~Art Work For Sale~

Dear friends and pals, and Glammour Gals,

I have selected five pieces that are for sale, all are orginal art from "Garza Pin-Ups." I would be selling the pieces on Ebay like I used to, but for some odd reason my laptop isn't co-operating with Ebay. So here is the next best thng, selling via my blog. I except payments via Paypal and will give that info with the pieces listed. Paintings are First come first serve, who ever emails me first about a certain piece will get the painting. So lets get down to business, here are the selected pieces for sale:

Painting #1: "Devil Bettie" by Garza Pin-Ups (2009) ORIGINAL BETTIE PAGE WATERCOLOR PAINTING*
Size: 18" x 24" inches
Painted on Strathmore Watercolor paper, painted with Grumbacher watercolors.
Price: $200
Shipping will be extra/added: $20 shipping in USA.
Out of State is extra and can be up to $90.
paypal email: xgarza88@yahoo.com

Painting Description:
This panting is one of Xaviers first Bettie paintings he created in 2009. The year he started painting and experimenting with watercolors. The piece is a loose study in color and technique, originally a study for a Halloween themed pin-up. The painting will be shipped in a UPS Shipping Tube, and will arrive in about 5 business days. If interested please email Xavier at garzapinups@gmail.com

Full shot: painting has white space on both sides of Bettie.

Detail Shot

Painting #2: "Blush and Bashful" by Garza Pin-Ups (2011) ORIGINAL PIN-UP WATERCOLOR PAINTING*
Size: 18" x 24" inches
Painted on Strathmore Watercolor paper, painted with Grumbacher watercolors.
Price: $300
Shipping will be extra/added: $20 shipping in USA.
Out of State is extra and can be up to $90.
paypal email: xgarza88@yahoo.com

Painting Description:
"In this piece we see a Glamourous Beauty from the 1930s, wrapped in her luxurious pink fur and dressed in a nude-colored, lace negligee. She is perched upon her pink satin stool in her boudouir. Covering her breasts with her delicate, pink gloved hands, is she embaressed? Has the viewer stumbled upon her in a moment of secret? Or is she simply about to reveal a secret she is holding?"
If interested in this piece please email Xavier at garzapinups@gmail.com  The painting will be shipped in a UPS Shipping Tube and will arrive in 5 busniess days.

Painting #3: "Come closer" by Garza Pin-Ups (2012) ORIGINAL PIN-UP WATERCOLOR PAINTING*
Size: 11" x 21" inches
Painted on Strathmore Illustration Board and painted with Windsor and Newton watercolors.
Price: $200
Shipping will be extra/added: $20 shipping in USA.
Out of State is extra and can be up to $90.
paypal email: xgarza88@yahoo.com

Painting Description:
"Featuring not only a beautful woman, which is Xaviers favorite subject, but she is also a very lush Red-Head. A favorite haircolor for Xavier to paint. Laying on her blue-green-techinicolor fur stole and wearing next to nothing but satin pink heels and a glint in her eye  . . . she beckons the viewer, please come a little closer."
If interested in this piece please email Xavier at garzapinups@gmail.com  The painting will be shipped in a UPS Shipping Tube and will arrive in 5 busniess days.

Drawng #4 : "Laced Up" by Garza Pin-Ups (2012) ORIGINAL PIN-UP PENCIL DRAWING*
Size: 11" x 14" inches
Drawn on a very light drawing paper with mechanical pencil.
Price: $200
Shipping will be extra/added: $20 shipping in USA.
Out of State is extra and can be up to $90.
paypal email: xgarza88@yahoo.com

Drawing Description:
The drawing has some damage to it, due to an accidental storage problem and my cat.
Damage detail: A fold/ seam along the bottom half of the paper, there also are small tiny holes, One at the begining of the fold at the left hand bottom side where her tail fins are. As well as two tiny holes across from her face. There is also a slight smear above her left eyebrow which can fixed fast. They may be visible in the photos provided. In a previous Blog Post there are more photos th lace design, upclose shots.

"This drawing maybe small and slightly damaged but it is big in Detail. It features a woman from the 1940s in an orginal mermaid costume design by Xavier. Her outfit consists of a full lace body suit, detailed in lace flowers and "scales." Along the tail and body there are pearl like accents dangling, these accents are also included along her giant collar and head piece."
If interested in this piece please email Xavier at garzapinups@gmail.com  The painting will be shipped in a UPS Shipping Tube and will arrive in 5 busniess days.

