Lizette Sketch

Rockabilly Photoshoot

2010-03-13T16:05:00.000-08:00

A while back, I collaborated with my friend and talented photographer, Diana Diriwaechter in a photoshoot. We wanted to recreate a classic 1950's pin-up photo and explore a modern twist with a "rockabilly" style. It was fun designing the set-- which we created with items carefully chosen from flea markets, antique sales, and ebay! Here is a color and costume study I did and the final shots taken by Diana.

Brownstones to Red Dirt

2010-02-05T07:50:00.000-08:00

Here is a my submission for the Brownstones to Red Dirt Postcard Art Benefit. Its a fundraising effort to build a school for the orphans in Freetown, Sierra Leone and create a library for the youth at their school in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.

Chocolate Chunk O' Love

2009-12-16T13:46:00.000-08:00

Roxie, my pleasantly plump Chocolate Lab. This is her classic inquisitive look she gives you when you call her attention. She kind of juts her lower teeth out just bit. I love it.

Pahoihoi Needs a Girlfriend

2009-12-13T14:01:00.000-08:00

Who better than Lala, the sun goddess. I think she's "hot" enough for a lava monster.

What is Pahoehoe?

2009-12-07T14:31:00.000-08:00

Pronounced Pa-HOY-HOY.... from Hawaiian meaning "smooth and unbroken lava". It is basaltic lava that has a smooth, billowy, undulating, or ropy surface. These surface features are due to the movement of very fluid lava under a congealing surface crust. (from wikipedia)

Currently my husband, Jeff Biancalana, and I are working on a children's book concept about a lava monster who embodies the physical characteristics of pahoehoe lava. Here are a couple of sketches...

LAVA MONSTER!

Totoro Forest Project

2009-12-07T10:40:00.001-08:00

"El Totoro Maya"-- My contribution to the Totoro Forest Project.

Taking a stab at color....

Out of Picture: Volume 2

2009-12-07T09:41:00.000-08:00

Character line up from my short story, "Crawdaddy-O". Crawdaddy-O is a part of a creative collaboration of Blue Sky Studios artists entitled, Out of Picture: Volume 2.

Crawdaddy-O tells a tale of three mischievous alligators from the murky bayous of Louisiana. Their adventure begins when they follow a steamboat passenger dressed in a crawdad costume. Little do they know, their pursuit of a tasty snack lands them in the crowded streets of New Orleans during a spectacular Mardis Gras celebration.