Gemma Parker burlesque and pin up artist

About Me

MANCHESTER'S FIRST AND ONLY BURLESQUE AND RETRO PINUP ARTIST / PAINTER: AVAILABLE FOR COMMISSIONS, WORK AND PRINTS FOR SALE! MESSAGE ME FOR DETAILS AND CHECK OUT MY WEBSITE BELOW!I've recently finished painting a full size portrait of Scarlet Fever, the star of Channel Four's Faking It, which will be revealed to the burlesque world at Scarlet's own night, Stoke on Trent Burlesque, on the 4th October! (see details in my calander and a diary of how this painting evolved in my blog)I am also currently doing an art residency in Sunderland. You can read the details about this bulresque inspired project in my blog!Other performers soon to be painted include Beatrix Von Bourbon, the winner of last year's Ministry of Burlesque best newcomer award!
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My Interests

Painting, drawing, watching old films and new ones, Burlesque, Dita Von Teese, old school pin ups, Bettie Page, I prefer brunettes to blondes but I love Marilyn Monroe! The art of Fetish, shopping, cats, music, walking and dancing and of course:dressing up, make up and clothes!

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Music:

I adore Kylie Minogue, all eras. I enjoy Marilyn Manson and Marilyn Monroe, I'm partial to some old school Prince and have been known to dance happily to Korn, White Zombie, New Order and Dolly Parton. As you can tell, it's a mixed bag.

Movies:

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Television:

America's Next Top Model, Lost, Most Haunted, Phoenix Nights, Black Books, Moll Flanders, Pride and Prejudice, Wonder Woman, Rock School, IT Crowd, The Simpsons. Old cartoons....I'm quite enjoying Ugly Betty at the mo' too.

Books:

powered by frazy.comAlso all Terry Pratchett Discworld books, the Harry Potter books, historical novels including works by Elizabeth Chadwick and Tracey Chevalier, The Story Of O. And I just started read Joseph Delany, fantastic! Anything with bite.

Heroes:

Well, where do I start! Marilyn Monroe, Kylie Minogue, Hugh Hefner, Dita Von Teese, David LaChapelle, The PreRaphealites, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Gil Elvgrin, George Petty, Vargas, Peter Drebin, Vince Ray.....

My Blog

Stoke on Trent Burlesque and Scarlet Fever portrait unveiled

Myself and Scarlet at the end of a hectic but exceptional night!Saturday 4th October, the night of the first 'Stoke on Trent Burlesque' event and the place where Scarlet Fever, star of Channel Four's ...
Posted by Gemma Parker burlesque and pin up artist on Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:50:00 PST

Scarlet Fever Portrait to be revealed!

Finally, the time is almost here!From humble beginnings last year when I first met Miss Scarlet Fever at her home in Wales, the time is almost here to reveal her custom made portrait at her exclusive ...
Posted by Gemma Parker burlesque and pin up artist on Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:45:00 PST

The Shunt Lounge Feminine Touches week

Who, had an exhibition in the Victorian underground tunnels of London,hidden beneath London Bridge Station,along with a number of other female artists including, sculpters, textile artists and perform...
Posted by Gemma Parker burlesque and pin up artist on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:01:00 PST

Exhibition in London!

I will be taking part in the 'Feminine Touches' art event being held at The Shunt Lounge, next week; 30th July - 2nd August.I will be exhibiting a selection of intimate paintings and portraits explori...
Posted by Gemma Parker burlesque and pin up artist on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:33:00 PST

Burlesque art residency part 9

The day of the shoot!Myself, Phil, Ross and Kirsten being filmed in the stable archway behind the Old Norfolk HotelWednesday 21st May was the day we all got together for the big shoot in Sunniside as ...
Posted by Gemma Parker burlesque and pin up artist on Wed, 28 May 2008 02:39:00 PST

Burlesque art residency part 8

As you can see the day of the photoshoot is almost upon us! Everyone is practically or completely up to date with their costumes and we all excited about this unusual art event!Come on down to see the...
Posted by Gemma Parker burlesque and pin up artist on Mon, 19 May 2008 08:26:00 PST

Print included in Scarlet Fever prize draw!

The Scarlet Fever School of Burlesque is holding a fabulous workshop with a raffle of burlesque goodies! A signed limited edtion print of one of my paintings worth £70 is one of the top prizes on offe...
Posted by Gemma Parker burlesque and pin up artist on Mon, 19 May 2008 07:58:00 PST

Burlesque art residency part 7

How the project is progressingLast Monday I was in Sunderland again, and as well as discussing the development of the characters, there was a lot of work done on the actual production and progress of ...
Posted by Gemma Parker burlesque and pin up artist on Tue, 06 May 2008 03:44:00 PST

Burlesque art residency part 6

Character DevelopmentSince my second visit to Sunderland last week, the characters for the burlesque photo shoot at Sunniside have developed incredibley well!Here's a summary of how everything is prog...
Posted by Gemma Parker burlesque and pin up artist on Mon, 05 May 2008 06:38:00 PST

Burlesque art residency part 5

A quck update!As things are progressing, here's an overview of where everyone is up to;PhilPhil has decided to definatley focus on a shipbroker named Wigdohn Edouard, aged 26, born in France but livin...
Posted by Gemma Parker burlesque and pin up artist on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 02:02:00 PST