POWDERWORKS by Jarno Kettunen is a mini 1-of-1 collection featuring 8 recent drawings done with Jarno's signature powder style application of color. Inspired by live encounters and pop culture images these chic and empowering figures are guaranteed to bring joy and happiness into your life!
Visit the collection on OpenSea marketplace (external link) by clicking the button below.
Inside my studio for a sneak peek at new original artworks commissioned by the JCM Foundation and JIMMY CHOO for an upcoming live event in Atlanta! Come be my fashion illustration muse on Dec. 9th. More info and updates coming up soon!
All the best,
Jarno
Image credit: Michelle Cone
Had a wonderful time drawing people live at the Saks Fifth Avenue Cincinnati Beauty Event this last Saturday. Customers who purchased a certain amount of beauty products could have their portrait drawn by me—with real make-up such as from Chanel and Tom Ford! The resulting drawings were signed and handed out to customers in elegant Saks Fifth Avenue gift boxes. A day to remember and cherish for sure ❤️ Thank you Saks for having me! Scroll down for more photos.
LIVE ONLINE fashion illustration of Elevated Menswear & Luxe Connoisseur and Vogue Street Style Star Mr. Quin Lewis @fashion_powr . Check out Quin’s amazing story on this article on Vogue Magazine!
shirt: JW Anderson
pants: Thom Browne
sunglasses: Thierry Lasry
watch: Cartier
rings: Louis Vuitton
Are you interested to have your portrait drawn live by me? Check out my LIVE-ONLINE event on the 10th of December 2020 from 10am–5pm EST (16:00–23:00 CET)! I will draw at the Contemporary Arts Center of Cincinnati as part of my artist micro residency, a collaboration that started from a commissioned live drawing performance for CAC’s ‘Art Off the Wall’ gala in 2018. Each 20 minute drawing session includes a short meet & greet before the drawing performance. Individual Zoom meeting invites will be e-mailed to you upon purchase. The drawings will be done on 11 x 14 in (27.9 x 35.6 cm) format fine art paper and include worldwide shipping within 2 business days.
Start scheduling by clicking the above 'Virtual Portrait Drawing Session' tab or on my instagram page @jarnosees by tapping the 'Book Now' button on your mobile app.
Want to have your friend, family member, colleague, or business partner drawn too? Check out my hand painted portrait gift vouchers on the web shop!
The drawings are priced at $500 USD and 20% of the proceeds will be directed to Reasons to be Cheerful. A non-profit editorial project, founded by David Byrne, that is tonic for tumultuous times.
** Special promotion: use the below code to receive a 10% discount when scheduling a drawing session or purchasing a portrait gift voucher by December 8! **
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Stay safe and well!
Jarno
Hello again!
I would like to present to you my new creative collaboration with the German fashion company s.Oliver, titled S.OLIVER X JARNO
This unique assignment started when I was invited to draw the runway models live in front of an audience at s.Oliver's Fashion Show Event in September 2018 held at their central offices in Rottendorf. The dynamic live fashion illustration experience that ensued resulted in multiple energetic and colorful mixed media artworks on paper, which were displayed to bring a creative and inspirational dynamic during the event. A number of these original illustrations were selected for s.Oliver, from which three of them were turned this summer into t-shirts for the special S.OLIVER X JARNO collection!
Keep reading to view the 'S.OLIVER X JARNO' t–shirt collection as well as "making-of" photos from the Fashion Show Event. All images are courtesy of s.Oliver.
Cheers!
Jarno
Many thanks to sivasdescalzo for this amazing interview on the blog of their online sneakers store! Check out the interview by clicking on the image or here. Please help us spread the love by sharing the article on your social media! Cheers and till soon, Jarno
Thank you L'OFFICIEL Belgium (FR & NL) for this amazing 4 page interview of my work, featuring my exclusive illustration of the Gabrielle Chanel flacon for CHANEL
Wow, this past month got so busy at the studio that I am just now able to get back to sharing some news and updates. Can’t say this won’t happen again (till I’m ready to hire a media intern or press agent—ha!) so thanks for the patience. My philosophy anyway is that producing awesome work and projects always comes first and shouting about it is for later!
Moving on to the news, this year I had a great honor to collaborate with Cincinnati Opera for its 2018 Gala, A Night of Passion & Fashion—a black tie event gathering for the glitziest and most creative personalities in town. The commission, which launched on July included a bespoke illustration and handwriting for the event’s visual identity as well as a live portrait drawing session at the Gala on November the 16th located at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza. The Gala program included a fashion show of opera costumes created by the fashion design students of University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning; and an auction, which also included the original handmade illustration I did for the Gala with part of the proceeds directed toward supporting the Opera.
For the portrait drawing session, the guests were given the opportunity to purchase a 20 minute appointment to get drawn by me and keep the resulting artwork, done with mixed media on 500 x 650 mm size fine art paper. The exclusive drawing sessions—a whopping 13 appointments in total—took place in a private room at the Gala with champagne and a private hostess entertaining the guests while they had their portrait done.
Check out images from this unique collaboration below. Big thanks to photographer Tony Bailey for sending the last three action shots from my drawing session!
