The Pin Up Art of Ronnie Werner

Locket

2012-01-19T15:27:00.000-08:00

This is the beautiful Locket. She posed for me way back in January.

Penthouse

2012-01-19T15:15:00.001-08:00

It's been a while since I posted any new work. There are a few reasons for this, the chief of which was I got married and took an awesome honeymoon trip across the country with my most excellent bride. Before we left I got a call from Penthouse magazine and The December 2011 issue has 2 of my illustrations in it. These be them:

Nikki

2011-04-29T10:19:00.000-07:00

The gorgeous Nikki

Kae

2011-04-29T10:07:00.000-07:00

The beautiful Kae

Cara Mia

2011-02-13T11:06:00.000-08:00

The wonderful Cara Mia!

Cassandra

2011-01-24T14:02:00.000-08:00

Another of the beautiful Cassandra

Amanda

2010-12-13T14:02:00.001-08:00

STICKERS!

2010-11-10T11:42:00.000-08:00

The first in my series of stickers has arrived! It's 3"x5" and they are going for $2 each. More pieces to come.

Alysia

2010-11-04T12:10:00.000-07:00

Alysia as Betty

Isabella

2010-10-25T12:27:00.000-07:00

The gorgeous Isabella.

Summer

2010-09-27T09:08:00.001-07:00

The beautiful Summer

Elke

2010-09-17T11:32:00.000-07:00

First time model Elke.

Spaci

2010-09-13T15:14:00.001-07:00

The wonderful Spaci.

Gypsy Sketches

2010-09-05T22:08:00.000-07:00

Head Studies of the gorgeous Gypsy.

Quiet

2010-08-05T12:05:00.000-07:00

So, it's been quiet here lately. It's tough to work a full-time job and come home at night and get drawing time. Currently I am working on a piece for a show in Chicago at Gallery Provocateur. The show is a tribute to Frank Frazetta, one of my heros. I'm very excited about the show and as soon as I have the pencils done I will give you a peek.

Elke

2010-07-22T21:32:00.000-07:00

This is the wonderful Elke.

Erin 2

2010-06-22T15:31:00.000-07:00

Another pin up of the beautiful Erin, this is one of my recent favorites.

Erin

2010-06-13T16:31:00.001-07:00

My friend the gorgeous Erin.

Nico

2010-06-06T22:07:00.000-07:00

Nico

Wolfpup

2010-05-27T23:41:00.000-07:00

Nikita

2010-05-23T22:56:00.001-07:00

Nikita is an amazing fire performer and though I couldn't have her do her fire show in my living room I hope this is the next best thing.

Kai

2010-04-25T20:23:00.000-07:00

Kai brought this scarf (perhaps there is a more correct term for it) which was a cool challenge. I love the color changes in it and it was tough to get right. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

Erin2

2010-04-18T22:00:00.001-07:00

Erin sketch number 2

Another new sketch

2010-04-14T23:05:00.000-07:00

Here is another new sketch of the beautiful Erin.

Spaci

2010-04-10T20:13:00.000-07:00

This is the first Spaci pin up sketch. People have asked to see the rough sketches so I'm posting both the rough and finished drawings.

Script

2010-04-02T22:52:00.000-07:00

I have been writing for a year. A script with characters I have been carrying around for a decade. It's 24 pages of action and adventure and sex and violence and Sci-Fi and is probably juvenile, depraved crap, but I can't fucking wait to draw it.

I'm letting my sweetheart read it. I'm scared to, because I've never, ever, never let someone else read my writing. I can draw any goddamn thing, but writing is a whole different pool and I'm still wearing water wings.

Of course I could be scared because she might realized how juvenile and depraved I really am.

Over the course of the year I have spent time with these characters. They are overblown and ridiculous but I am having fun with them and I hope that will come across in the drawings. So there, I guess I just announced my first creator owned comic is in production. Don't get too excited, sometimes things move slower than dick. I'm excited, so that should help.

I might post some early drawings here.

If someone gets the "water wings" reference right I'll be shocked . . . and give them some original art.

