An Illustrated Fashion Blog by Angie Rehe

If you think you may be at a loose end this Sunday 19th, or if you fear a repeat of today’s Melbourne-weather-effort where a rocking sunny day turned into a hail storm in less time than it takes to read that sentence, then get with the program and come fashion drawing with us!

Super Sunday at The Drawing Salon this time features a live model, but not just any slouch – we have the gorgeous Courtney of Bil Donovan Masterclass fame.  Woop!

Appx 2 places left, first in, etc..

{ 0 comments }

In the craziness that is 2013, I seem to have developed the habit of completely forgetting fairly important things…Like booking a model for a live drawing session?  Anyone?  The list doesn’t stop there and the things forgotten become more monumental, but that will do for now.  Modus operandi is to pick up the Bat Phone and phone a friend, and those damn legendary friends of mine have come through every time… Thank you Bronwen of Fleck Photography for downing tools and posing for my class, thereby giving me the chance to draw her again – the first time being how we met.  Aaaaw, bless.

{ 0 comments }

A silhouette I wouldn’t normally draw, a medium I don’t normally use.  Geez, if I keep this up I’ll end up doing housework or something.  Oh I make myself laugh.

{ 2 comments }

One of the finest aspects of being a grown-up is being able to say “yes” to yourself all the time.  Another drink? Yes!  Want to stay up stupid-late and watch more episodes of True Blood?  YES!  Since you can’t decide between those three pairs of fabulous Preston Zly shoes would you like to buy all three? Absofreakinlutely!!  And that’s how I came to walk out of The Signet Bureau with not one, or two, but three pairs of incredibly beautiful shoes. It’s. That. Easy. When you’re me.

{ 0 comments }

Possibly because pastels rob me of the thing I love most in drawing - line – but more likely just because I’m bone lazy and will do anything short of ending my life to avoid cleaning tricky messes, I rarely use them.

Until recently when I was following one of the many golden tips gifted to me by the fabulous Bil, and deliberately worked with media I wouldn’t normally use…Enter the crumbling fuzzy mess that is chalky pastels.  But this time I mixed them with one of my favourites, black indian ink, and made a Drawing Salon session out of it.  I like the contrast of the hard and the soft, and I like the feeling of living on the edge.  Well, sort of.

Here’s my demos, otherwise known as making it up as you go along…

{ 0 comments }

Demo #1: A cute little pink number

First look at the new digs for The Patsyfox Drawing Salon… Check out the goodness!  Frankie and Swiss we love you. X  No better place, and no better way to spend a gorgeous Sunday afternoon than creating some smashing art for your walls.  Theme of the day: Gouache paint as a base. And throw in the challenge of a black ground to keep you on your toes…

Demo #2, a bit of a mess…

As usual the variety of work created never fails to inspire. One image, drawn so differently.

Then came the black paper to mess with our minds…

The next Super Sunday Session is on May 19th, this time featuring a live model.  Bookings already half full… Check.

{ 2 comments }

I like nothing more than a lazy blog post, and with the pace of this year not slowing down but accelerating, expect more of them. Enter yesterday’s demo drawing – a combo focus of mens fashion illustration and the joyful play of colour you get when working with coloured inks and pencils in a random and non-sensical way.  I think there’s something to this careless, meant-to-throw-in-the-bin approach to drawing!

What’s inspiring the joy?  Well besides everything, perhaps it’s the brand new digs of The Patsyfox Drawing Salon, now calling the splendiferous premises of Frankie and Swiss home!  Stay tuned for upcoming pics, or if you’d like to see them for yourself and spend a Sunday afternoon drawing, join us for this Sunday’s Super Sunday Session in Creative Fashion Illustration!  Have fun, be inspired, and go home with at least 2 drawings that’ll go straight to the pool room…

{ 0 comments }

You would have thought that the buzzfest that was this year’s LMFF would have calmed down by now, but no – The fabulous Bil Donovan has left me still buzzing after 3 weeks, and I hear from many of the Masterclass participants that I’m not the only one…

Sadly we had to turn away twice as many people as we could actually accommodate in this wonderful 2-day Masterclass held at the beautiful Abbotsford Convent, with the generous help of Illustrators Australia and Neil’s Art Store.  If you’re one of the people who missed out, or are now kicking yourself you didn’t have a shot, then don’t fear – I’m already working on the next ones!  Mail me to get your name on the contact list…

In the meantime, check out the pics below, and of course our beautiful film by Rebecca Rocks featuring our gorgeous model Courtney Flanagan (also a fashion illustration student of mine).  You can find it on the Patsyfox YouTube channel (watch out for upcoming tutorials), and currently on the Vogue Australia website.  Enjoy!

{ 0 comments }

I may have made a few comments recently about entering some sort of rehab phase/reducing the booze/saying no to fried finger food/etc.  Pffft, if you believed any of it then you really don’t know me at all.

The first 3 months of this year have done nothing if not earned me a giant slack-fest, so as I head north to Mum’s couch, be sure that my bags are packed with a year’s supply of wine and easter eggs.  Even better, a birdy tells me that Mum has not forgotten her lesson of a couple of Easter’s ago, has dutifully ignored my claims to being sugar-free, and has a decent pile of pretty eggs waiting for me.  Bless.

Happy Easter everyone, and remember:  Life is short so eat the damn egg!

{ 0 comments }