Marilyn

Artists love Marilyn Monroe. Warhol is a good example.
And yet I believe that the best photos of her are the natural ones. No posing. No studio session. No fakeness. She defined natural beauty. And we consumed her with our obsession for pretty.
(A beautiful deer staring precious seconds too long into the headlights of an oncoming car.) I found this shot years ago in a Nike ad and loved it. (Thank you, Janet Champ and Jim Riswald at Wieden+Kennedy.) I did a little research and found that it was taken of her after a long day on the movie set. Wrapped in a terry cloth robe, leaning out the window of her dressing room for a bit of fresh air. Click. And she still looks radiant. If you open the pic above you can see my pencil sketches ... almost done.