Announcement: Winner of competition!

It has come to an end!

When I came up with the idea for the portrait competition I felt that I would be happy if I at least got one competitor to join it. Well, now the competition has ended and... I received four contributions. All of them are magnificent, too. Thank you all!

Now, to the winner. The hard part is just that - how to decide which one of these three very different portraits is the best one. Words can't describe how impressed I am with you all! But someone had to be chosen, and in the category of most original portrait:

Congratulations Millie of ClassicForever! You won the competition! $10 discount on any Kate Gabrielle store you want to order from!

Also... $5 discount each to Jorgé, Merriam and Jane, You're too awesome to leave empty handed!

I will send you an email with a "code" to write in the message box on your order - so do not pay until you get a revised invoice from Kate!

Silents and Talkies
Kate Gabrielle
flapper doodle

Now the rest of my beloved readers want to take a look at the contributions, right? Here they are, in the order they were sent to me:

By Jorgé at The March Studios
Jorgé has managed to capture both my fascination for the flapper era as well as my deep love for Groucho Marx - and all in a very unique cartoonish way. Lovely!

By Merriam.

Merrian has made a most realistic portrait of me - studying the eyes and the nose there is no doubt as who has been portraited! Even my fiancé commented on the eye-work, so good job, Merriam!

Janet at Blue Bird of Hollywood
Janet has made a fantastic painting that could have derived from any 1920's fashion magazine. Simply stunning. It would look great as a tattoo, by the way!


And the winning contribution from Millie at ClassicForever:





Seriously - a finger puppet?! You ARE insane! Can I buy it? Can I buy the whole band? Just adorable, Millie.

Girls - I am your biggest fan.

Portrait competition!

Dear readers!

I hereby announce the starting of a competition. The winner wins $10 discount on a Kate Gabrielle's Etsy store of his/her own choice:

Silents and Talkies (colorful portraits of actors and actresses)
Kate Gabrielle (funny art - give your walls a sense of humor!)
flapper doodle (where I could spend the rest of my life)


The assignment is for you to make a portrait of my Lolita persona. The caricature to the right is only an example - the portrait can be a serious one or a funny interpretation of how you think of me.

You may use whatever medium you like for the portrait: Photoshop, Paint, charcoal, your own blood - anything. The only restriction is (of course) that the painting isn't offending in any way. And I bet you all know that I, myself, am hardly offended that easily, so just use your common sense.
In the end of this post I have added a couple of pictures for help or inspiration, if needed.

The competition ends on March 1st 2010.

Audrey Hepburn Pop Art

8"x8" print, $15

4"x4" print, $5

Moreau Moreau Moreau Your Boat

Signed numbered matted art print, $15

Flapper Doodle Birthday Card Set

Six cards, $10

Everyone that enters the competition gets a reward even if they don't win, meaning: all entries will be displayed (unless you say otherwise, of course) on my up-coming website http://lolitasclassics.com.
It's still under construction, I need to beef it up a bit before it's ready for a premiere!

Send your entry to lolitasclassics@gmail.com
Add your name or alias and website (if you have any) and also city, state and country (that's optional) in the email.

I hope you will think this is fun: no professional artistic talent is required, after all!

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Love //Lolita