De Berardinis, Olivia

(1948 California- ) (USA); aka Olivia

   Contemporary painter and illustrator. Studied at the School of Visual Art. By the mid 1970s had come to specialize in provocative female figures, especially the image of Betty Paige, which were reproduced in books, postcards, posters, etc. Regular contributor to Playboy magazine. Works in a wide range of materials — airbrush, pencil, gouache, pastel, acrylic, oils, and watercolor. Reproductions: Ben-wa balls; 1982; Olley, 2005: p. 104 . Black cadillac; 2002; Olley, 2005: pp. 108-109 [C]. [Enticing women in lingerie in voluptuous poses]; airbrush; Sexy, 1992: pp. 7-17 [C]. Fallen angel; 1995; Olley, 2005: pp. 106-107 [C]. Rose; oil on board; Solow, 1980: p. 61 . [Torso of woman in lingerie seen from the rear]; Benedict, 1983: p. 70 [C]. Turkey; oil on board; Solow, 1980: p. 61 [B]. Velvet; 2001; Olley, 2005: p. 105 [C]. [Woman in Victorian dress secretly having cunnilingus performed on her]; Benedict, 1983: p. 21 [C].

   [b]Source: "De Bernardinis, Olivia," Penthouse 15 (November 1983): pp. 124+; Olivia, American geisha: the art of Olivia (Ozone, 2003); Olivia, Cheesecake chronicles, vol. 1 (O Card, 2000); Olivia. Second slice: the art of Olivia; cheesecake for the nineties from one woman's perspective (Ozone, 1997), 43-78.