You & Me Forevermore - Love Series

Ali Michael in Teen Vogue March 2007, "Made in Japan"
Photographed by Nick Haymes
Styled by Havanna Laffitte
Song "C'est la vie C'est la mort" by The Civil Wars

Hey friends~!
How was your day?
Well I've been dying to do more painting for the my Series on Love,
and the other day I opened up my old inspiration Collage/Scrapbook.
It was there I re-stumbled upon one of my all time favorite images from Teen Vogue.
Seriously Ali Michael + TeenVogue is an amazing combo, and Ali has one of my favorite profiles.
I have to say i think this is my new favorite drawing.
Something about it that just has the perfect "love" vibe to it.
Right when i was finishing up drawing "C'est la vie C'est la mort" by The Civil Wars came on my speakers and i just felt it captured the picture so much i thought i would post the song too.

The Cast of Volume 3

Well my friends,
I've finally started to figure who will be the main girls of Volume 3 The Character Sketchbook.
I can tell you that Tanya Dziahileva & Ali Michael
are going to be two of the main girls of the book. :)
I'm really excited cause i need to get back to the basics,
and start practicing more and start improving more.
I actually need to work on live drawing,
but no models live near me, to come sit for drawings, C'est la vie ;(
So i guess i'm back to working in the Character Sketchbook.
But I really hope you like the sketch today!


P.S. Thank you so much Elana & Jason Wu for your kind words on the Blog! :)

Various Models - Elle Italy, May 2010

Models: Myla, Tracy Antonopoulos, Ali Michael, Carmen dell’ Orefice, Pat, Anna Cleveland, Michelle Buswell, Katarina Scola, Atlanta de Cadenet, Cecile Sinclair, Marie Steiss and Veronica W.

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Ali Michael + Lula= Candy

Hello Hello!
SO... This weekend when my brother and I were picking up a copy of Teen Vogue,
I saw the corner of a familiar looking magazine sticking out in the back row at Barnes & Nobel.
After a little Investigation and to my surprise, I found a copy of Lula Magazine!
I've only seen Lula online, but alot of you have been telling me to go buy a copy.
So I finally did, & Me O'My! I'm so Glad I did.
First off, the paper stock is amazing! It feels like a photo book!
But the colors and the over all aesthetics of the publication are just perfect.
As I was looking through the mag, there was one particular editorial that stood out to me more than the others.
There is this simple, beautiful, and innocent looking editorial of Ali Michael.
The Color Palette is perfect, and Ali's Expression is magical!
It's funny, but the only way I can describe the pictures is "CANDY".
It reminds me of the way you feel after taking your first taste of candy, and a smile starts to form.
So you know of course I had to Paint it!
I really really really like how it turned out.
I hope you like it too :)
Hope you're having a great day!

The Bright World Of Ali Michael

Hello friends!
Sorry i didn't get this post up last night...
Basically I was the only one awake in the house,
& i was drifting off to sleep as the image was uploading...
So i thought it best not to post because,
The Writings of a 3/4 of the away asleep Dyslexic Boy are not a pretty sight! haha

Oh so, Thank you all so so so much for the Blog Birthday Wishes! It really means alot!
I'm really excited for what the next year will bring.
I Actually started to plan out ideas for the blog content, a day or so ago...
Are there any Series you would like to see more of? Storybook series? Blogger Series? The Series on Love? The Model Series? (which i got some new things planned)

Well the post today is of The Lovely Miss Ali Michael!
She is such a fun model, Plus she is a Texan!
Ali has such a beautifully calm demeanor & Presence.
So I guess she has a tumblr account!
The painting today is of a self portrait off her blog!
Well ... i think it was a self portrait.
But when i saw it, i had to paint it!
It's so intriguing, huh?
Well, i hope you like it. ;)
Do check out her blog, it's Alimichael.tumblr.com

Ali Michael - Lula #10, Spring 2010

Ph: Catherine Servel

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Ali Michael Vogue Latin America

Happy Sunday friends,
Wow! Thanks so much! i'm so glad you liked the Romeo+Juliet Painting :)
This painting is of a model i really enjoy,
she has a wonderful presence, her name is Ali Michael.
The image is from Vogue Latin America Cover.
I really like how the color turned out.
I hope you like it and hope you're having a wonderful night!

P.s. I was looking through thefashionspot today. I'm not a member, but love that site. It's a never ending image eye candyland.. so wonderful. But anyway, i was on there looking through a Sasha Pivovarova thread and to my amazement, someone had posted one of my drawings on the thread! haha! Wow! You all never cease to amaze me! Whoever did it, thanks so much, really means alot :)

If you want to see more Vogue Cover Drawing Click Here

Ali Michael - The Last Magazine, Spring 2009

Ph: Martin Lidell

Ali Michael - Wonderland, May 2009

Ph: Aitken Jolly

Ali Michael - Teen Vogue, September 2007

Ph: Daniel Jackson