tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16893187091158121502024-03-13T22:50:14.184-07:00Dean Russell Design and IllustrationDean Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00911316782453532163noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689318709115812150.post-77649971668735838312011-04-01T05:01:00.001-07:002011-04-01T05:06:02.873-07:00Elizabeth Taylor<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hxuipMg1mO4/TZW_GP1pBRI/AAAAAAAAAJM/DUE4XrUmHxU/s1600/queenbee2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hxuipMg1mO4/TZW_GP1pBRI/AAAAAAAAAJM/DUE4XrUmHxU/s320/queenbee2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590584626501977362" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px; ">When I added the diamonds it gave her a definite Elizabeth Taylor look...a tribute to the late Elizabeth Taylor</span></div>Dean Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00911316782453532163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689318709115812150.post-67129807252904118592011-03-03T02:14:00.000-08:002011-03-03T02:38:38.362-08:00Swarm - Illustration Friday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qm9lrv8Ai5U/TW9tR7pVwEI/AAAAAAAAAI8/7Vt7d5GpqEM/s1600/buxom%2Bbeauty2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qm9lrv8Ai5U/TW9tR7pVwEI/AAAAAAAAAI8/7Vt7d5GpqEM/s320/buxom%2Bbeauty2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5579798618171621442" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 20px; font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size:13px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size:13px;">The Buxom, Bearded Beauty Balancing on a Bomb<br /><div><br />Swarm is the collective term for a group of bee's - in this case a collection of things beginning with 'B'. Not quite finished - idea is to have it bursting with 'B' things.<div><br /></div><div>In this image: Bee, Beehive, Bell, Belt, Belly Button, Bingo Wing, Bloomers, Blush, Bomb, Book, Boots, Boobs, Bow, Border, Brunette, Bra and Butterfly</div></div><div><br /></div></span></span></div></span></span></div></span>Dean Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00911316782453532163noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689318709115812150.post-19360883631261833942011-02-22T09:44:00.001-08:002011-02-22T09:47:07.054-08:00Illustration Friday: Layers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nq5ooZNz_Bc/TWP2dGYccwI/AAAAAAAAAIk/-ScH_SnUgOo/s1600/cheese%2Bbuttie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 163px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nq5ooZNz_Bc/TWP2dGYccwI/AAAAAAAAAIk/-ScH_SnUgOo/s320/cheese%2Bbuttie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576571743404585730" /></a><br /><div>The theme for Illustration Friday this week was Layers - here tis! </div>Dean Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00911316782453532163noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689318709115812150.post-65936114666418608342011-02-04T02:27:00.000-08:002011-02-04T03:27:21.030-08:00StarCards part Three<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/TUvhAmF-1gI/AAAAAAAAAIc/mbx34bPJMeU/s1600/starcards3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 162px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/TUvhAmF-1gI/AAAAAAAAAIc/mbx34bPJMeU/s320/starcards3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569792764515636738" /></a><br />Final cards for the birthday StarCards rangeDean Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00911316782453532163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689318709115812150.post-48505301363359146882011-02-03T16:00:00.001-08:002011-02-03T16:11:05.143-08:00StarCards part Two<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/TUtCE82WDwI/AAAAAAAAAIU/cBfMTV3CWBE/s1600/prezzystars.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 162px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/TUtCE82WDwI/AAAAAAAAAIU/cBfMTV3CWBE/s320/prezzystars.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569618016994725634" /></a><br />Couple more designs for the StarCard rangeDean Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00911316782453532163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689318709115812150.post-91838514067521634142011-02-01T09:26:00.000-08:002011-02-01T09:30:11.897-08:00Star Cards<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/TUhC_hmHAuI/AAAAAAAAAII/FPRdQxBnHs8/s1600/starcards.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 161px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/TUhC_hmHAuI/AAAAAAAAAII/FPRdQxBnHs8/s320/starcards.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568774598361023202" /></a><br />Series of greetings cards I'm doing for the hell of itDean Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00911316782453532163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689318709115812150.post-76004011043874221172011-02-01T09:13:00.000-08:002011-02-01T09:16:21.636-08:00Heffalump<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/TUg_yRxLdKI/AAAAAAAAAIA/rAPxtH7GoL0/s1600/heffalump.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/TUg_yRxLdKI/AAAAAAAAAIA/rAPxtH7GoL0/s320/heffalump.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568771072239301794" /></a><br />Something I drew ages back, bunged it in Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop et voila...I smell a series! (any excuse to draw a fat lady)Dean Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00911316782453532163noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689318709115812150.post-66918026388571015992011-01-31T11:26:00.001-08:002011-01-31T11:31:16.618-08:00Josephine Baker<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/TUcNMU4YAYI/AAAAAAAAAH4/mi8hRH2Sv8s/s1600/jobaker1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/TUcNMU4YAYI/AAAAAAAAAH4/mi8hRH2Sv8s/s320/jobaker1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568433969681662338" /></a><br />30's icon (and WW2 spy for the French Resistance dontchaknow), Josephine Baker, wowed the stages of Paris with her raunchy dances. Her banana routine being her most well known.Dean Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00911316782453532163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689318709115812150.post-23887657766597634962010-03-05T10:56:00.000-08:002010-03-05T11:05:29.090-08:00Tutti Frutti<div style="text-align: left;">After watching a documentary on Carmen Miranda I was inspired to draw something in a tutti frutti hat - for some reason I chose a pug...TA-DAH!!</div><div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 282px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/S5FVaRncDHI/AAAAAAAAAHk/B8Ij_HNyEQY/s320/tuttifruttihat.