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About Joseph F. DeMartini
- Joseph F.
- DeMartini (born February 13, 1927 - November 9, 2019) was an American watercolor artist, who painted pin-up girls.
- He was born and raised in San Francisco, California.
- DeMartini was a friend and contemporary of famed Alberto Vargas.
- He mentored several artists, including Ted Kimer, a watercolor pin-up artist.
- DeMartini is one of the last pin-up artists who does not utilize modern software to create and edit his works.
- Below is a personal statement by Joseph F.
- DeMartini: "I was born in 1927 in San Francisco, California and began drawing and painting at an early age and attended the University of San Francisco.
- My earliest influence was the illustration of George Petty, but after seeing the works of Alberto Vargas in the 1940s, I discovered my calling in the art of pin-up illustration.
- I met Alberto Vargas in 1951 and began a close friendship that lasted until Vargas’ death in 1982.
- Over the years Vargas remained a source of inspiration for me.
- In the 1950s, I attended workshops with Thomas Leighton in San Francisco though I consider myself largely self-taught in the techniques of watercolor and airbrush.
- My work includes fashion illustration, calendar girls, and pin-ups.
- I maintain a studio in the San Francisco Bay Area and continue to draw and paint."
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