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Art by Billie

1969 - white go-go boots for Xmas!

About Me



I'm Billie Mann, an artist, would-be drummer, and stylist based in North Carolina, USA. As an artist, I work mostly in oils, but also charcoal, pencil, pen and ink; and I've just starting doing some digital portraits too. Several of the paintings shown in my slideshow are available for purchase. For commission information, and to see a more complete catalog of my art, please click on the ArtbyBillie logo below, or on any of the images of paintings shown below. Check out my Commission and Pricing Information page on my main website to help answer any questions you may have, and/or feel free to message me. Thanks for looking!

NOTE: SORRY, BUT PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT COMMENTS WITH GLITTER GRAPHICS, ANIMATION, OR EMBEDDED VIDEOS.

Click below to visit my main art website.

Click below to go to my YouTube channel and watch
a couple of movies I made in high school film class:

My Interests

Pets, painting, drumming, film, yoga, bicycling, resistance training, chess (been playing since I was 9), video games (Tomb Raider, and Sims 2), reading, sushi, the beach, annoying my husband, sarcasm, stirring the pot...

Music:

The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Aimee Mann (no relation), The B-52's, No Doubt, Gwen Stefani, Amy Winehouse, Alison Krauss, Bo Diddley, HRT, Feist, The Sin Eaters, Sequoya, Til Tuesday, ZZ Top, The Cars, Diana Krall, Heart, The Cranberries, Sheryl Crow, Chet Baker, The Gun Club, Cat Stevens, lots more...

Movies:

Mostly the classics of old Hollywood -
To Kill A Mockingbird is my favorite. Also love films by Alfred Hitchcock, Monty Python group, Quentin Tarantino, William Castle, the Coen Brothers, films of classic Hollywood, and horror/thrillers, especially campy '50's ones. Too many to list!

Television:

Nip/Tuck, Dirt, Breaking Bad, Survivor, South Park, My Name Is Earl, What Not To Wear, CSI, The Soup, The Dog Whisperer, Mad TV, The Chelsea Handler Show, Reno 911. Favorite old shows are The Avengers, Bewitched, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Twilight Zone, and Night Gallery.

Books:

Rebecca, Alice in Wonderland, and The Picture of Dorian Grey are my top three favorites. Also most anything by Carl Hiaasen, David Sedaris, Stephen King, Chuck Klosterman, Shirley Jackson, Albert Camus, Georges Sartre, John Updike, F. Scott Fitzgerald, John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, Daphne du Maurier...more.

Heroes:

Vincent Van Gogh, Picasso, Monet, Matisse, M.C. Escher, Gustav Klimt, Alphonse Mucha, John Singer Sargent, Andrew Wyeth, Salvador Dali, Toulouse Latrec, Edward Hopper, John Held Jr., Charles Dana Gibson, Aubrey Beardsley, Antonio Lopez, Alfred Hitchcock, Katharine Hepburn, Joni Mitchell, and last but not least, my husband Rob.

My Blog

Ah don want no stinkin flowers for Valentines!

    What’d you expect, flowers and candy?  Hell no, I wanted more REAL drum stuff.  That junior hi hat was dinky and I’d already dented one side of it anyway.  I ...
Posted by Art by Billie on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:24:00 PST

Drumming update

For a junior-sized set, this doesn't sound bad!  Rob was even impressed.  And he's been very supportive/good sport/etc with my taking up drumming....   This actually wasn't a whim; I'v...
Posted by Art by Billie on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 04:19:00 PST

I've taken up drumming

On November 6 I was in Costco and.... YES I BOUGHT IT!  Well actually Rob bought it, he'll pay me back for it, and it'll be my Xmas present.  Well it's a kid's set, but HEY! The First Act ...
Posted by Art by Billie on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 04:07:00 PST

Photos Of The Exhibit At The Colony

I finally made it over to The Colony to take some photos Saturday afternoon, in natural light.  It was really sunny out so there's a bit of glare on a couple of the images.  I would lov...
Posted by Art by Billie on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:23:00 PST

Current Exhibit At The Colony Theatre

My exhibit of several of my oil paintings is now installed at The Colony Theatre; if you're in the area please stop by and check it out!  The paintings will be up during the entire mont...
Posted by Art by Billie on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:55:00 PST

Stray kitty story (happy ending, yes)

A few weeks ago I was at the front desk of the business I work at part-time, and saw a little black and white kitten, about two months old, running and hiding under the cars in the parking l...
Posted by Art by Billie on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:41:00 PST

I'm Published!

I received a request a couple of years ago from an editor in the UK who had written, edited, and published a book called "Madonna In Art"; he told me he had come across my website, liked my ...
Posted by Art by Billie on Wed, 29 Aug 2007 01:58:00 PST

Upcoming Exhibit In October

I've been invited by The Colony Theatre (located in Raleigh) to have an exhibit of my art in their lobby throughout the entire month of October. It'll be my first exhibit, and I'm excited! Plus, being...
Posted by Art by Billie on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 07:52:00 PST

Digital Portrait Marathon Raised $330 For Whippet Rescue!

The digital portrait marathon I did to benefit Whippet Rescue and Placement, which took place on Saturday, March 31st, and Sunday, April 1st, on Whippet Talk. earned $330 for Whippet Rescue And Placem...
Posted by Art by Billie on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 01:43:00 PST

Upcoming Digital Portrait Marathon To Benefit Whippet Rescue

Hey all, I'll be doing a digital portrait marathon to benefit Whippet Rescue and Placement, it'll take place on Saturday, March 31st, and Sunday, April 1st, on Whippet Talk.  You don't have to...
Posted by Art by Billie on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 01:42:00 PST