The Brothers Roberts

Picture By Rumi Neely & Colin Sokol

Well Hello Friends and Hello Monday.
It's the first Monday back and there is so much to do.

1: Clean Studio
2: Make Coffee
3: Organize Photos
4: Tackle Email
5: Start painting collections
6: Make More Coffee

That's for just the morning haha
You know, just another Monday ;)
Last night, my friend Rumi Neely (Fashiontoast) was kind enough to send me a picture
she and Colin (her boyfriend) had taken of my brother and me at Rachel Antonoff Fall 2011 Collection.
Rachel's presentation had the theme of a high school Prom,
so we thought we would wear bow ties. : )
Since there really aren't many pictures of us, due to both of us being shy around cameras,
I thought i would post it.
Hope you're having a great day :)

Bensoni Fall 2011 Collection - A Vignette of a Gothic Wedding

A few nights ago my brother, David & I had the honor of attending Bensoni Fall 2011 Collection.
I was really excited to go to their show because last year when i was working on the painting of my favorite collections for Full Frontal Fashion,
I decided to look through EVERY collection of NYFW (yeah! it took forever..)
But out of all the Collections that year Bensoni's was one of my favorites.
So it was one i was really looking forward to and it didn't disappoint!
The Collection was full of beautiful large floral prints accenting brightly against black and white settings. It had a Great, classy, interview with a vampire vibe. It had Romantic and youthful quality while holding onto to an old Victorian flavor. Incredibly detailed garments with great texture. I have already picked out a few i'm painting ;)
Will be posting more images soon.
Hope you're having a great day.
Also working on getting pictures from Chris Benz up soon! ;)

For High Res Version of these pictures go to my Image Diary.

Caroline Brasch Nielsen in Rag and Bone

Morning, morning my friends! How are you doing today?
I'm pretty excited because my friend Carolina Engman(Fashionsquad) is flying into California today!
So hopefully my brother & i will get to see her in the next few days. :)
The Picture today is from the Rag & Bone Spring 2011 Show,
and stars Elite models' girl Caroline Brasch Nielsen.
I think my favorite part of this picture is Caroline's expression.
I also like the greenish tone in the picture.
I still haven't been able to place what it reminds me of but it reminds me of something...
Hm... Well i hope you're doing great today!
Hope you like the picture :)

Happy 2011! ;)

Happy New Year!
How's 2011 going for you all?
My brother and i had a good, but exhausting one!
We drove for 10 hours to Northern California on New Years Eve,
and then left to drive back home at noon the next day!
But it was more than worth it, because we got to see our best friend Mr. Benje Williams.
Benje has been one of my best friends since 3rd grade and has been living in Africa for the last couple of years,
and now he is working in Pakistan, so it is rare for us to get to see him in person, so we will basically drive anywhere to see him. hahahaa How about you? What did you do for New Years?
Well the Photo today is one i took at Chris Benz Spring 2011 Presentation.
This was one of my favorite shows i went to....
But then again, Chris' shows are always my favorites.
He has such a great and fun design style,
and between him and Kerry from Lancome, it is one of the most relaxed enjoyable shows ;)
I love how the light fell on this picture and how the blues pop.
I really like the vibe of the girl's pose too.
I hope you like it :)

For high res Click Here

I'm back! Sorry for the delay!

Hey Friends!
I'm back! Sorry about the couple weeks absence from blogging.
I got back from Fashion Week and it was non-stop picture sorting,
and then my really good friend Tim Brooks A.K.A Tim Frost (the guy who wrote the song for the Forever 21 Alice Painting Video) flew in from Texas.
We hung out all week and wrote songs,
trying to finish up an album.
We are almost there.... ;)

And i have so so so so many pictures and videos from my trip that i can't wait to show you!
It is coming soon, don't worry!
The Painting today is based off of a sketch i did in a Starbucks during FW of the Fashion Week Daily cover.
I like how the overall mood of the painting turned out.
It has this warm contemplative feel to it...
Well, i really hope you like it!
and i can't wait to get all the paintings, photos, and videos up!
Hope you're having a great day!

Oh Yea... Did Yawl See McQueen?

First off, i have to say, i was completely touched by all your warm and encouraging comments on the last post!
Seriously, means alot! So thank you, thank you :)
Ok. So, did yawl see the Alexander McQueen Show??
How insane was that!?
In my life, I want to...

A) Attend an Alexander McQueen show
B) Collaborate with him on a project!

Basically, i was blown away by this collection!
So, when picking out which collections to paint for Paris Fashion Week coverage for Sundance Channel,
i had to paint something from this collection.
I really like how it turned out and crazy enough,
a week after i finished this piece, Bryan Boy twitted a link to a picture of a beautiful girl named Camilla Belle.
Oh, and guess which dress she was sporting???
Yep, this one!
It was fun seeing her wearing it.
I hope you like it!

Oh, also, my friends have been trying to get me on Facebook for a while... and i always fought it,
and my friend Ryan has been fighting getting a Twitter account,
and yesterday, he got a twitter account....
So, i broke down today and created a Facebook account.
If you want to add me as a friend, Click Here!

Red Lips + Valentino Dress

Well, my friends, I'm so so glad you like my new girl!!
Really means alot! ;)
How was your day today?
So, kinda funny story today...
I got the random idea of auditioning for the 4th Twilight movie,
cause i heard they were going on, and i thought it would be a fun experience.
Plus, i've been kicking around the idea of doing a little acting...
Anyways, i found the site to sign up for the audition, filled out all the info, even uploaded a "headshot" (which was hilarious! haha)
and when i finished, it said that auditions ended about 2 weeks ago!! haha
i was like, what! come on! haha! oh well...

