Pretty On The Outside

Tia & Tamera & David Gilmore

I was in a recent episode of Tia & Tamera on the Style Network..... That's right, "I have arrived and the spotlight's on me honey." 

The job came from a designer who I met on a previous project and my task was to paint a very simple (two color) mural on Tamera's nursery ceiling. 

I had to sign a non-disclosure but I don't think this is giving anything away.... It was shot a few months ago during a heat wave in LA and that particular day it was way into the 90s. The designer, electrician, and I stood out in front of her condo building for a while as everything was being set up. Fun fact: they shut off the air conditioning so its noise won't affect the audio. I was sweating like crazy and the more I tried to focus on not sweating, the sweatier I became... Oh and they told me not to look at the camera and that went out the window as soon as I stepped into her nursery. :) Good times. So now that I'm a huge reality TV star I plan on releasing or "dropping" a dance single and launching a shape-wear line for dogs.

"Gone with the wind fabulous!"

Taylor Armstrong painted with MAC Cosmetics.

I hit pause on my dvr remote as fish-lipped Taylor Armstrong from the Real Housewives of BH snuck a peak at the impossible spastic medium/ clairvoyant she'd enlisted to cleanse the negativity from her home. That medium (who's a size large at least) flinched, flailed, and twitched like she was being stung by bees as she spritzed fabreze and prayed the evil away. I did a quick pencil sketch and then colored it using watercolor and mac cosmetics: paint sticks, eyeshadow, pigments......She's for sale here:https://www.etsy.com/listing/118520229/taylor-armstrong-from-the-real

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Reality TV drawings for sale

I've had quite a few people ask about purchasing the original reality TV drawings I post here so.... I just uploaded a bunch to my etsy shop. If you don't want to use etsy, please message me at prettyontheoutsidegilmore@yahoo.com and we could do paypal instead. Here's the link: http://www.etsy.com/shop/Davidgilmore Thanks!

Taylor Armstrong painted with MAC Cosmetics.

Last night I watched an almost entirely unlikable group of reality TV women (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills): socialize, fight, binge-drink, get spa treatments, arm wrestle, and then a couple of them kissed. I hit pause on my dvr remote as this silly-putty-mouthed woman made a face like a fish fighting a hook. Did a quick pencil sketch and then colored it in using MAC acrylics. Why? Why not? :)

Adrienne Maloof painted.... in MAC cosmetics.

I'm powerless to resist frozen-faced reality tv stars passive-aggressively fighting over nothing. I hit pause on my dvr remote as Adrian Maloof, who looks like she's storing bags of walnuts in her cheeks, fought with Brandi, who is her match in terms of facial immobility. I did a quick sketch and then colored it in with MAC cosmetics: chromacake, full coverage foundation, paint sticks, pigments, eyeshadows..... :).

Taylor Armstrong done in MAC!

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ate but also I'm not far off. Last night Martyn was all in a kerfuffle over a contractor who had fabricated a two million dollar fireplace (I kid) and then skipped town. Oh he was NOT having it. I hit pause on my dvr as he made that especially sour expression. It was DELICIOUS! I poke fun but I do like Martyn and his designs are pretty de-li-cious. 
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