Who Ya Gonna Call?

Hello there my dears, I failed spectacuarly last week by somehow managing NOT to post a blog at all. For this I apologize, it wasn't a great week and every time I though 'ooh I should probably go do a blog' I found that I had absolutely nothing to talk about.

So naturally I just didn't push it. I mean I could have made stuff up and told you a fantastical tale plucked straight from the dizzying depths of my overactive imagination. But I didn't.

Anyway, i'm here now and guess what?! I DREW something again! Big news, I know.

If you're a regular reader of my inane ramblings then by now it probably goes without saying that I am a massive geek and a total fangirl (I declare this with pride, I feel no shame for my lifelong obsessions with books/movies/tv shows etc) so when I popped Netflix on in the background and sat down with my pencils and paper thinking 'hhm I think i'll draw a new Candy Doll type girl today' the result ended up turning into something completely different but nonetheless still kind of girly and eventually kind of awesome.

Despite having seen it at least 100 times (probably) and owning more than one copy of it on DVD, for some reason I once again opted to watch 'Ghostbusters' on Netflix.

So this is what I ended up drawing...

Now you're probably sitting there thinking... why? And that is a very good question which I will try to answer for you now.

Firstly, because GHOSTBUSTERS and secondly because, GHOSTBUSTERS.

Come on give me a break it's my favourite movie and this is the first time i've attempted to draw myself a proper Ghostbuster (I drew the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man once, and of course my Adventure Time crossover HERE) and since I can never seem to pick a fave from the Movie and I was never sure of all the characters in the cartoon, I invented my own fearsome redheaded (busty) buster ready to kick some supernatural ass!

She's a Rookie buster, still in training, learning how to catch ghosts without burning faces off or destroying buildings. Although she might have got a bit more than she bargained for with Slimer, I think he's taken a bit of a shine to her!

The blog upload kind of massacres the colour quality but it really pops, I tried to post it on my Tumblr blog but to no avail as apparently the wifi router at home hates me today with a vile burning passion because it took me about 2 flipping hours to upload everything for this post. I'll be quiet now.

So as well as the movie (obviously) I was also inspired by some of the brilliantly amazing GB Pinup girl shoots I saw over on Ghostbusters News so I thought it could be fun to have a go at one myself. So she had to be sexy (of course) but still dressed in the proper Ghostbusters gear ready to wrangle some ghosties! 

I had to wriggle a few things around (the patch on her arm is on the wrong side I think, but it's an illustration not a 100% accurate representation, so please calm down Ghostbusters fans, i'm sorry!) but she was still tonnes of fun to draw. 

here are a few of the shots that inspired the illustration, each one is linked to the corresponding post over on Ghostbusters News with full info about the photographers and models and so on.

And that's just a few examples from some of the shoots on the site, aren't they brilliant! I have a feeling that my next cosplay project might have to be a Ghostbusters costume, as authentic as possible, or maybe I can drag in my current cosplay alter ego and form some sort of Mary Poppins Ghostbusters hybrid?! we shall see...

So yeah that's it, a new drawing, at last. It's been a while since I drew a girl not covered with tattoos or multicoloured rainbow mermaid hair. Not that there's anything wrong with any of those things (obviously!) but it was fun to draw and colour something a little less pastel princess and more ghostbustin' goddess! 

Anyway that's all I wanted to share with y'all today since I have nothing else to tell you about.

I read some more books and marathon-watched a few shows online, which was about as exciting as it sounds.

So on that delightful note i'll sign off, see you all next time, hopefully!

Cheerio folks

★ Exhibition Times ★

so i'm really sorry that i haven't posted anything this week, if you follow me on Facebook or Twitter then you'll know that i've been v busy getting everything sorted for the college end of year exhibition

well it opened last night for the Private View and i'm glad to report that it was another super duper success for the college

this year has served up another amazing array of displays from the Art Block students, ranging from stunning fashion pieces, clever media and design, beautiful illustration as well as some gorgeous fashion photography

oh yeah, and my work was on display too . . .

and of course, none of you have seen the little paintings yet have you! well i managed to keep it quiet but basically i had a go at re-creating 4 of my polka dot candy squares only i used acrylic, permanent marker and teeny tiny sticky dots instead!

anyway, on with the actual display! everyone gets an average of 2 display boards each but most use up 3 or 4 or wall space if it's available

now as well all know i wasn't even planning on doing an exhibition but when i went into college on Tuesday morning my tutor Billee informed me that actually. . . i was!

Tuesday was a bit hectic gathering everything together + printing/foam boarding stuff but my whole exhibition was sorted and displayed by Wednesday afternoon, albeit only on 2 boards

it was actually loads of fun to put up! as you can see i utilized most of the handmade stuff i've made recently + some of my most recent work (and a few older bits) but i think the point was that it was all very 'me'

  i finished it completely the next morning by 11am and that was that. 

the show opened last night and is open for the next 2 weeks from 10am - 8pm in the IOM College art block, so if you live local and get a spare hour, head on up and have a nice look round all the displays.

in case you can't make it, or don't live on the island, i took the liberty of snapping a load of photos of some of my personal fave displays when i popped into college this afternoon while it was nice and quiet.

 enjoy . . .

 

 

but as if all that smashingly awesome work wasn't enough, Chelsea, the girl in the boards next to me did an amazing Pinup shoot, a gorgeous video + made a set of stunning retro inspired lingerie, an epic Pinup Calendar + a darling little apron

her photos and pieces were sublime but my crappy camera doesn't do them justice! what are the odds that my work would end up next to a pinup shoot though! we have this super duper girly little corner now it's fab!

i also want to show you my friend Quinn's adorable picture book illustrations, last year i did an almost identical project for my FMP so i definitely wanted to share her work with you all since it's so amazingly cute!

so sweet right! her characters are darling, i especially love 'Alo' and the Alo plush is sooooo cute! the font as well is great, i suggested this font to her since it's the font i've used for my new website and i'm so pleased that she chose to use it for her work!

there really REALLY is some amazing work on display this year, i definitely recommend a visit to the college if you can make it, fantastic stuff, i'm proud to be a part of it all!

PLEASE NOTE: the artwork/pieces in all the images used here belong to their respective owners. Do not claim, use, distribute, reproduce or trace any of the work shown here. All Rights Reserved 

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in other news, well . . . there's plenty of 'other' news but i'm tired and this has been a long post so i'm going to go and relax for a bit, i'll post tomorrow, i have some fun stuff to tell you all

until then, that's all folks . . . ★ ◕‿◕ xX 

PS - my friend Alex is walking in the annual Parish Walk tomorrow to help raise money for various local charities, 

i donated some money just now and he played a lovely Mika song for me on his radio show earlier, 

so if you're feeling generous head over to his website and donate a pound or two, 

it's for some excellent causes: in aid of the Manx Radio Dream Catcher Appeal, Groudle Glen Railway and Crossroads Young Carers - Donate Now