So, I picked the painting today in honor of that story,
cause when i was researching the audition, i stumbled on to the "New Moon" Premiere...
and was pleasantly surprised that Dakota Fanning was wearing the incredible black lace Valentino Dress
that i had painted for Sundance Chanel's "Full Frontal Fashion" as part of the Paris Fashion week coverage.
The dress was by far my pick for favorite/Best Dress of this season.
It's just beautiful and eloquent!
I really liked how the painting turned out :)
The render of the dress at that angle was actually pretty hard for me to draw!
It took way longer than i planned.
i hope you like it.

P.S. I posted pictures of my sister's display at the "L.A. CanStruction" in my image Diary. My sister's is the first picture up there. The L.A. CanStruction is a design/build competition of teams of architects, competing to design and build giant structures made entirely from full cans of food, and then all the cans are donated to the local food banks.

My Girl Wears Chanel

Well, my friends, it's finally here!
This is the painting i mentioned a few weeks back that I did for Sundance Chanel's Full Frontal Fashion
for their Paris Fashion Week Coverage.
The painting is of Chanel's Spring 2010 Collection
and this painting is my current computer wallpaper! haha
I just really like how strong & innocent she came out.
I really hope you like it, too,
I hope it helps your week start off on the right track! :)

Also Ashley Simko from Sundance channel Wrote an amazing article about my work.
Click here if you want to read it! :)

Hello Marc Jacobs Monday

Ok, so this weekend went by so fast.
Ah well, hello Monday...
haha How are you all doing?
Well, I finished up 3 paintings today for Sundance today.
I'm really excited about how they turned out.
Well, this painting is the last painting i did from NY Fashion week for Full Fontal Fashion.
It's of the incredible white dress from Marc Jacobs collection.
The dress was amazing, so simple but incredible.
I hope you like it :)

The Day of Donna Karan

Well, hello friends.
How's your day going?
The weather out here in California is incredible today!
I'm loving it.
Spent the whole morning drawing,
and about to start up a new painting in a sec...
but i remembered i had never posted about The Donna Karan Show at NY Fashion Week.
I went with my brother and the beautiful and amazing Miss Gala Gonzalez.
Oh, and the drawing above is one of the drawings i did for
Sundance Chanel's Full Fontal Fashion of Donna Karan's Collection.
I hope you like it!

The Day of Donna Karan
Sept 14, 2009

It was probably the three weeks of working night and day without a day off, or maybe it was the the time change, or it was both,
but either way, exhaustion had finally crept up on me. The day began as one of the most hectic days yet. My brother and I got up a little late,
to a text message from Rumi (Fashiontoast). She said that she just found out that her flight went out earlier than she thought,
and that she and Colin wouldn't be able to make it to the Donna Karan show,
which was a bummer because Rumi and Colin are incredibly fun to hang out with.

All week, I was trying to coordinate schedules with the lovely Miss Gala Gonzalez (am-lul.blogspot.com), and then it hit me. I thought,
"What if Gala went to Donna Karan with us?!"
So after a few calls and texts, Gala was in. Dave and I hopped into a cab and headed down to Greenwich Village.
We arrived minutes before the time we were suppose to be there. After a little time had gone by, I got a text from Gala saying she had arrived.
Dave and I made our way through the craziness, and we finally meet Gala in person. I have to say, meeting Gala was a trip highlight, for sure.
She is amazing, and her accent is awesome, one of the most unique accents I've heard.

After greeting each other, we ascended up to the showroom and were ushered into our seats, where seconds later, to our amazement,
Milla Jovovich was seated directly in front of us. Donna Karan's Trademark "zen" vibe filled the place. The whole room hushed as the music began.

As the first model stepped into sight, I was again reminded why Donna Karan is a Fashion Icon.
The Collection had a soft and beautiful color pallet, full of gray, creme, and white with a striking red that made the collection pop.
Whether you are looking for long, amazing, flowing gowns or incredible pencil skirts, this line has it all,
with silhouettes that celebrate the female form and drape that flows like running water.
Basically, I was honored to attend such a wonderful show, and the clothes were breathtaking! :)

After leaving the show and saying goodbye to Gala and her amazing friends,
my brother and I headed off to the Conde Nast building to meet up with the wonderful Naomi Nevitt of Teen Vogue.
She was kind enough to give us a tour of Teen Vogue, which was incredible,
and we ended up sitting and talking with her for quite awhile. It was amazing getting to know her as she is a wonderful and incredibly kind.
Upon arriving back at our hotel, exhaustion fully took over.
I lay down to rest for a moment, and the next thing I knew, it was 15 hours later! hah

Click Here to see Fashion Week Video with has some of the Donna Karan Show

New York Fashion Week Sept 2009

Hello Friends!
I'm home! Finally! Sorry about the lack of blogging!
My internet connection in New York was painfully terrible, to say the least! hah
But now that i'm home, i plan on giving you a good, detailed review of the shows & trip,
as well as having some drawings and paintings of the collections coming very soon! ;)
Shoot! i have so much to tell you!
But first things first...
I put this video together for you.
The video is a compilation of videos my brother and I shot during the last week.
A few fashion shows featured in the video are Donna Karan, Siki Im, and Gerlan Jeans.
I hope you like it. :)
The music used in the video is from one of my favorite bands named "South".
The song is off of the album "With the Tides" .

Oh yes! My friend, the beautiful and lovely Miss Gala Gonzalez has a little cameo in the video ;)

Miss 60 Lineup

People think that Model Whispers were actively involved in the delicate process of casting for the Miss 60 dream team