Kissy Suzuki in YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967)

Kissy Suzuki doesn't show up in the movie until half way. She shares almost the same screen time as the other Bond lady in the movie, Aki. Both are Bond's allies but each in her own style. Kissy is shy, and inexperienced, while Aki is the action girl. The most impressive costume in the movie is Kissy's traditional Japanese wedding gown. In this scene, Bond, disguises as a Japanese villager, weds Kissy in a fake ceremony in order to investigate without standing out as a foreigner. The volcano plays an important part in the movie. It is used extensively in the opening title animation and it is also the secret hideout of Bond's nemesis, Blofled. (8" x 10" acrylic on canvas)

Ernst Stavro Blofeld in YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967)

Blofeld is Bond's nemesis in the series. I cannot have a Bond characters tribute without one portrait of Blofeld. Of course, the first portrait would come from from the next Bond movie, YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE. Not only was this the first painting that I learned how to paint a dramatically lit face of a big villain. This painting is also the first time I tried to paint an iconic Bond movie set. The volcano lair in the movie was so impressive I knew that I had to paint it sooner or later. This gave me the opportunity to study the set design by Ken Adam, the wizard who designed many iconic sets in the Bond movies. Who doesn't love a fake volcano that opens to a rocket launch pad? Only Bond movies can do that! (8" x 10" acrylic on canvas)