"Looking Down Under: Contemporary Artists from Australia", Imago Mundi, The Luciano Benetton Collection

Looking Down Under Contemporary Artists From Australia

Harley Quinn (2015) 

Acrylic on canvas

View my painting of Harley Quinn here

Last year I was invited to participate in this unique collection of 200 artists from Australia, on behalf of the Luciano Benetton World Art Collection in Italy. We were provided with a 10cm x 12m canvas, which I painted, and all the works were to be published and exhibited around the world. We were all profiled and included in this beautiful publication: "Imago Mundi - The Luciano Benetton World Art Collection". Full copyright is retained by the artist and the work is not for sale. We are all participating in a permanent group collection that travels the world!

The painting i completed was of Harley Quinn, the most recent DC Comics movie (Suicide Squad) starring Margot Robbie. Seeing as how many of my artworks deal with the pop culture and lowbrow characters, I felt it only fitting that I should portray this gorgeous girl from my recent series.

Looking Down Under - Contemporary Artists from Australia (Cover)

Curator:  Rosa Maria Falvo  – Luciano Benetton World Art Collection

100 Drawings in 100 Days - Catwoman

BLYTHE (ALWAYS WANTED A TAIL...)

have you ever noticed that there are not too many superhero women, as they're usually typecast as the villains? well such is the case for my subject today, DC Comic's Catwoman. the very first Catwoman we saw was in 1940 and was played by Selina Kyle, usually as the villain, but sometimes as an ally and/or romantic figure to batman.

beginning in 1954 and until 1966 however, Catwoman took a bit of a hiatus due to the newly developing 'Comics Code Authority' and their issues regarding the portrayal of female characters. she was eventually to return, but as the anti-hero rather than the super villain and was played by several actresses, including the husky-voiced Eartha Kitt, Michelle Pfeiffer and Halle Berry. her primary role began as a high-end jewelry thief and has morphed into a full-blown villain-turned love interest to Batman.

but, as my title suggests, i've always secretly wished that i had a tail, preferably a prehensile tail, but hey, a cat tail would do in a pinch too...