Shoots

2010-03-29T10:21:00.000-07:00

I shot two gorgeous women last night. I'll post sketches in a week or so.

New Pin Up- Floofie

2010-03-23T14:16:00.001-07:00

2 More Sketches

2010-03-14T01:09:00.000-08:00

Niko

Rocket

2 new Pin Up Sketches

2010-03-14T00:21:00.000-08:00

Lilith

Niko1

This is cool.

2010-03-11T09:49:00.001-08:00

Very nicely done art video.

Record Makers Promo from CreativeApplications.Net on Vimeo.

2010-03-11T09:49:00.000-08:00

Nikita Sketch

2010-03-08T02:45:00.000-08:00

Here is my first sketch of Nikita, a fire performer. See how tricky I was with the fire and her name. I'm so clever.

Last Night at Sesso

2010-03-05T14:53:00.000-08:00

I had a great time last night at my second First Thursday opening. I met some really great people, signed a bunch of books and even saw a woman whose boobs were entirely covered in flame tattoos. I just want to give a shout out to Paul and Yasmin of Club Sesso who put on a great party in a truly classy and fun club.

Club Sesso Show Extended

2010-03-04T10:00:00.000-08:00

EXTENDED - By popular demand many of Ronnie's pieces have been asked to stay at club Sesso for another month. Come down and see them this Thursday from 6-8 PM

Sketch I'm currently working on.

2010-02-22T22:26:00.000-08:00

I will post the finished piece soon.

The weather

2010-02-21T11:53:00.000-08:00

It has ben sunny and warm here in Portland which is rare and makes it difficult to draw. It will rain this week so I should have stuff to post soon. Off to the beach.

New Sketches

2010-02-16T21:08:00.001-08:00

This is Cassandra 3. I'm posting this for anyone who is interested in seeing the sketch and the final art next to each other. Plus it's brand new.

An experiment

2010-02-16T21:02:00.000-08:00

I don't really update my site - or at least haven't in a while and won't be for a bit, so I'm gonna show new work, make random announcements and bitch about stuff here. It's an experiment because I don't usually follow through with shit like this. Let's see how it goes, if it's fun I'll keep doing it.

RIP 52 Pin UP

2010-02-15T16:19:00.000-08:00

It is time to officially announce the death of 52 Pin Up. Sorry to anyone who wanted to buy it. There will not be another one as Apple's policies and stupidity are just too much work. They have defeated me with unreasonable rules and inconsistency.

52 Pin Up Obituary

2010-02-08T09:20:00.000-08:00

Last week 52 Pin UP, Ronnie Werner's pin up art/playing card App for iPhone and iPod touch was killed. In a senseless and cowardly move, Apple chose to murder the non-nude, previously approved app.

Apple gave no good justification for the slaying, it was simply removed after 6 months in the store.

When asked to comment the app's author had this to say. "I can only conclude that Apple's approval policies are run by puritanical, right wing pussies who are afraid of artwork depicting females. After removing any hint of nudity and reducing my work to something far tamer than a Victoria's Secret Catalog Apple decided to kill it. Fuck Apple and their hypocrisy."

52 Pin Up

2009-08-27T22:45:00.000-07:00

My New Pin Up Art App is now available at the itunes store. It's a deck of Cards each with a gorgeous pin up girl. It works great on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Only 99¢!

52 Pin Up update

2009-06-25T08:39:00.000-07:00

To Say I'm pissed might be an understatement. I found out that Apple has approved a nude App after rejecting mine. I am at a loss to understand why my app is more offensive than this one. My app is artwork, I mean you can walk into any museum, open to the public and look at boobs.

We have resubmitted the nude version of the app and are still waiting for approval on the "PG" version. The teeth grinding continues.

The Saga of 52 Pin Up

2009-06-18T09:41:00.000-07:00

I've been teasing people for a week or so about my big announcement. Well, it has been delayed but I feel like I need to let you all in on it. I don't mind a good tease as long as there is some payoff.

My friend and genius Steve and I have been working on an iPhone app that features my Pin Ups. It's called 52 Pin Up. It is a deck of pin up playing cards. 54 cards (including jokers) each with a different Ronnie Werner Pin Up girl. It shuffles and displays a random card. You can also turn it on it's side and browse the whole deck.

