Airbrush~CARLOS CARTAGENA~MISCHIEVOUS BIKINI~Pin Up~MOP Start Price USD 1,729.99 Current Price USD 1,729.99 Time Left 11 days 17 hours 9 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, September 21, 2008 End Time Monday, January 19, 2009 Location MOP Pin-Up in Readlyn, Iowa See more about 'Airbrush~CARLOS CARTAGENA~MISCHIEVOUS BIKINI~Pin Up~MOP' Description     THIS AUCTION IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY:   MOP PIN-UP The Dame You Can Trust    Check out my eBay Store...click on the kiss:   We have a great layaway plan. Click here for details: LAYAWAY PLAN e-mail me if you have any questions:  marianne@netins.net  ARTIST: Carlos Cartagena If you need advice on framing this pin-up...let me know! ORIGINAL ART ~~ Airbrush on Artist board THIS PAINTING IS ONE OF A KIND    1997 ~~ 36x24 inches      About the artist: Carlos Cartagena   In 1990, landed his first job as an illustrator for a Southern California luminous sign company.  It was good practice and he perfected many skills there.  But soon it was time to advance...he would divide his time between freelance work, painting requests on leather jackets and a custom Harley Davidson bikes.  Although by this time his work was gaining national recognition for his murals on the backs of leather jackets, now he was reaching a wealthier U.S. audience through his work on the tanks and fenders of Harley Davidson motorcycles.  And his work was beginning to reflect "his" style - sexy, sometimes erotic, but always in good taste.  In 95 and 96 he won 1st places at Sturgis and Laughlin for his mural created in a custom Harley-Davidson.In 1997 a designer and life-long surfer Mark Buck and founder of Slap-on Art Decals®. Came up with the idea for decals that could be applied to surfboards, car windows, shower doors, skis, skateboards, snowboards...anything with a smooth surface that would look better with a gorgeous image of a sexy woman applied to it.  Cartagena was commissioned for a series of pin-ups for the first release of decals.Advertising went in every magazine from Abercrombie & Fitch to , , and endless other publications.  Cartagena was an instant success, fans of his work gobbling up the decals and writing   letters and notes to him from around the globe.  He had finally reached the international audience.  Slap-on was a HUGE SUCCESS and the floodgates opened for anyone looking for the hallmark of pin-up artists.  Carlos Cartagena had achieved his dream of international recognition and success and is sought out worldwide for his work.   Buyer to pay for $50 for Fed Ex shipping.   I accept Paypal. I don't charge extra for insurance, tracking or handling! Shipping is higher for International winners~~But I'll do my best to keep it low! Check my eBay store for more original pin-up art:   LOOK FOR  MOP IN THE TITLE LINE ... I AM THE DAME YOU CAN TRUST! me at work (1998) Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!