Happy Holidays!
Jarno
Very excited about my recent commission to illustrate the models at s.Oliver’s in-house fashion show live as it was happening on September 18th! This special collaboration includes the live fashion illustrations and portraits of select personalities of the German fashion company headquartered in Rottendorf. Here showcased are a few snapshots of the resulting live action drawings and the scene at the event.
I had a blast sketching the energetic fashion performance of the New York style icon Tziporah Salamon yesterday at the Cincinnati Art Museum. What a fun and fabulous event this was! The performance was preceded by a private Sunday cocktail reception and followed by a lovely seated luncheon at the museum. Invited by chief curator Cynthia Amneus and the event sponsor Moe Rouse I was able to capture the action straight from the front row.
This was also the first time using my spanking new 12.9–inch iPad Pro with Procreate illustration software. You can view a selection of the resulting instant sketches in the above slide show. Let me know what you think!
A few photos from the launch of my new limited edition publication 'A sketchbook as a diary' by Stockmans at the Copyright Bookshop in Antwerp with live illustrations, Finnish vodka, and wonderful hors d'oeuvres prepared by Hilde of Copyright. Among the guests that struck a pose for me was the amazing Belgian top model Anouck Lepère — it was such fun creating her portrait and a great honor! Big thanks to Copyright, Stockmans, and everyone that came by, a few copies are still available at Copyright — get yours while the supply lasts!
Proud of my new publication ‘A sketchbook as a diary’ by the prestigious Belgian publisher Stockmans 😍 Signing and unique portrait illustrations by appointment at the Antwerp Book Fair 2017 on November 9 and an exclusive launch event at Copyright Bookshop in Antwerp on Nov 10. Limited to 365 prints and 12 signed versions including a fine art print — get yours while the supply lasts!
Beautiful things in the making! Stay tuned for more information.
Got a chance to capture the energy of the fashion icon Diane Pernet yesterday at her A Shaded View on Fashion Film screening at MFA Boston yesterday! I had the honor to meet her the first time in 2007 at the Noovo fashion festival in Santiago de Compostela and since then she has featured my work a couple of times on her website A Shaded View on Fashion. Really stoked to see her again in Boston and wishing her safe travels back to Paris!
Dear viewers,
I was recently commissioned by RISD Museum to do a live portrait drawing event at its Todd Oldham, All of Everything Exhibition Dance Party.
The assignment - a huge success by the way, according to the museum and guests - included creating a whopping 24 live portrait drawings of selected fashionable VIP guests and sponsors in the course of the few hours that the party lasted! For those only watching I added an extra bit of glitter and sparkle to add to the feeling of glamour. Each finished drawing was put on a display and then on a rack to dry overnight, after which the selected guests could easily pick up their signed and packaged portraits.
Below are a few images from the event and resulting drawings - a big thank to you all who sent me these awesome photos!
If you are interested in having me draw at one of your upcoming events or shows or would like to discuss other possibilities of working together, please get in touch!
Warm regards,
Jarno
Ph Patty Jeffrey
Installation view of my pieces at the exhibition
Cecilia Carlstedt and me
Got inspired to do a couple sketches of my stylish fashion illustrator colleagues..
The great fashion illustrator Cecilia Carlstedt holding a drawing I made of her
Portrait drawing of Cecilia Carlstedt
Drawing fashion illustrator Stina Persson's portrait
Stina Persson and her original fashion illustrations
Cecilia Carlstedt and one of her pieces that she created especially for the show
An original live drawing I made of the backstage scene at Misha Nonoo fall/winter 2015-2016 show in New York
A few photos from the opening of the New Nordic Fashion Illustration Vol. 2 exhibition opening at the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design. If you happen to be in the area I really recommend visiting the exhibition. It is really well done, very impactful and provides a very nice look of the many types and styles of contemporary fashion illustration. For me this was also an amazing opportunity to meet my fashion illustrator colleagues whose work I have been following for years, but didn't know personally. Everyone was really friendly and enthusiastic to connect with each other - almost like a family getting together after a long time!
For more photos, inspirations and updates follow me on Instagram @jarnosees
A video of my recent lecture and live fashion illustration demo at RISD Apparel Department including a few of the resulting live illustrations. What a fun and energetic event and talented students! I never before had to explain how I create my live illustrations to an audience while doing it at the same time and it was great! I learned a great deal myself as well, because this made me really think about what I'm doing and articulate all the split second decisions that are natural to me, but new to the students. To be continued for sure!
My live portrait illustration of Diane von Furstenberg at the backstage of her spring-summer 2015 show has been SELECTED to appear in the American Illustration 34 annual award book.
This year’s distinguished jury included Lindsay Ballant, former Creative Director, Foreign Policy; Sarah Garcea, Art Director, Inc. Magazine; Walter Green, Art Director, Lucky Peach; Anne Ishii, Owner, MASSIVE GOODS; Wyatt Mitchell, Creative Director, The New Yorker; Oliver Munday, Graphic Designer, Knopf/Pantheon Books; and Eric Skillman, Graphic Designer, Criterion Collection.
Thanks to all the judges! The book will be distributed worldwide in November 2015.