Apple recently came out with ratings for all iPhone applications. In those ratings is a "17+" category.

"17+: You must be at least 17 years old to purchase this application.

Applications in this category may also contain frequent and intense offensive language; frequent and intense cartoon, fantasy or realistic violence; and frequent and intense mature, horror, and suggestive themes; plus sexual content, nudity, alcohol, tobacco, and drugs which may not be suitable for children under the age of 17."

We submitted an "R" rated version of 52 Pin Up to apple. If you've seen my work you know it is essentially "Playboy style" nudity. Boobs and butts. Nothing too graphic. My work is meant to be fun and sexy, a modern take on the old school pin ups of the 40's and 50's.

Apple rejected the "R" rated version. It is of course, their right to reject any content they wish and I'm not here to bitch about Apple. That said I'm a little puzzled about what is deemed appropriate in their opinion. Clearly, from the above rating nudity is allowed or will occur in games and apps with the 17+ designation. This is the response we got with our rejection.

"Applications must not contain any obscene, pornographic, offensive or defamatory content or materials of any kind (text, graphics, images, photographs, etc.), or other content or materials that in Apple's reasonable judgement may be found objectionable by iPhone or iPod touch users."

We have replied and kindly asked Apple to point out what images were found objectionable so that we may correct them and get out an app that shows some boobs and butts. We are waiting to hear back but are committed to working with apple to get an "R" version of 52 Pin Up out.

All that said, we have submitted a "PG" version of the App. We are hoping that this one will be approved this week. I'll keep everyone posted. If the PG version is a hit I think we will have a better chance of getting the "R" version out.

Book Release Party

2009-01-25T12:18:00.000-08:00

The book release party was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who came out. Here are some photos from the party.

Am I wrong?

2007-12-28T23:29:00.000-08:00

I get a ton of requests that generally go like this . . . "Hey man, dig your work, can you tell me how you do it?" or "Can you show me how to make my art like yours?" "Can you give me a tutorial?"

I have spent the better part of 40 years drawing, I spent 20 of those years (after a failed attempt at art school) working my ass off to actually get paid to draw. I worked shit jobs, Shit graphic design jobs. Yes graphic design is a shit job - ask any artist who had to sit through a trashing of his work by a salesman. In a well know firm where i once worked, I was the only "artist" of 28 hot shot designers who could draw.

I have had more portfolio rejections than I can count. I've had clients who refused to pay for hundreds of hours of work. I lost count of comic conventions I've been to or the hours I have waited in lines next to virgins with sharpies just to get an editors bored rejection. I never gave up.

I now have a small amount of success, hard earned. Working 15 hours a day 25 days a month. I love it and would not give it up for anything.

I heard a comic artist say once "I don't have fans, I have people who want my job."

So for those of you who want to know how to do what I have spent my entire life working for . . . the answer is No.

Go draw . . . with a pencil and some paper. Really.

HEAVY METAL

2007-11-09T14:19:00.000-08:00

Once again I am indebted to the fantastic folks at Heavy Metal. I am in their Artist Gallery and will have new images posted weekly. I'm so excited to be a part of Heavy Metal, so go check it out!

PARTY!

2007-08-09T15:24:00.001-07:00

A Dream Come True!

2007-07-20T19:31:00.000-07:00

I was 13 or 14 when, in search of Frank Frazetta art books, I stumbled upon Heavy Metal Magazine. Fascinated, and a bit shocked I took it up to the counter. The old bag at the checkout looked at me, looked at the magazine and told me I was too young to buy this "trash". I jumped up on the counter, grabbed the cash register and beat her to death with it. I got grounded for a whole week. During my internment I vowed to someday be published in Heavy Metal.

Well holy shit, that day is almost upon us. I just sent in artwork for the November 2007 issue! I'm so excited I have to wear Depends® all the time now. The issue comes out the second week of September. I'm gonna have a big party here in P-town. My buddy Pete has a bar that sells magazines called the Press Club and I am taking over the place. He is ordering a ton of copies and I will have my Art up on the walls. If you want to be there with all the cool people, drop me a line, I'd love to see you there.

