Portrait for Natalie Walker

© Leigh Viner 2011




Hello everyone, I have a few pieces to share with you today. First I got to work with the the Lovely and talented Natalie Walker for her new album "Spark" that is arriving this summer. I am in love with the new single Uptight, which I shared below on Music Monday. You can grab it for yourself now on itunes. And above is a great Documentary recently posted for her With You album.

Adore you girl!!

Second, I am one of those people that loves to put art up in the bathroom and decided to make this illustration below today just for that reason.
"Figure"

Etsy

*Last but not least! I am having a giveaway over at Tilly | Maison that will be ending tomorrow so make sure to get your entries in.

xo

Figure inspired by an editorial featured via Marc Vallee

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♫ #Music Monday Playlist

Natalie Walker - Uptight

Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over

Charlotte Gainsbourg - AF607105

Koop - Koop Island Blues

Julee Cruise - Rockin' Back Inside My Heart


Photo Laurie Bartley

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Letters to New York

I promised myself to add more color this spring to my shoes, starting with this pair. In love with them, and for the fact that it bears my name, first and middle.

Shoes- Kathryn AmberLeigh

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Get The Look

All items inspired by Rumi available from Topshop and Forever 21.

1. Dress option 1
2. Dress option 2
3. Sweater
4. Sunglasses
5. Bag
6. Shoes
7. Ring
8. Ring

Hope your having a great week everyone! I am in the middle of moving while also finishing up some projects so a bit tight on the time, (what's new) ;) Wouldn't have it any other way regardless, but looking forward to getting into a fresh routine once settled a bit. I am also hoping to head out tonight to support the Tap Project in another way by visiting a local restaurant for World Water Week. To find one near you here is the list of restaurants that are involved. You also still have a chance to win the bottles that I illustrated, all for a wonderful cause. Here below is Rihanna with one of them.

Thank you all again for your support xo

Photo via Fashiontoast

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♫ #Music Monday Playlist

The Chemical Brothers - Hanna's theme

Trentemøller-Take Me into Your Skin

When In Rome - The Promise

Feist - Tout Doucement

Emilie Simon - Opium


Photo via

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Poetry of Departures

Phillip Larkin's "Poetry of Departures."

"Sometimes you hear, fifth-hand,
As epitaph;
He chucked up everything
And just cleared off,
And always the voice will sound
Certain you approve
This audacious, purifying,
Elemental move.

And they are right, I think.
We all hate home
And having to be there:
I detest my room,
Its specially-chosen junk,
The good books, the good bed,
And my life, in perfect order:

So to hear it said
He walked out on the whole crowd
Leaves me flushed and stirred,
Like Then she undid her dress
Or Take that you bastard;
Surely I can, if he did?
And that helps me stay
Sober and industrious.
But I'd go today,

Yes, swagger the nut-strewn roads
Crouch in the fo'c'sle
Stubbly with goodness, if
It weren't so artificial,
Such a deliberate step backwards
To create an object:
Books; china; a life
Reprehensibly perfect.

And I slept".

Source unknown

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Shadow Play

Warmer weather and daylight savings has brought lighter days and more time for outfit posts again.. Seriously, I really feel normal on this time schedule, and happy to bring out those pale legs from all the winter cover of tights, pants and leggings..

I am also finishing up the 303 Magazine project this week for May and going to dive into getting some pieces together for an Art show next Month in San Francisco! I will let you know more of the details as they come but I do hope to meet some of you out there :)
xo

Dress- Juicy Couture, Sunglasses- Ray Bans, Shoes- Guess, Clutch- Unknown gift, Ring- Forever 21, Earrings- Banana Republic, Jacket- Rodarte for Target.

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♫ #Music Monday Playlist

The xx - VCR

Daft Punk - Something About Us

Marsheaux-Sorrow

Adam Kesher - Hour Of The Wolf (Lifelike Remix)

Aimee Mann - Today's the Day


Photo via Fashion 156

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Leigh Viner for Celebrity Tap Project/ Unicef

Hello Everyone!! The news is here, and so excited to share the project I worked on in February. First, I am humbled and honored to be a part of something so amazing, but also more importantly for the fact that it can help provide clean and safe drinking water to millions of children worldwide, something we so easily take for granted. I the official artist along with some fabulous celebrities, yes yes, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Adrian Grenier donated our time to bring you Celebrity Tap for Unicef. For every $1.00 donated it will help Unicef provide safe and clean water to a child in need for 40 days. You also have a chance to win the limited edition Celebrity Tap water bottles that I illustrated above and are filled with the celebrity's own Tap water. To learn more and for all the ways you can help out just head on over here xo


**I cannot thank you enough Droga5 and Unicef for bringing me on board to be the artist for this campaign.

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♫ #Music Monday Playlist (On a Tuesday)

Wye Oak - Civilian

Florence + the Machine - Hardest Of Hearts

The Big Pink-Too young to love

Fever Ray - When I Grow Up

Gui Boratto - Besides


Hi everyone, my apologies for not getting the playlist up on time yesterday, I was at a Photoshoot for 303 Magazine here in Denver collaborating with some fantastic talent.
I cannot wait to share what we all worked on for the May issue. In the meantime enjoy some Music Monday on a Tuesday.

xo

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YENIKOLKA

I was invited to the Rendez-Vous fashion fair this week for Paris FW to attend a showing of YENIKOLKA how I wish I could attend, but glad to be introduced otherwise to the German label. Such strong structured cut loose classics with movement. These are just some of my favorites from the Spring and the F/W 11 collections above that I would covet all year round.

I hope you guys have a fantastic weekend! xo

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"Seemingly" MaxMara F/W 11

© Leigh Viner 2011



Finishing a busy yet good day with a MaxMara inspired illustration. I also finally got my hair done today also, which never fails puts me on a higher level of happiness, I feel complete again as strange as that is..
Hope your all having a great week so far xo

etsy

Bottom photo via Style.com

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