The Pinup Shop - Are you a pinup lover?

I don't remember the first time I saw a pinup girl. I don't even remember which one it was, I just remember the feeling. That little tingle of love at first sight. Even though the painting was probably over 50 years old, it felt crisp and new.

I showed artistic talent as a child and so my parents encouraged me to paint. I always loved drawing beautiful women. Come to think of it, my interest always laid in the female characters in movies and books. And I was always drawn to the femme fatale. From the biblical Delilah to Marlene Dietrich to Uma Thurman's Mia Wallace. Strangely enough, it would take over a decade to realize what I really love to do. I went through art school and many odd jobs, until I had realized... I want to draw pinups!

Opening up the The Pinup Shop just in time for Halloween

Another aspect I love about pinups is that they are a perfect canvas. From the artist's perspective, I can mesh up "pinups" with anything from "the holidays" to "social issues". And so, it is with great pride, that I open The Pinup Shop. Kicking it off with a celebration of the 31st of October, a Halloween Pinup. The first of many more to come.

As always, there is an ulterior motive

My nightly online searches for pinups did in fact yield many results. from playboy to retro fashions to actual communities. But to a certain extent I felt a bit dissatisfied. There is a passion out there, no doubt about it, but conversations pretty much chock up to "I drew this what do you think?" or "I'm looking for military pinups, couldn't find anything at..." Which has it's place, of course, but Pinups are a form of art and a controversial one, at that. It brings up issues of gender studies and culture and so much more. I know I had my share of personal ethical struggles with it (which I will share in this blog in due time ). There must be a more meaningful place for this art in the world and that's what this blog is all about.

Calling all pinup lovers

I'm hoping to form a community around my favorite girlie art, because its artists are true skillful craftsmen, who deserve respect, whether they are painters, sculptors, cartoonists, photographers, makeup artists or models. Sure, pinups are only a footnote in modern and post-modern art history, but something tells me it's worth a course in college (at least an overview ). So welcome to The Pinup Shop blog. I post every week and update on a new shop design whenever I upload one. I would love to hear your comments. The subscription buttons are to your left. Feel free to contact me at thepinupshop@gmail.com and ask, share, show and tell.

When you're really hungry- have a cheesecake,

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