Recent Performers I have Painted!

I also did the feathers on Khalima :) In order of appearance below: Khalima, Performance Dance/Belly Dance/Performance Art; Madam V, Singer/Performer;  Feival Chiari, Performance Dance/Hooping.

Feathered Fun

Many thanks to Brittany for letting me create this Mardi Gras mask inspired design for her to go with a hair accessory I made a few weeks ago ;)

                                        Brittany is a hooper in Richmond. So cute!

Wild Animals on the Loose!

For this post I would like to feature 2 of the wildest paint jobs I have done :-)

Mavi Clay performing as a Dragon for the Firehouse Theater's Halloween burlesque show.

And Troy Michele as the city dwelling leopard for the Hull Street Festival and fashion show.

Ftera photo shoot

I don't get to paint many guys, so this was exciting ;) I did the paint and make-up for Elizabeth's shoot.

Ftera photo shoot

I did the face paint and provided some props for this curious photo shoot. Leyla is the model, photographed by Elizabeth Bowie. See more of Beth's work here: www.elizabethbowie.net

I love this shot of Russ with Indian inspired painting we put together for Wolfgang Jasper's play-day-shoot.

I splashed this leopard design onto Natasha for a fashion show last fall to go with her top.

Cabinet of Cosmic Curiosities

I painted Adrienne as an exotic alien for the League of Space Pirates show last month at Gallery 5.

Geisha shoot

Photographer/Designer Elizabeth Stoddert wanted to create a Geisha shoot so I helped accomoplish her vision. Beth and I collaborated on the make-up design which I painted and she did the hair and costuming. Coutney Elizabeth Ford, Heather Addley and I were the models.

Soliel as Avitar

This is one of my favorite models, Soliel Paden, painted as Avitar. Soliel asked me to paint her for her portfolio and I jumped at the opportunity. I also applied the ears and eyelashes. Rich Dunham was the photographer.This was so much fun!

Summer shoot with Keith Ramsey

 Wow! It's been a month since my last post! I've been gettin ready for the Cabinet of Cosmic Curiosities event at Gallery 5 tomorrow :) Until I recover from that, here are some photos of costumes and paint that I worked on over the summer with Keith Ramsey, Photographer/Graphic designer/Painter. Enjoy!

This is Elisa in a Water themed costume I put together for a 10 week project of shooting with Keith.

Masquerade Ball at Gallery 5

 For the Masquerade Ball at Gallery5, I made this animal-bird mask for Solie'l Paden and did her leopard body paint job and her hair. I also created the hat-mask that I'm wearing and painted my own face.  This image was shot by Rich Dunham.