Looking for reference images for some upcoming projects, I came across some wonderful classic pin-up paintings.

I’ve always loved classic pin-up, especially the traditional variety. Pin-ups done in oils are simply eye candy to me.

Whenever I go back to art school and specialize in Illustration and Fine Art, I will most definitely be aiming to achieve the quality of Frtiz Willis’ work.

In essence, his work embodies what I’ve always aimed towards. He just nails it. Tease along the lines of Gypsy Rose Lee and Rita Hayworth.

As expected I went on a wish-list faving spree on books he’s published:

Oil: Faces & Features

The Nude

How to Draw and Paint Pin-Ups & Glamour Girls

The sometimes unfinished quality of his paintings, the inclusion of sketches within the canvas and the like have a certain charm to me.

I would definitely decorate my walls with his work.

On a post by Violet Blue on Robert McGinnis & Brano Hlavac’s work, she mentioned:

“One of the main things people notice when they visit my apartment here in San Francisco is my gigantic book collection (bookcases overflowing), and that my walls are covered in erotic art (and vintage magic posters).”

That is something I definitely look forward to doing once I have my own place.