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Finding me on Social media ..even Tik Tok!! đđŻââď¸đ
Hey there! I’m an OG from the early days of the internet, world wide web, from dial up to the amazingly fast internet we have today. WOW!! I remember joining facebook back in 2007 and instagram I think around 2009 maybe a little earlier I can’t quite remember as it’s so long ago now. Then the advent of Tumblr, Twitter, Pinterest, Linkedin, Youtube and more recently I’ve just joined the Tik Tok crew! Sooooo you can find my artworks, fashion illustrations, paintings, photography, bespoke surfboards, fashion art, and much much more on my socials…check them out!
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Why Fiona Macleanâs paintings and illustrations are being sort after by art collectors
Fiona Maclean is a New Zealand native and Australian based Artist. She is a Painter, Illustrator and Photographer. Her paintings have been described as âhauntingly beautifulâ, that her portraits have âtraces of glamour and intrigue beneath their honesty and her subjects are intensely engaging extracting and translating fragments of secrets of the soulâ. With that said, her illustrations which are predominantly in the field of fashion and beauty are equally striking, edgy and sometimes dramatic. Fionaâs fashion illustrations and artwork are featured and recognised in international fashion reference books, art and design publications and international magazines. She was hand-picked by internationally acclaimed best selling UK author Martin Dawber to appear in several of…
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INTERVIEW in TaintedGlory.co.uk
Imperfect, sometimes flawed. That is beauty to me. Not airbrushed perfection’ Fiona Maclean is a painter, illustrator, makeup artist, photographer & writer based in Sydney, Australia. Can you tell us about the inspiration behind your art practice? Why and how did you become an artist? I was an exceptionally shy person growing up and found that I felt connected to people by painting people especially faces. It started out more as a hobby and what gave me a lot of joy to studying graphic design, makeup and fine art. Although I am mostly self-taught when it comes to fine art as my studies were cut short due to family tragedy. The inspiration behind my…
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Met Galaâs âHeavenly Bodiesâ inspiration for my fashion Illustration
This year the Met Gala celebrities became beautiful works of art, inspired by the opening of the Costume Institutes annual fashion exhibition âHeavenly Bodiesâ which opens May 10th 2018 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The hair, the makeup the costumes were pure works of art. As I work as a freelance fashion illustrator and costume illustrator I am inspired by the world of fashion, photography, art and film. The above fashion illustration is inspired by the glamour and beauty of the Met gala, twilight silhouettes and the beautiful fashion photography by Paolo Roversi whose work features in Vogue magazines from around the world. For more of Fionaâs original artwork and prints available here.
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Recent Fashion Illustration inspired by model Adwoa Aboah
Inspired by the beauty and color of Richard Quinns latest collection held at London Fashion Week. The beautiful Adwoa Aboah modelling his amazing creations. Adwoa is a Model, Activist and founder of GURLS TALK. Represented by DNA Models, TESS Management and VIVA Model Management in Paris. My fashion illustration depicts the beauty of Adwoa and the colour and creativity of Richard Quinn.
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Where my love begun for Fashion Illustration…Antonio Lopez
I moved briefly into an apartment, one of my first apartments with my boyfriend at the time and discovered the previous tenant had left an Antonio Lopez Fashion illustration book. That was where my love begun for Fashion Illustration…legendary Antonio Lopez. To me Antonio was more than just a Fashion illustrator but a real Artist. When I read about him it seemed that he didn’t believe that he would make a living exclusively by being an Artist so he did Fashion Illustration. In my opinion he was one of the best. His illustration and portraits are truly beautiful, inspiring, capturing that time yet still contemporary. His muses, Jerry Hall, Grace Jones, Jessica Lange,…
