Tiny Dancer

I did a piece called "Tiny Dancer" from the 1971 song by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin. The song was about Maxine Feibelman, a dancer on John's tour who later married Taupin.

This was incredible fun for me to do. I called Maxine, and asked her if I could draw her for a show I was doing. I took the photographs I wanted to work from to create the feeling of the lyrics in "Tiny Dancer in my hand". The song has always been one of my favorite songs, but getting to bring it to life for me is something I won’t forget.

Maxine has great skin, which was a treat to draw and as the lyrics go pretty eyed...pirate's smile. Maxine is one of the most beautiful people I know full of life and down to earth!

Elton John's World website found the piece online and requested an interview on the work and on doing it. The piece was later shown at Universal Studio's City Walk at the Hard Rock Cafe in Studio City and Broadner's Pub. Prints can be purchased through my site of this work.

http://www.eltonjohnworld.com/coranto/n … ancer.html

Prints can be ordered @ http://Keithalan.imagekind.com/
& t-shirts @ www.zazzle.com/keithmcdowell

The Wonderful World of Internet!

How's this for retro week?

What a pleasant surprise to go online to my email and FB page and see notes from the past. Paula Garfield Raridon sent me an email, for all you out there who have listened to the story that I tell of her walking to school and being attached by a squirrel jumping from a tree and biting her, this is Paula. It was so great to hear from her! Paula shared a sketch I did of Leslie Uggums from way back for her. (pictured Right)


Flashback! So I wanted to share the pencil sketch with you so you can take the trip back in time with me. Buckle up!

Then the next day I got a note from another childhood friend Michelle Hammel Wags. (pictured left) It was fun to find out what is going on with her and catching up on The Glory Days.



Funny how, when looking back, that three decades passing has altered much like my work and our lives. It was nice to go back and visit it!

Thanks so much Paula for sharing that with me for the site!

Still working away on Mike Ruiz. Doing lots of production stuff for the films ahead and TV show. Looking forward to all the new things 2010 has and will bring for all of us!

More to come...

Quiet again! (ok not really)

The photo to the left is a new sculpture I did, while on the phone over the Holidays, in clay of the God Horus patterened after the one's Anne Baxter (All About Eve) held in The Ten Commandments.The eyes are Baltic Amber. I will be looking for a manufacturer for it soon. Anne's daughter Melissa Galt (www.MelissaGalt.com) is also going to be in my book as a drawing along with her famed architect grandfather Frank LLloyd Wright and Oscar award-winning godmother Edith Head.


Excited my friend Juan will do a digital photo for a drawing in the book. Can't wait to start it. He is the great nephew of Federico García Lorca my favorite poet. García Lorca was born on June 5, 1898, in Fuente Vaqueros, a small town a few miles from Granada in Spain. I've drawn Juan before but this will be fun for the book.



Ben's working on the website so changes will be happening all over the site. Check out the changes!! My new favorite TV series is Life without People on History Channel.

The other photo is of a guy in the UK who graciously agreed to be in the book as well so it's well on it's way (colored pencil 20x30)



Hope you are all having a great start to the New Year! Mine is just busy.