Drawng #5 : "Sophia" by Garza Pin-Ups (2012) ORIGINAL PIN-UP PENCIL SKETCH*
Size: 22" x 14" inches
Drawn on a very thick watercolor paper with mechanical pencil.
Price: $100
Shipping will be extra/added: $20 shipping in USA.
Out of State is extra and can be up to $90.
paypal email: xgarza88@yahoo.com

Drawing Description:
"This sketch was inspiered by the fact that Vargas was supposed to paint a portrait of Sophia Loren, but at the last minute he altered her likeness. Since he never painted her, as far as I know. I was compelled to do an homage to him and to her."
If interested in this piece please email Xavier at garzapinups@gmail.com  The painting will be shipped in a UPS Shipping Tube and will arrive in 5 busniess days.

The shadows in the top section of the drawing are shadows of the clips holding up the art. The art has some light paint strokes in the far right corner, due to me cleaning a painting brush on it at one point.

I hope you all enjoy the art work that is forsale and I hope to hear from whomever decides to purchase one of the pieces. Happy Shopping and please, feel free to shoot me a question at either of the emails above.

-Xavier

~Two Lovelies in Progress~

Dear Glammour Bunnies,

Today I thought I'd share two pin-ups, One is a work in progress. The other was completed and  done for my Father for Fathers Day. So, let's get to it!

Pin-Up #1: Portrait of Perle Noire.

Perle Noire pencil drawing.

The first photo I have shown above is a detail shot of a drawing done in pencil. I'd show the whole image on here but I don't want to risk the image being "stolen" and duplicated else where. So to be safe a detail shot will be supplied. This drawing is 18" x 24" in paper. The original will be forsale at $300. If interested email garzapinups@gmail.com



Detail shot: Perle Noire painting

In the second photo above I have shown is a detail shot of what is to be the final painting completed in color with Watercolors. I have so far begun adding in paint very lightly, starting with applying a light outline with Burnt Sienna and then putting in light washes/layers of Burnt Sienna. Once there is an even coat, I will begin to apply Burnt Umber for her beautiful skin tone. 

Half full shot: Perle Noire painting.

The third photo above is a half full shot of the painting. Her final outfit was going to be all black lingerie but her perfomances and costumes are so colorful and lively that I thought, "Why Shouldn't her lingerie be the same?" The final painting will be forsale when completed, prices to come.

Pin-Up #2: Happy Fathers Day!

Detail shot: Fathers Day Pin-Up.

For the first photo above it is a shot of the first rough draft or sketch for a painting I did for my father, a retired Marine. The girl will be wearing a camo-top. Most drawings end up this way, very loose and not much filled in, shading wise. No reason really, if they get completed into a full drawing so be it, if it stays a loose line drawing such as this, no worries. Really the final painting is the goal usually for me.

Note to Self!

Alot of my sketches for future paintings usually have many notes like this all around the paper. "Note to Self," as I call 'em. They're main purpose is to remind me that there still needs to be things worked out before I start the painting. Such as "Shoes or no shoes?, Will she be Blonde or Brunette? Lengthen legs a bit or Bust Bigger." Get the picture? . . . . (small pun?)

Detail Shot: Marine Pin-Up

Third in the line-up, the painting was completed as a loose-fast study. Done in a few hours, most paintings take days to finish or even weeks! Depending on how my schedule is.

Half shot: Finished.

Here she is, all done. Wearing nothing but a camo-top and twinkle in her eye. "Happy Fathers Day!" My father loved it, this is my first painting to him. He deserves it, he's been a wonderful encouragment to me and my career. The greastest Man I know.

There you go my Glammour Bunnies, some behind the scenes snapshots into the progress of how a "Garza Pin-Up" is created. Love you all!

-Xavier Garza

One quick pin-up

Hello Glamour Bunnies!!
I am trying to organize my weblife and make it more simple to get around and share things. Basically trying to have one place where I can post, share, and communicate with ya'll about the my art.

I was trying to have an Official Website going but that little experiment failed. So I tryed using Tumblr, and then FaceBook . . . but Im trying to take advice given seriously here and have a more professional way of displaying my work. Its hard, I was very excited about the mock-up/website I saw that was shown to me, but sadly that didn't work out and I wasn't briefed on how to update the site on my own or how to create it, add on, etc. So now Im looking into some other options, at the moment Blogger is helpful and some people have already come across it on Google so I guess this will have to do for now.

Here is one extra photo for ya'll to see and be happy with till Im able to find a way and share more work and step by steps. Love you all.
-Xavier Garza

"Garza Pin-Ups features: Vivacious Red-Heads!"