New fashion illustrations by Mariya Paskovsky

Here are some new illustrations by Mariya Paskovsky.  She is using a much more dramatic color palette than we are used to seeing in her work, and we're loving the bold contrast of the black background and the intense colors. Mariya created this series as a proposal for the graduation fashion show poster of UQAM: École supérieure de mode de Montréal.

The first illustration is simply  an image of a fashionista with a lot of details, fashion
accessories, etc.  The other two images are based on what Mariya considers to be the most significant points in the history of men's and women's fashion.  As Mariya describes them - for women: "the 1920's, when the skirts and hair suddenly became short"... and for men: "the 60's and 70's, when the plain and boring suit was suddenly was transformed to a bright, colorful, creative, and very young look..."

Mariya Paskovsky - Fashionista

Mariya Paskovsky - Women's Fashion

Mariya Paskovsky - Men's Fashion

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Shoe illustrations by Mariya Paskovsky

Mariya Paskovsky has been exploring illustrating objects in addition to her signature images of fashionable people with long, flowing lines...and so she decided to start with shoes.  She has a series of other objects that we will share with you soon, but we thought it would be fun to start by showing you some of Mariya's latest shoe creations which, as expected, are full of wonderful patterns and intricate details.  Enjoy!

Mariya Paskovsky - Shoe 01

Mariya Paskovsky - Shoe 02

Mariya Paskovsky - Shoe 03

Mariya Paskovsky - Shoe 04

Mariya Paskovsky - Shoe 05

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19th Century Ladies Fashion illustrated by Mariya Paskovsky

Mariya Paskovsky has recently been working on some illustrations that explore the theme of 19th century ladies fashion. After reading Alexandre Dumas's Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, Mariya decided to try her hand at some ultra-vintage fashion looks:

Mariya Paskovsky - Fashion for Women, 1832

Mariya Paskovsky - Fashion for Women, 1864

In Mariya's own words,
"Greatly inspired by old 19th century fashion magazine engravings, I decided to create those dresses respecting patterns, decorations, silhouettes, lines, styles and techniques of that time. I think it is just a beginning of my very new collection of historic fashion illustrations, for I find great pleasure in studying and sketching these sometimes rather funny looking but still extremely beautiful skirts, gloves, hats, fans, corsets, umbrellas, shoes …. "

Mariya Paskovsky - Fashion for Women, 1811

Mariya Paskovsky - Fashion for Women, 19th century hats

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An Illustration for Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day from The Jennifer Vaughn Artist Group.

Mariya Paskovsky - "Saint Valentine"

Mariya Paskovsky illustrates the Green Fairy Cocktail

The Jen Vaughn Artist Agent Group of Illustrators recently started a long term promotional blog illustrating cocktails and mocktails from around the world. The Green Fairy, illustrated by Mariya Paskovsky, is the second installment in this year-long (or longer!) endeavor.

The Green Fairy is the English translation of La Fee Verte, which was the affectionate French nickname for Absinthe in the late 19th century (and even still to this day).  During that era it was the drink of choice among many well-known artists and writers, such as Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Oscar Wilde, ...

CONTINUE READING, VIEW THE FULL ILLUSTRATION, AND LEARN THE RECIPE FOR THE GREEN FAIRY HERE.

Mariya Paskovsky - The Green Fairy Cocktail

To a wonderful 2012!

Wishing you a safe and wonderful New Year's Eve and a prosperous and healthy 2012!!
Cheers!

Mariya Paskovsky - Champagne Toast

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The Wonderful Illustration World of Mariya Paskovsky

Mariya Paskovsky, a Russian-born artist now living in Canada, joins the Jennifer Vaughn Artist Agent group. Here are some of her wonderful illustrations:

Mariya Paskovsky - Love Me Love Me Not

Mariya Paskovsky - Fall Her

Mariya Paskovsky - Dreaming

Mariya Paskovsky - Girl's Talk

Mariya Paskovsky - Jardin d'Hiver

Mariya Paskovsky - Rain

You can see much more of Mariya's work here.