Living Horus Drama Queens Gallery

l'Oiseau Rebelle

2011-10-13T03:30:00.000-07:00

La Zingara

2011-10-11T02:01:00.000-07:00

Inspired by the heroine of Merimee and Bizet. Thanks to Chaka Layla for being the inspiration and model.

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The Divine Miss W

2010-09-15T05:30:00.000-07:00

As a birthday tribute to one of my dearest friends, I present Miss Wanda Honeywell!

Dame Dinah Fire - In Colour

2010-09-10T06:16:00.000-07:00

In homage to the publicity stills and gaudy record covers from Decca and HMV from the 50's and 60's, I figured it was time to unleashing the Diva within - introducing mine: Dame Dinah Fire! Maria Callas, Renata Tebaldi, Montserrat Caballe, and Joan Sutherland all provided much soft-focused, big-haired and big-bosomed inspiration for this queer lad growing up in the hills of Perth in the 70's and 80's, this is my tribute to my operatic leading ladies!

Dame Dinah Fire - B&W Publicity Portrait

2010-09-10T06:09:00.000-07:00

- B&W

In homage to the black an white publicity stills of the Great Diva's of the 20th Century, I present my alter ego, Dame Dinah Fire! Previously seen in Carmen and La Boheme, upcoming performances include Brunnhilde, Isolde, and scheduling permitting, her first Tosca, scheduled for late 2010.

Carmen

2010-06-13T06:54:00.000-07:00

Another in the new series 'Portrait of the Artist as an Operatic Heroine', this time, Carmen! (I look like Cher!)

O Soave Fanciulla...

2010-06-13T05:52:00.000-07:00

Continuing along the lines of my 'portrait of the artist as an operatic heroine' theme, I give you Mimi from Puccini's La Boheme! An homage to those Divas from the 20's through to the 50's, and their beautiful publicity stills in costume.

Ice That Gives You Fire!

2010-03-23T05:03:00.000-07:00

"Ice that gives you fire and which your fire freezes still more! Lily-white and dark, if it allows you your freedom it makes you a slave; if it accepts you as slave it makes you a King!"

Three questions she asked, your head the price if you could not answer the riddles of the cold, chaste, Princess Turandot.

Ugly Sister No1

2010-01-25T20:14:00.000-08:00

In homage to Rossini and his operatic version of the Cinderella fairytale, I present Ugly Sister No1. I have always wanted to do a drag self-portrait and here it is! This was a lot of fun to do and is from my own photography and stock. Reminds me of Ingres' women in a way.

Casta Diva

2009-10-10T21:45:00.001-07:00

Inspired by Montserrat Caballe and Maria Callas in Bellini's opera Norma, this is one of my very first forays into the world of painting in photoshop.

The Drama Queens

2009-10-10T21:36:00.000-07:00

Once upon a time, I used to have a costume making business in Melbourne called Drama Queen. This was the front of my business card. It is still one of my favourite pictures. Mixed media on paper.

Desdemona

2009-10-10T21:34:00.001-07:00

A pastel of Desdemona as portrayed by soprano Renata Tebaldi. Based on a photograph which I have always loved.

Cleopatra

2009-10-10T21:32:00.001-07:00

An early work on paper inspired by the movie poster with Elizabeth Taylor.

Lucia di Lammermoor

2009-10-10T21:30:00.001-07:00

The tragic heroine who goes a little crazy and stabs her husband on their wedding night. Mixed media on paper.

The Queen of the Night

2009-10-10T21:27:00.001-07:00

From Die Zauberflote by Mozart. She has two of the most dazzling arias in opera. Costume design , mixed media on paper.

Elizabeth Regina

2009-10-10T21:24:00.000-07:00

Mixed media on paper.

Victoria Regina

2009-10-10T21:11:00.001-07:00

A mixed media work on paper.

Madonna and Child

2009-10-10T21:07:00.000-07:00

This is an early painting in pastel, completed around 1999. The inspiration for this was those wonderful baroque images of the Madonna and child you see in cathedrals worldwide.