Yellow (Well, White) Submarine (Patreon)

I adore working with artists. I always have (even back in the days before I was a boob-ed glam-ish model-esque type of person on Internets. (Got to work with photographers, designers, illustrators, etc., back in the times when I had a real job, working at a magazine with... people).

Artists see the world in a different way. They're nit-picky about things that are worth being nit-picky about, that the rest of us wouldn't take the time to nitpick over. (Like recreating the intricate design of one of my fave dresses.)

And so, I wonder. Are we each artists? We all have our pursuits. I love writing. You might be a huge fan of recreating anime, or fixing old radios, or tinkering with your car, or sewing, of fixing shoes, or collecting something like wine, or old lamps, or Hummel figurines. 

There's art to all of that, I think. There has to be — a representation of our own unique sense of expression that exists outside of the face we present to the world. 

Not to sound TOO much like a stoner... but... You ever think it's kind of weird? Like, we know who WE are, as in ourselves. But to other people, we're something just a little different. To our parents, we're always the child; to our significant other, we're a source of emotional support, sexual adoration, or stress (or sometimes, all of them!); to our friends, we're that person to go out for cocktails with; and in some cases, we might be villains to people we don't even know, or the white whale.

That's the mystery of human consciousness... Each of us is the protagonist in our own story, but we're a supporting character in everyone else's, with the nuances and drive that person has established for us. Nobody in the world sees you, as you see yourself (woooaah, man). 

That's what spewed out of my brain as I decided to post this lovely piece of work by the incredibly talented @pinup_graphix (that's his IG handle). He has a much more-established IG page (and is super-talented there), but he likes to keep his pinup work separate, so I'll keep it on the DL here, too. I'm pleased to say that I'm the gal who cajoled him to put his naughty work out there (and even then, it's all actually really tasteful, which speaks to his character, I think), on a separate account. The world needs to know when someone with talent takes it upon themselves to post digital oils of busty girls (especially you fellas, I think), so here's me, letting you know. 

He and I got to talking about the Beatles for a moment while this piece was being created, hence the style of the illustration (and the inclusion of said Submarine).

And now, that song is stuck in your head.