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445227334361418866" /></div></div>Dean Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00911316782453532163noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689318709115812150.post-9093390818643737842010-02-16T08:15:00.001-08:002010-02-16T08:16:08.761-08:00Madame...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/S3rEvbllcZI/AAAAAAAAAHU/DJSTPN-9wkM/s1600-h/stars+1.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/S3rEvbllcZI/AAAAAAAAAHU/DJSTPN-9wkM/s320/stars+1.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438875819141591442" /></a><br />I have been drawing - promise! Here's a teaser ;)Dean Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00911316782453532163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689318709115812150.post-52910160787914645422010-02-03T10:56:00.001-08:002010-02-03T10:58:58.550-08:00Gold Fishy...WA WA WA WA WAAAAAAAA!!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/S2nHQ8HTwDI/AAAAAAAAAHE/jKjglM0Sd6k/s1600-h/goldie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 186px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/S2nHQ8HTwDI/AAAAAAAAAHE/jKjglM0Sd6k/s320/goldie.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434093519227830322" /></a><br /><div>This a character I designed ages ago and never really did anything with...so thought I would now. Go team Goldie! </div>Dean Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00911316782453532163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689318709115812150.post-76327821254658549022010-01-29T13:23:00.000-08:002010-01-29T13:34:01.675-08:00Merry Kissmas!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/S2NStqOOK0I/AAAAAAAAAF4/f6J_y5JzjoA/s1600-h/kissmasjpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/S2NStqOOK0I/AAAAAAAAAF4/f6J_y5JzjoA/s320/kissmasjpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432276519920479042" /></a>Better late than never but here it is. My Christmas card for 2009 - Merry (oh so slightly belated) Christmas y'all!Dean Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00911316782453532163noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689318709115812150.post-23566910119644126652010-01-29T13:19:00.000-08:002010-01-29T13:23:51.106-08:00Paperdoll<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/S2NRsUQOfaI/AAAAAAAAAFw/9cwhOJdh5LI/s1600-h/Paperdoll.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/S2NRsUQOfaI/AAAAAAAAAFw/9cwhOJdh5LI/s320/Paperdoll.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432275397331811746" /></a>The last World War Two song illustration I'm going to post...promise!Dean Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00911316782453532163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689318709115812150.post-2675593972991929462010-01-29T13:13:00.000-08:002010-01-29T13:14:44.196-08:00Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/S2NPh3KQRPI/AAAAAAAAAFo/gNokhG2prk8/s1600-h/Andrews.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/S2NPh3KQRPI/AAAAAAAAAFo/gNokhG2prk8/s320/Andrews.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432273018700186866" /></a><div><br /></div><div>What would a book with World War Two songs be without Andrew Sisters - so here they is! </div>Dean Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00911316782453532163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689318709115812150.post-30850258017088049802010-01-29T13:11:00.001-08:002010-01-29T13:12:57.181-08:00They Can't Blackout The Moon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/S2NPC0xc5lI/AAAAAAAAAFg/q7nz5rfFbzo/s1600-h/blackout.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/S2NPC0xc5lI/AAAAAAAAAFg/q7nz5rfFbzo/s320/blackout.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432272485483341394" /></a><br /><div>Another WW2 song I illustrated for my Masters Degree</div>Dean Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00911316782453532163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689318709115812150.post-72558191336795206272010-01-29T13:07:00.000-08:002010-01-29T13:10:33.937-08:00I Did What I Could With My Gas Mask<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/S2NOMpFl_iI/AAAAAAAAAFY/OQYKTcPrueY/s1600-h/gas+mask+dps2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/S2NOMpFl_iI/AAAAAAAAAFY/OQYKTcPrueY/s320/gas+mask+dps2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432271554633661986" /></a><br /><div>Another illustrated song from the Blitz era. This was to coincide with the lyrics </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, verdana;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, verdana; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">The lady living next door, Mrs. `icks</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, verdana; font-size: 13px; white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; ">She heard the sirens blow one morn at ten to six She dashed outside in nothing but her nicks But she knew what to do with her gas mask</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, verdana;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, verdana;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; white-space: pre; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;">Cheeky! </span></span></div>Dean Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00911316782453532163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689318709115812150.post-73791710629366056962010-01-29T12:53:00.000-08:002010-01-29T13:06:08.557-08:00The Sun Has Got His Hat On<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/S2NMzg98nXI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/E5wSTval8bA/s1600-h/Sun.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_NJ3O2KRxfsI/S2NMzg98nXI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/E5wSTval8bA/s320/Sun.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432270023445749106" /></a>An illustration for the song "The Sun Has Got His Hat On". Part of my Songs of the Blitz series of illustrations. Inspired by old cartoon's of the 1930's ^__^Dean Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00911316782453532163noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1689318709115812150.post-48377465345593748542010-01-29T12:46:00.000-08:002010-01-29T12:47:44.993-08:00A brand new blog!To start of my new life as a "doley" I have decided to start a brand new blog and dedicate myself to posting regularly unlike I did with my last blog. So fingers crossed and all that!Dean Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00911316782453532163noreply@blogger.com0