1987 skirt detail was the what drew me to this piece. And with the wonderfully understated top with the fabric loosely flowing and wrapping the chest and wrapping up the arm. I first saw Flamenco in the Martin Lawrence Galleries collection and new that the next […]
The gold details of the black coat in Erté’s “Loge de Théâtre” 1984 took my eye straight away, I suppose of how extravagant these details were; this luxurious black coat was destined to be the centre of attention. Created in a few fast strokes with two watercolour brushes in Procreate and detailed with a […]
In the world of art and design, few names resonate with the opulence and sophistication of the early 20th century quite like Erté. Born Romain de Tirtoff on November 23, 1892, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Erté adopted his professional pseudonym from the French pronunciation of his initials, “R.T.” Over his prolific career, Erté became a […]
