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Leading Ladies Astray Among these paintings are some attempts to capture the likenesses of a few real screen personalities. Lina Romay, Spanish director, Jess Franco’s favourite star, is seen here as a lady of the night. The original is now - as far as I know - part of her personal collection. No, we never met. Commissioned via a third party, and all done from photographs. Shirley Eaton was ubiquitous on the screen from the fifties to the seventies, from Carry-Ons to Fu Manchu, and all the stops in between. Who needs gold paint?
Alexxus Young is new on the scene, and has just appeared in a horror film, ‘Arachnia’. She commissioned this piece from me, which was rendered half with real paint, and half in Adobe Photoshop. To find out more about this Sci-Fi Siren, visit her website at Caroline Munro’s image has had a major influence on my artwork for several decades. Some of you will remember the Lamb’s Navy billboards from the early seventies. She also appeared in a string of films, including Kronos - Vampire Hunter, The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, Starcrash and The Spy Who Loved Me. For more information about Caroline Munro visit www.carolinemunro.net and www.pachanko.com/starcrash |
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