Illustrative artist Babs Tarr (real name Barbara) grew up in Charleston, SC, and attended the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore where she received her Bachelors in Illustration. Currently living in San Francisco, she works as a fulltime freelance illustator. Her clients include Cartoon Network, Hasbro, Disney, DC Comics, and the Boston Globe. An impressive portfolio.
One of her works, “Bosozoku Sailor Moon” has made it’s rounds through much of the manga and Japanese comic scenes. She then pieced out each character for individual prints on her etsy store. If you’re not familiar with Bosozuku Girls, make sure you check out the prior article and video on the lady biker gangs.
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Check out Babs’ website, tumblr, facebook, and instagram for more of her awesome artwork.
I’m so excited to announce the project that I’ve been working on for two years… a book all about badass motorcycling women! In the MotoLady’s Book of Women Who Ride you’ll meet 74 of the most influencial motorcyclists of the last century. Motorcycle heroes, trailblazers, and record-breakers like Jessi Combs, Shayna Texter, Laia Sanz, Gloria Tramontin-Struck, the Van Buren sisters, and more can be found inside the 184 pages of this hard cover book celebrating motorcycling women!
Posted on January 5, 2015 in Art, News & Features by Alicia Mariah Elfving