Noel Cruz, Farrah and Regent

Tonner Doll repainted to become Farrah Fawcett by artist Noel Cruz. Cruz also took the photographs.

Noel's latest repaint truly captures Farrah Fawcett.

Before and partially completed

Photo; Noel Cruz

A repainted Tonner doll she is the true 1:4 cast of Farrah at the height of her career on Charlie's Angels when she was Farrah Fawcett-Majors, 1/2 of the famous Duo of Lee Majors (then The Bionic Man) and Fawcett who as Jill Munroe was the queen of ABC and "jiggle TV".

Finished Fawcett by Noel Cruz for myfarrah.com

Photograph by Noel Cruz

Noel Cruz has been called the "best painter in the world" for dolls and repainted dolls on-line and in articles.  The latest being on Ripley's... http://www.ripleys.com/weird/daily-dose-of-weird-wtf-blog/unusual-art-and-fashion/incredible-painted-dolls/

Repainted and Restyled by Noel Cruz as well as photographed in a Regent Miniatures 1:6 scale mansion (http://www.regentminiatures.com) Repainted from left to right-- Fashion Royalty Farrah Fawcett, Brooke Shields, Jaclyn Smith, Farrah Fawcett--a black label Barbie repainted, Kate Jackson, Angelina Jolie and a Mattel Ghost Barbie repainted as Farrah Fawcett. 

Photo by Noel Cruz

Monday, January 13, 2014

UNCANNILY REALISTIC

Noel Cruz grew up in the Philippines. When he was just 12-years-old he noticed the Miss Universe Pageant was playing in his neighbor’s house. He had never seen anything quite like the display of painted faces and gowns that was parading on the television set in front of him. That pageant inspired him to start drawing portraits.

Cheryl Ladd - repainted and restyled by Noel Cruz

Photo by Noel Cruz

IT BEGAN WITH A COLLECTION

After moving the the US with his wife and child, he started a doll collection. He was searching online for a particular doll when he stumbled across hand-painted dolls. He decided to test his artistic creativity and make his own dolls. He is now considered one the world’s best painted doll artists. What sets Noel apart from other artists is how incredibly realistic his dolls look. He truly captures the essence and uniqueness of the celebrity he is painting. Sometimes he uses mass manufactured doll replicas of celebrities and improves them. Other times he uses generic dolls to remaster. Noel’s dolls range anywhere from $1,000-$4000.