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This is the most over due article I have been meaning to do!  So first off.. Sorry this one too me so long Mark!  Secondly I had this great idea of how I wanted to display Mark’s Artwork, but for some reason it wouldn’t work correctly on here.  (some day when I get time I will fix it!)

Mark is truely an amazing artist, as you can see.  He works with some of the most beautiful pinups around.  Not only does he draw these amazing women, but he draws the most baddass cars!!  Cars and Girls.. the perfect combo!  (add some food and booze to the mix and PURE HEAVEN!)  Some day I need to have Mark do one of these for me.

If you go back to when Ravage.com (the current site) was started we had a pinup contest, the winner got to become one of Mark’s Calendar girls for his 2011 calendar!  I hope to do that again soon!

So do me a favor and click on MORE so you can read more of the article and see MANY more of his amazing pictures!

Mark has been drawing since he could hold a crayon. He grew up reading CarToons and Hot Rod magazines. In grade school his friends thought it was cool that he could draw cars so well and that encouraged him to continue. However, the first day of art class in high school when he did a watercolor painting of a hot rod the teacher Mr. Reed held it up and said “This is exactly the kind of thing I don’t want to see in my class.” So Mark quit Mr Reed’s class and took a drafting class where he spent a lot of time drawing hot rods when he was supposed to be working on architectural plans. After a hitch in the Army, Mark went to college majoring in fine art and the curves of the female form began to appear in his work more often than shapely fenders. Since then he’s worked as a paste-up artist, production artist, graphic designer, commercial illustrator and taught college level classes in graphics & web design. Mark is also a published comic book colorist.

Mark’s illustrations have appeared in a variety of magazines including RebelRodz, Bachelor Pad and National Geographic (Russia) and have been recognized with national awards. He’s even done work for NASA. His artwork has been shown in galleries on both the east and west coasts and can be found in private collections all over the world.

What would Mr Reed think if he could see Mark’s art now?

Check out the pictures below but make sure you go check out mark incredable website for more great pieces of art work! He never stops work so there is always something new!

Check out more of Mark’s work on his website www.pinupshotrods.com

To commission a custom piece email Mark@PinupsHotrods.com

Pick up Mark’s 2010 Gerardi Girls Pinup Calendar at http://www.cafepress.com/pinupshotrods5

License his art for tubing and tagging at http://www.mypsptubes.com/index.php?p=catalog&parent=400&pg=1

Other links to Mark’s work

MySpace – http://www.myspace.com/gerardiillustration

Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/pages/PinupsHotrodscom-The-Art-of-Mark-Gerardi/457421410477?ref=ts

Rust & Dust Garage – http://stopchopgo.ning.com/profile/MarkGerardiPinupsHotrodscom

Pinup Post – http://www.pinuppost.com/art/pin-up-artist-mark-gerardi/

One of my FAVORITE modern day artists is Dave Nestler! (No I am not kissing up to him because he is amazing and I have some of his art on my walls and I want more!)  Not only does he draw the sexiest women on the planet, but he has started to put them on Merchandise!  I love his Chicks on Picks Series  (Guitar picks).  Now he has ventured into BELTS!  Listen up my pinup friends you MUST own one (or more) of these at only $20 each.. What a steal!  He told me coming soon… Guitar Straps!  OH they will be mine!!!  Check out his store (click on more below)

Click on more to get MORE info!!

The Pinup and Erotic Art of Dave Nestler has been taken off the walls, and is now available for around your waist. The NEW Dave Nestler “Pinup Belts”.
This belt features a high quality metal buckle with Dave Nestler’s incredibly unique pinup images on a nylon strap. The quality of this buckle is unmatched. The buckle dimensions are approximately 1 1/2 inches tall by 2 3/4 inches wide and come completely assembled on the strap. Belt will fit up to a size 42 waist and can be cut down to fit smaller sizes. Made in the USA by Buckle-Downthere are 6 belts to choose from.
1. “Black & White Faces”
2. “Black & White Eyes”
3. “Bubble Gum”
4. “Rock n’ Roll”
5. “Cleavage”
6. “Bondage”
$20.00 each plus $3 s/h
And you can find them here in my ebay store.
http://stores.ebay.com/DaveNestlerpinupart

The “Eizo: Pin-up Calendar 2010″ is really particular. This pin-up calendar offers you more than the usual integral nude : X-ray girls literally ! Eizo is a brand of medical supplies and their campaign is awesome !

Click the MORE to see more pictures.  I would love to read your feed back on these!

Thanks to Geekologie for the article!

Click on the MORE (at the bottom)  to see others!

(oh and let me know what you think!)

I posted this awhile back on facebook and it got a great response!  I would love to find someone who could create this for one of the incredable pinups we have on the page so we could use it as a LOGO!  (hint hint, wink wink, nudge nudge)   Let me know if you can help to make this, or if you would like to be the one to wear it!!

Here is the amazing art work done by Mark Gerardi for our first ravage girl, Debra Jane.  This art work will be seen in Mark’s 2011 Calendar.  As soon as I get ahold of Debra we will be doing a SPECIAL article all about her on here!  so stay tuned!!!

Congrats again Debra!!!

For my pinup friends and any ladies that would like to help us guys take the guessing out of the game!

A NEW lipstick has gone on sale that shows when women are in the mood for sex.
The lip gloss changes from clear to deep crimson as the wearer feels frisky.

It works by reacting with a girl’s body chemistry.

OK maybe this isnt something new to my friends… but just incase and you want to get some…

CLICK HERE!  By the way if you get some PLEASE let us know what you think and if it works!