I want to thank Kevin Eastman for giving me space in his great magazine. Kevin you are so invited to the party!

Ronnie

2007-03-03T14:39:00.000-08:00

Jane Likes me!

2007-03-01T08:48:00.000-08:00

The wonderful Jane's Guide has reviewed my site and I got a Quality tag! I am honored, Jane's guide is an honest, intelligent site that reviews erotica. Take a look here:

ttp://www.janesguide.com/frames.html

Love and smooches,
Ronnie

Pin UP NYC

2006-11-06T12:11:00.000-08:00

Pin Up NYC was kind enough to put me in their gallery. Take a peek!

Just got Back

2006-10-31T12:49:00.000-08:00

Been in Chicago for the last 5 days. Had a blast with my friends and went to a great Party. Here's some pics. BTW I'm the chubby guy in red.

Me Chris and hottie

Dead Chris and My sweet friend Veronika - The Perfect Muse

Kenny and Heidi Ho!

I wanna be Joe!

Leeloo and cornelius - what the hell is wrong with that guy in back.

um . . . . wow.

They got me drunk.

Frisky is a fun word.

2006-10-09T16:29:00.000-07:00

I am not the best at updating this blog thing. Sorry.
So here's what's going on in Ronnie's world.

All you sig, tag, tube and psp folks can now legally buy my pinups here:
http://www.creativeimagelicensing.com/cilmhome.htm

In other news, I'm catching up on the comic book. It took a while to settle in to a pace (uh, like 8 months) but I'm moving faster. Having Karyn do such a stellar job on the color has helped immensely. The release date still isn't set yet, but as soon as I know I will announce it.

I now have an Official Ronnie Werner Yahoo!® Group for the pin up fans. Join if you feel so inclined.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/friskypinups

Oh yeah, gonna be in Chicago in a couple weeks! YAY!
Love,
R

Show opening

2006-06-27T23:12:00.000-07:00

Gallery Opening! Thursday June 29th at 5:30pm

Come say hi and have a beer with me!

Pretty naked

2006-06-09T08:35:00.000-07:00

I got some press! A nice little review from the folks at the Art of Love.

Read it here:
http://www.lovechess.nl/artoflove/archives/comic_pinups/index.php

My sweety is in Mexico, she left yesterday and I already miss her.

Not much else to talk about just work work work. Counting the days until Kenny and I are crashing the San Diego Comic Con.

San Diego

2006-05-21T13:26:00.000-07:00

Heading to The San Diego Comic Con in July. Gonna taunt geeks and hang out with dorks like me. I will probably be promoting my Comic book coming out in September. Hopefully I will get to hang at the Heavy Metal booth and maybe sign a few of Veronika's books. If you are there look for me. If you don't know what I look like just find the overweight geek with glasses. Should be easy to spot.

Venture Brothers!

2006-05-17T19:42:00.000-07:00

OK fanboys and fangirls, I just put my monies down on the Venture Brothers season 1 DVD at Suncoast. Go buy it, it is without a doubt the best show on television, after Knightrider of course.

http://jacksonpublick.livejournal.com/

It's Here!

2006-05-08T20:53:00.000-07:00

As of today my site is up and running. Please come by and look around. There is female nakedness and stuff to buy. Make a day of it!

http://www.ronniewerner.com

I want to thank Steve for all his work and tolerence. He did a great job.

Hell Yeah! [click here]

2006-05-05T00:15:00.000-07:00

Three, I said three of my pieces will be in a new book coming from Heavy Metal!

Check it out, buy it, hell buy three dozen.
Veronika is a fantastic, beautiful, and sweet model and an inspiration to hundreds of amazing artists. She is also a friend of mine. Even dorks like me can have a friend like Veronika!

Seriously, buy it. No, not later - now! jeez.

Coming Soon

2006-05-03T21:35:00.000-07:00

OK, so after several web designers and a lot of emails telling me my links don't work, my new site will be up in a matter of days! Stay tuned for the awesomeness that will surely follow.