Introduction
It this post I'd love to introduce you to another brilliant master of American Pin Up - Harry Ekman. The reason why I love him so much is not only because his art is tender and feminine, but also because really frequently small cute dogs appear on his artworks.
Was totally right that man who said
"Those who think that diamonds are girls best friends never had a dog;)"
Harry Ekman started his career with and at Elvgren, another famous Pin-Up artist, but true success came to him only when he separated from his and started working on his own.
His primary mediums were oil and canvas. Sometimes you can see sketches surrounding the main artwork, I think it's great to see the process. So, let's jump in:)
Art
I wasn't sure what picture to choose for the first one, that will appear on the preview, they're all vertical after all. So I stopped on this one, which contains sketches and finished artworks.
Pay attention on how the light tissue is depicted in both techniques, it really was Ekman's super power. All his girls are not aggressively sexy, but regular feminine women. Not kight angels like we saw on works by Al Buell, but also not the "girls from neighbourhood" as seen on art by Peter Driben in previous review.
It's obvious that Ekman had interest not only to woman body depiction, but also to animalism. How adorable his dogs are?:)
Is it just me or you also see a Snow White?:)
Evening dresses and negligees always were a point of high interest for Pin-Up artists. It's no about sex and nudity, it's about woman mystery and seduction.
May be I have a bit different imagine of how a beautiful face looks with Ekman, by the way:)
See you in the next review about Pin Up next friday:) There's yet so much to go through:)
Thank you for watching:)
Love, Inber
