I am about to embarrass myself...

[olde_fashioned]

Here goes. :-\ I don't know how many/if any of you guys know I like to draw...but I thought I should publically humiliate myself by posting some of my dreadful scribblings here for the world to see. I regard these to be "not as bad as some" but not fantastic. ;-)

Mostly I draw women, (fully clothed!!) since I'm really more interested in drawing their clothes. ;-) A lot of what you're about to see was copied from paintings and/or fashion plates, and I do try to be as accurate (historical and otherwise) as possible.


after Lady Anne Killigrew, Mrs. Kirke, c. 1638, by Van Dyck



Just for fun I thought I'd show some of the original inspirations as well, but most of them are from books, so I didn't put all the page numbers and whatnot, and sadly I cannot remember off the top of my head who the rest are after. If further credit is desired, (I don't have my book with me!) then just ask and I'll get it for you. ;-)


original
after Clara Novello, c. 1833


Here are links to the rest:

Burgundian Lady-in-Waiting, 15th C.

Tudor lady, c.1545
(after the Katherine Parr/Jane Grey Dudley portrait)

Another Tudor lady
(can you tell I like this portrait? lol)

Queen Elizabeth I, c.1595

Empress Josephine Bonaparte
(from the "Coronation of Napoleon" painting by David)
detail of original

Japanese woman in Kimono


Black & White sketches:

Holbein woman #1
original

Thomas More's DIL, Anne Cresacre c. 1526-7, by Holbein
original


B&W of "Hester Smith" c.1769 by N. Dance
detail of above
original


B&W of Nelly O'Brien c. 1763, by Reynolds
original Nelly

This last one is a Regency dress that I designed myself. It was just one of those thing that just pops into your head, and want to jot down. I'm sure it's blue because I have a few yards of a blue velvet/velour fabric that I've never used, since I can't seem to make up my mind as to what I want to do with it! Part of me would love to make a Regency dress or a Medieval gown, but how practical is that! Anyway, the dress in the drawing is supposed to have a velvet bodice and possibly a velvet or silk skirt, with a sheer silk organza overlay that has little gold "somethings" all over it, (whether they be sequins or embroidery) and a gold trim at the edge.

Edited to add links to originals of Anne Cresacre, and the Reynolds. ;-)

Comments

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Thank you, and I don't mind.

I'd love to share my icons with your new group, and I'm flattered that you've asked me! I need to get off my duff and make some more, since I have a hunch they'll be in demand, especially after we Americans get to see the new ITVs.

Not at all! ;-) Would you like me to gather and re-post all my Northanger icons over at your comm?

BTW -- I simply cannot resist asking...is your name Ophelia or something? ;-) Mine is Lauren.

[hamlets-widow.livejournal.com]

That would be fabulous! Northanger Abbey was simply sooo good!

And I'm afraid my name is not Ophelia (how I wish! It's much more usual: Stephanie), I'm just a sheepish Hamlet-fangirl... :-)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Okay, will do! Have you seen the old 1986 NA? I have it, and love it, despite it's gothic, 80's cheesiness. ;-)

Ha! Stephanie is even better. I used to read a series of horse books when I was a kid, and one of the girls was named Stephanie. I've never encountered any literary Laurens. ;-)

[hamlets-widow.livejournal.com]

Thank you. No, I haven't seen that particular one yet - there are so many old adaptations that I'm desperate to get hold of sometime!

Hm... a girl in a horse book. That's not too bad, I always wished I could have been named after some great literary heroine or something ;-)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Oh, what you are missing!!! ;-) Have you tried Netflix or a library order system?

Didn't you ever read horse books as a girl? ;-) It was the Saddle Club books. She went by Stevie, though. ;-)

[hamlets-widow.livejournal.com]

Oooh, yes, I could try my library. I'm in the UK, though, so no Netflix! Will definitely look into it...

The Saddle Club does sound familiar; one of my favourite horse-related books was the Little White Horse by Elizabeth Gouge(?). It's lovely.

Haha - have to say I've never been called Stevie!

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

That's how I found it -- my library just happened to have a copy. :-P I didn't even have to order it!

You live in the UK -- how fun!! I'd love to visit someday. Does the UK have a Netflix-type DVD rental company? It's such a convenience, I feel sorry for those who cannot have it.

Bonnie Bryant wrote the Saddle Club books, and I was such a big dork with those things. ;-) I don't think I ever read the one you mentioned, but I may have forgotten. I loved the Summer Pony and Winter Pony books, but I've forgotten who wrote them. Of course I devoured Black Beauty and all the Walter Farleys. ;-)

I think Stephanie is much better than Stevie.

[hamlets-widow.livejournal.com]

I use my library a great deal for books (myself being a poor and lowly student!), so I'm going to investigate which costume dramas I can get hold of... There are DVD rental shops and online services (I did the free trial on Amazon) in the UK but I don't really have the money or memory to keep it up every month!

Aaah, all those books sound so sweet and make me feel rather nostalgic. I work part-time in a bookshop so I'm surrounded by such things in the children's section.

Whereabouts do you live? I'm going to Orlando in a few days with my family to do the whole themepark-thing - not my choice, I must add; I have two young brothers so its more for them!

Stephanie (not Stevie - haha!)

[olde-fashioned.livejournal.com]

Oh, me too! If I go to the library, I have a stack that practically obscures my face it's so tall. ;-) The librarians always recognize us. I also order things a lot...one lady, who was really friendly, used to say funny things on the messages, because they were somehow always horse books. ;-)

Yeah, sometimes I read kids books. I LOVE Little House on the Prairie. Have you ever read those?

I also used to read the American Girl books, but since you live in the UK you probably haven't heard of those. The Linda Craig series, the Bobbsey Twins, Beverly Cleary, and the Boxcar Children are other books I used to read a lot.

No Floridian locale for me -- I'm in California. Home of the other theme parks, although we don't have any good ones up North. ;-) I have one younger brother.

Welcome to the United States, then. Enjoy your vacation, and be prepared for a lot of hot and muggy weather!! (also, keep an eye out for alligators...hehehe)