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Detail of Moreya from previously posted Vargas family portrait.
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Family portrait commission of The Vargas family from New York
The only request their daughter had was for me to make “Skittles” multicolored nail polish on her nails. :D
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Before and after Marilyn Monroe transformation pinup portrait for @keyla83 from The Bronx #NewYork.
Keyla is a Bronx native with an obsession for all things Apple & Marilyn Monroe. As a tender profession of love to his wife, Keyla’s photographer hubby @benjaminbrui secretly commissioned me to create a portrait of her. Im not sure if he was aware that I would transform her into MM, however I am always up for a challenge and wanted the art to have lots of meaning for her.
This portrait was is deceptively simple. Since Marilyn is such an over the top icon, I had to come correct as I created 4-5 variations just to get it right. The process and editing took quite a while. The trickiest part for me was her hair. You would think after making hundreds of pinup portraits that it would be a breeze for me, however due to Marilyn’s hairline and unique head shape, placing a typical MM hairdo on someone else doesn’t necessarily mean it would fit that person, let alone a pretty red headed Keyla. MM also had 5 -7 hairstyles adding to the challenge to figure out which complimented on Keyla’s face best. I’m please with the result. For a complex image, I purposely kept the color palette minimal. There is lots of meaning in the art however I wont spoil it, as each person’s interpretations of art are uniquely there own. Message me if you are ready to be transformed. me@riceandbeanz.net

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#BeforeAfter #MarilynMonroe #transformation #portrait #commission #art #illustration #pinup #dragon #serpent #apple #BxBlocktower #Clocktower #Bronx #Bombshell #bronxbombshells #benjaminbriu #kakeklub @talibankai (Taken with Instagram)

Marilyn Monroe transformation pinup portrait for @keyla83 from The Bronx #NewYork.
Keyla is a Bronx native with an obsession for all things Apple & Marilyn Monroe. As a tender profession of love to his wife, Keyla’s photographer hubby @benjaminbrui secretly commissioned me to create a portrait of her. Im not sure if he was aware that I would transform her into MM, however I am always up for a challenge and wanted the art to have lots of meaning for her.
This portrait was is deceptively simple. Since Marilyn is such an over the top icon, I had to come correct as I created 4-5 variations just to get it right. The process and editing took quite a while. The trickiest part for me was her hair. You would think after making hundreds of pinup portraits that it would be a breeze for me, however due to Marilyn’s hairline and unique head shape, placing a typical MM hairdo on someone else doesn’t necessarily mean it would fit that person, let alone a pretty red headed Keyla. MM also had 5 -7 hairstyles adding to the challenge to figure out which complimented on Keyla’s face best. I’m please with the result. For a complex image, I purposely kept the color palette minimal. There is lots of meaning in the art however I wont spoil it, as each person’s interpretations of art are uniquely there own. Message me if you are ready to be transformed. me@riceandbeanz.net

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#MarilynMonroe #transformation #portrait #commission #art #illustration #pinup #dragon #serpent #apple #BxBlocktower #Clocktower #Bronx #Bombshell #bronxbombshells #benjaminbriu #kakeklub @talibankai (Taken with Instagram)

Vintage vinyl 1960s #Charanga #Latin sound by Charlie Palmieri. #Illustration by A.G. Navarro.. #CharliePalmieri #Pachanga #CharangaLaDuboney #NewYork #hankerchief #stereo #vinyl (Taken with Instagram)

Mambo King MACHITO along with Mario Bauza is credited with 10 innovations in music setting the foundation of midcentury Afro Cuban, Mambo, Salsa, Cubop, & Latin Jazz fusing Cuban rhythms and Big Band sound. He was also the first Latin band leader to EMBRACE the term “Afro-Cuban” raising the consciousness of Blacks in the U.S. to the African elements in this music and its ancestral ties. _______________________________________ #innovator #Machito #Salsa #Cuba #NewYork #BigBand #Vintage #Vinyl #LatinJazz (Taken with Instagram)

Beauties on Bronx rooftop ______________________________________ #Bronx #NewYork #vintageBronx #vintage #Retro #riceandbeanz #santiago (Taken with instagram)

A Bronx mermaid fountain. “Lorelie” featuring mermaids, dolphins, nude women, and seashells. Sculpted Ernst Herter in 1888. Created to honor German poet Heinrich Heine. Located on 161st and The Grand Concourse. ______________________________________ #Bronx #NewYork #mermaid #lorelie #VintageCars #ErnstHerter #DriveIn #vintageBronx #vintage #Retro #riceandbeanz #santiago (Taken with instagram)

Starlight Park in The Bronx. Circa 1921 Joan Desborough preparing for a dive. ______________________________________ #Bronx #NewYork #StarlightPark #vintageBronx #vintage #Retro #riceandbeanz #santiago (Taken with instagram)

Bronx Bomber’s original Yankee Stadium circe 1950_____________________#bronx #newyork #vintagebronx #vintage #retro #riceandbeanz #santiago (Taken with instagram)

“Greetings from the Bronx” postcard (artist unknown) ______________________________________ #Bronx #NewYork #vintageBronx #vintage #Retro #riceandbeanz #santiago (Taken with instagram)

Latin & Cubop percussionist Sabu martinez 1957 _____________________________________ #Sabu #Cubop #NewYork #vintage #Vinyl #1950s #records #havana #cuba #recordcover #coverart #Latin #Riceandbeanz #santiago (Taken with instagram)

Portrait of @misskrystyne ___________________________________ #Portrait #Commission #illustration #art #paint #creativity #fineart # painting #sketch #Hair #Santiago #Riceandbeanz #NewYork #puertoRican #Latina (Taken with instagram)

Legendary “boombox photo” by Martha Cooper of B-boy Frosty Freeze RSC (RIP) & Fab 5 Freddy in front of “WILD STYLE” graffiti piece from movie of same name. ___________________________________________ #Boombox #Graffiti #RockSteadyCrew #WildStyle #NewYork #vintage #classic #FrostyFreeze #Fab5Freddy #breakdance #Bboy #1980 (Taken with Instagram at Da BX)

1910’s Gypsy. Photographer: White, from New York _____________________________________________ #EthnicBeauty #Gypsy #VintagePhotography #sepia #NewYork #Santiago #Riceandbeanz (Taken with Instagram at The Bronx Deco Society)