Friday, April 30, 2010

Beyonce Oil Painting by Dyanne Parker

Beyonce Oil Painting 8 x 10 oil on wrapped canvas. "Celebrity Study, painting celebrities daily. Build your WALL OF FAME with oil paintings of your favorite celebs. $155 includes shipping Beyonce Giselle Knowles, born September 4, 1981, born and raised in Houston, Texas. She rose to fame in the late 90’s as the lead singer of the R&B girl group, Destiny’ Child. She began her acting career in 2001 and received two Golden Globes for Dreamgirls. She composes, tours, designs clothing and perfume. Endorsements include: Pepsi, Tommy Hilfiger, Armani just to name a few. Her favorite colors are red and gold. She is a true entertainer that takes it very seriously. One of my favorite movies is “Fighting Temptations” where she ends up helping Cuba Gooding Jr. take over the church choir as a dying request of his aunt. Her performance of Fever is timeless, which was not a choir number. Must see, she can sing!

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

George Clooney by Dyanne Parker

George Clooney Oil Painting 8 x 10 oil on wrapped canvas, sides painted. "Celebrity Study, painting celebrities daily". Build your wall of fame with oil portraits of your favorite celebs. $155 includes shipping George Clooney, born May 6, 1961, in Kentucky. Not only an actor, he also directs, produces and is a screenwriter. We all remember him as Doug Ross on ER and then Batman, which is when his career took off. His mom was a former beauty queen and his father was an anchorman, game show host and American Movie Classics host. His aunt is Rosemary Clooney and is also related to Debby Boone. As a young boy he was obsessed with ketchup, even on cookies. George had a 280-pound pot-bellied pig that lived with him for eighteen years. Wonder if the pig liked ketchup? He has appeared in 56 films and television shows. He has great passion for humanitarian efforts and has 2 Golden Globes and an Academy Award.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Angelina Jolie by Dyanne Parker

Angelina Jolie 8 x 10 oil on canvas, "Celebrity Study, painting celebrities daily". Build your wall of fame with oil portraits of your favorite celebs. $155 includes shipping Angelina Jolie, born June 4, 1975, daughter of actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. In high school she was teased for her distinctive features, being extremely thin, wearing glasses and bracers. At 14 she worked as a fashion model and appeared in numerous music videos. Her professional movie career began in 1993. Her role as Lara Croft in the movie Tomb Raider made her an international superstar in 2001, which is when she became very aware of the worldwide hunger crisis. She has been on field missions in more than 20 countries. She continuously promotes and supports humanitarian causes and is noted for her work as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations. She has six children, three adopted. She has appeared in 37 films and of course since Mr. and Mrs. Smith her life has not been the same as she is with non other than Brad Pitt.

Monday, April 26, 2010

Johnny Depp by Dyanne Parker

Johnny Depp by Dyanne Parker 8 x 10 oil on canvas "Celebrity Study", painting celebrities daily. Build a wall of fame with your favorite celebs.     Johnny Depp, born June 9, 1963, is known for his offbeat eccentric characters such as Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean and many more. His leading role in the TV series, 21 Jump Street jump-started his career, as he fast became a teen idol to a renowned actor today. Films featuring Depp have grossed over $2.6 billion in the US and over $5.7 billion worldwide. He was born in Kentucky and has one brother and two sisters. His mom bought him a guitar when he was 12 and he started playing in garage bands. He has made a solo album; grows grapes and owns a vineyard, co-owns a restaurant and has two children. Since 1984 he has been in 48 films and was awarded People’s sexiest man in 2003 and 2009. This painting now residing in Lansing, Ill!

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Sandra Bullock by Dyanne Parker

Sandra Bullock 8 x 10 oil on canvas "Celebrity Study", painting celebrities daily. Build a wall of fame with your favorite celebs. $155 includes shipping Sandra Bullock, born in Virginia on July 24, 1964, an American actress, rose to fame in the 90’s after roles in successful films such as Speed and While You Were Sleeping one of my very favorites. In 2007 she was ranked as the 14th richest female celebrity. In 2009, Bullock starred in the most financially successful films of her career, The Proposal and The Blind Side. She runs her own production company, opened a pastry shop and published a book. She owns a restaurant, bakery and floral shop, which does event planning in Texas. To date she has been in 43 films.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Marco Rubio Painting

Marco Rubio Painting 18 x 24 acrylic on canvas. Presented to Marco in April 2010 at my home. He will make a great Senator! Prints can be purchased at Fine Art America. Click on photo below.... Art Prints