Meredith Devine’s models don’t sit bitch.
When did you start the Painted Ladies project?
In January 2015 I painted the Playboy bunny logo on of one of my best friends. We were shooting and before we finished I told her about my idea and if she would be into it. She has the finest rack in all the land and I shot her in front of a van. That kind of got everything started. However, my very first Painted Lady shoot took place November 2015.
What made you decide to start this project?
The reason I started this series was my desire to pick up where others left off… I had spent a lot of time looking at “Honey Cycle”—a poster with the image of a girl painted with some sort of flower design perched on a blue Ironhead. Many people have the poster hanging in their garage or home. There was a handful of images where women are painted modeling with choppers and vans that had me wanting to see more because there really weren’t many out there. I’ve had the idea to paint women for awhile though. I have been working professionally as a makeup artist for the last seven years and wanted to start a project that used both my talents in makeup and photography.
What are some of your inspirations for the Painted Ladies?
I’ve spent a lot of time over the years flipping through many vintage Easy Riders, Choppers, and Big Bike magazines. I was always inspired by the photographs that had this raw and sexy feel to them that suck you into the photo. I wanted to create images unique to our time so people get the same feeling from my photos as they do those images from the ‘60s and ‘70s.
What drew you to shoot with motorcycles in the first place?
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