Fantasy & romance art, with an emphasis on cute and sexy
A semi-exciting origin story!
Like many artists, Celine picked up a pencil to doodle before she learned how to spell her own name.
A love of drawing passed down by her own artist grandfather guided her artistic baby steps. Life became increasingly complex as she grew up (doesn’t it always?), but two defining events in the late 2000s led her to seriously consider art as a career : getting her first solo show in the gallery of an LA pirate store and receiving an acceptance letter into San Diego Comic Con’s artist alley.
Lately…
These days, Celine works on bettering her craft, dividing her time between various comic and pop culture conventions, commission work and other artistic endeavors.
Purple Top Hat was born out of her love purple, amusement at Alice in Wonderland’s Mad Hatter, and admiration for Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash’s talent and predilection for Victorian men’s headgear.
Mission Statement
“It is my goal to create engaging and approachable character based fantasy art, drawing inspiration from mythology, fairy tales, comics, manga, and other artists whose work allowed me to dream in the first place. As an artist, I aim to explore relationships (with others and within oneself) through the lens of sensuality and emotion. As a human being, I hope that my vision of the world brings you strength, joy, comfort and a measure of playfulness.”
A Few of Her Favorite Things
Music:
Prince, Janet Jackson, BTS, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Ellie Goulding, Within Temptation, Mylène Farmer, Dua Lipa, Guns N’ Roses
Books:
“La Femme Fardée” Françoise Sagan, “The Sundered” Ruthanne Reid, “Pride & Prejudice” Jane Austen, “It” Stephen King
Movies:
Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain, 28 Days Later, that Captain America trilogy, Gladiator, The Shining, Practical Magic, The Craft, Midsommar, honestly, it’s a mixed bag.
TV:
The Mandalorian, Our Flag Means Death, the Last of Us, Daredevil, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Prison Break (season 1)
Manga/Anime:
My Hero Academia, SpyxFamily, Dragonball and DBZ, Saint Seiya, a bunch of other old school shōnen anime & manga. Fruits Basket. Oh. And Sailor Moon ^^