When I was young, I enjoyed reading the historical romances that my mom was always reading by the dozens. In my mind, I always cast myself as the heroine of the story, and I would imagine the hero was played by whatever celebrity I found attractive at the time. It was the ultimate in escapism, becoming the character and living another, more exciting life.
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Being artistic, I found the fantasy in my mind would inevitably spill over into my drawings. The drawings below were done between 1970 and 1980, with my age ranging from 16 to 26. All were inspired by the heroines in books, and you'll notice that each has long blonde hair and big blue eyes. I drew her the way I wished I looked!
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June 1974, age 19: This one was an expression of joy.
November 1970, age 16 (Ah, youth!)
November 1971, age 17
November 1973, age 19
1980: This is kind of a funny drawing. This humorous regency romance novel was about a brother and sister who were con artists, and they pulled off their scams by dressing as members of the opposite sex. So there I am as the sister dressed as a man, while the brother dressed as a woman was based on Davy Jones of the Monkees, whom I had a crush on for many, many years!
The inset picture would be the sister falling in love when she was not dressed in drag. Her love interest was an older man, so I chose Rock Hudson as the model. Hey, gay or not, he was still quite attractive in 1980! (Think McMillan and Wife!)
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