Originally B&W film shot, I then coloured it in photoshop. A photo from my 1940’s/50’s inspired series of my sister.
Geisha -White Cherry Geisha Available as a framed print, canvas print in s/m/l and extra large , mounted print , posters in all sizes and as a greeting card . Image copyright © 2007 Shanina Conway. Copying and displaying or redistribution of this image without permission from the artist is strictly prohibited Sales to date: 4 / Poster /
Go on! Say it in a gangster voice!! :) “Hiya Doll face…”
FLUU VIEW PLZ :-) /
there was nothing to paint… / spotted an old print of my old pic / ramon pulled out while moving / everything out of my office / so he can turn it into / a gallery for the students’ work… / ramon is everybody’s favorite teacher / who runs my art school for me. / and i painted my pic… . my art is me it’s of who i am it’s of where i’ve been / where i wish to be / and where i should not have been and of here and now it’s of what i’ve touched / and seen and felt… / and of what i hold in my hands / in my eyes / and in my heart ...and of which too far and away to touch it’s of the memories i’ve made / that i wish to keep / and of the ones i wish to forget / and it is of my dreams in making i think i can fly i love rain and this is how i illustrate my world . reference . o1.o2.2oo9 / acrylic on linen canvas / 12”x 24” .
. let me wear your lust / dress me with your seduction / silk and lace and scent of your skin drift me back two hundred years / we’ll spring celestial winter / and blossom snow bear’s den let us steal heaven’s clouds / dance me to the end of time / as you have before time trace my heart with your desire / it’ll be carved eternally / in the shape of your dreams i’ll paint your soul / with my sinful lust dress me in your lust… . . o3.o4.2oo9 / charcoal on mi-tientes® paper / digital / 9”x12” . .
. you came / but it’s too late / i gave my heart away . self portrait ref . o3.13.2oo9 / charcoal on mi-teintes® pastel paper / digital / 9”x 12” . i learned how to fold orizuru (paper crane) / today watching a video on web… yay~ .
. my love, / i’m finally home… / i know you’ve been waiting… . the last of the series 12/12 . o3.27.2oo9 / charcoal on mi-teintes® pastel paper / digital / 9”x 12” . somewhere in between these two… [click] [click] i think… . . .
WINNER in the Everyday Women group challenge Rocker Women September 2009 RUNNER UP in the Tattoo, Piercing and Body Modification group challenge Avatar challenge July 2009 TOP TEN in the Mood & Ambience group challenge Saturated June 2009 FEATURED in the Australian Portraits group June 2009 FEATURED in the Models with a difference group June 2009 FEATURED in the Tattoo, Piercing and Body Modification group May 2009 FEATURED in the Live, Love, Dream group May 2009 Model- Dani Lugosi / Styling- Black Sunshine Clothing / Make-up – Stripping Faeries / Studio – Larry Varley Thanks to all who participated in the day…........look forward to working with you all again soon.
in the shadow of the moon / she waits… . o4.15.2oo9 . acrylic on canvas / 10”x 10” .
where or when . o6.23.2oo9 / charcoal & pastel on newsprint / 18”x 24” .
. holiday . o7.o7.2oo9 / acrylic on canvas / 12” by 36” . detail .
. i cried today / loud / very loud / though i know / no one heard me / i’m at the wrong place / trying to make it / right… . roads . o8.o3.2oo9 / acrylic on canvas / size – unknown . approximately 3 minute painting (in progress) / and below is mimi @work : ) / photo by ramon (sneaked up on me) .
. she cried louder / emptiness grew deeper / and / found comfort / in nothingness / . o8.o4.2oo9 / acrylic on canvas / size – uncertain .
. sleep will come i don’t want you to go yet… / i’m still drawing our map in my heart… . o8.12.2oo9 / acrylic on canvas / 24”x 30” .
. i wear my pink cardigan / over a white cami and you in my heart… . j’espère . o8.26.2oo9 / acrylic on canvas / 24”x 30” (cropped) / digital .
something a bit different…. song . o9.o4.2oo9 / acrylic on cavas / digital (photoshop) / 20”x 20” . /
. seriously i’m / twenty eight at high noon / 34 23 34 / hot in bikini will be / thirty two tomorrow / perfect and deliciously seasoned was / forty five yesterday / desirable and goddessly and tonight / i’ll be seventeen / virgin and naughty i grow sesame seed leaves in my heart and today / my name is milan… : ) . 1o.17.2oo9 / acrylic on canvas / digital (photoshop) / 24” x 30” .
her name is seattle / and this is how she became seattle… . ramon: she’s cute… in a dark kind of way… patrick: is that what you looked like when you were a kid, mimi? mimi: ummm ramon: nope…. mimi and i looked alike when we were kids. patrick: well, she has your lips for sure, mimi… are you guys related? mimi & ramon: no~ ramon: i think she’d live in a place where it rains all the time… like seattle…. her name should be seattle sherowski…. patrick: she should be just seattle… like seal… jin: she doesn’t have a last name because she doesn’t have a dad…. she ran away to seattle…. ramon: her mom’s always drunk… jin: she ran away to seattle to look for her dad… mimi: ummmm….. patrick: she’s pippi longstocking gone emo…. ramon: you should give her freckles…. on her shoulders and arms too… mimi: she has ‘em already…. even on her earlobes… evan: and she never talks… ramon: she only nods her head… mimi: and shakes… ramon: seattle’s really cute…. patrick: yeah… mimi: ok…. time to clean up, kids…. go home…. . 4/100 for 1000 girls in 100 days / (96 more to go…. what have i gotten myself into?????) . charcoal on newsprint / digital (photoshop) / og 18”x 24” (cropped) .
. shadows dance across my memory / songs that i used to sing still fill my heart / dreams that i used to paint runs as tears from my eyes . click here for slide show / (click on the full screen button at the bottom right hand corner of the slide show box… full screen slide show is amazing) 10/100 for 1000 girls in 100 days topic: wild hair (2/5 mimi’s topics) . 11.o6.2oo9 / pencil on a scrapbook page / (minimal digital tinting) / 8.5”x 11.5” .
. far away and long ago…. . 13/100 for 1000 girls in 100 days / topic: tears or mascara run (3/5 mimi’s topic) i know i skipped 11 and 12…. / did this for 11, but she started to cry and had perfect mascara run…. / will do 11 and 12 tomorrow… : ) . . 11.o7.2oo9 / acrylic on canvas / digital / 24”x 30” .
long ago / and far away / you once called me / your angel . 17/100 for 1000 girls in 100 days / (topic: free) . larger view . 11.17.2oo9 / acrylic on canvas / digital / 30” square .
. go kiss his aching heart for me… go whisper to him / that i still wake up with him / every morning…. and / fill his dream with a rainbow tonight… go… . larger view 19/100 for 1000 girls in 100 days . 11.17.2oo9 / pencil on brown paper / digital / 9” x 12” .
. dreaming of you… still… . 26/100 for 1000 girls in 100 days larger view . 12.o3.2oo9 / pencil on brown paper / digital .
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