Chloe Pink™ salutes Women's History Month in March.

Chloe Pink™ is a cartoon spokesperson encouraging girls of all ages to believe in themselves and to follow their dreams. So, when super ingenius Pamme B. at TrackAhead suggested I do a Chloe Pink™ series for Women's History Month, it seemed like a no-brainer to me. Thanks TrackAhead!

Chloe's salute to these feminine leaders takes off in acrylic on canvas entititled Girls Who Aim High. I wanted to do a throwback to vintage posters with fun typography and bold images. It just seemed like an old fashioned airplane was the perfect eye-catching visual to begin with. What's more, I couldn't think of a more courageous woman than aviator, Bessie Coleman. After all, she flew! But first, she faced adversity in pursuing her dreams twofold -- both as an African American and as a woman. Bessie went on to found a flying school for women saying that she didn't want others to face the difficulties she faced.

There are lots more like Bessie! And the rest of the series will feature mainly cartoons in line art. (Paintings are so much fun to do, but just a little too time intensive.)

I look forward to illustrating the achievements of our trailblazing sisters. In sports. Politics. The arts. Etc. These are women who listened to their own hearts and minds and made something truly special of their lives. They are role models for other women and girls. They are role models for me!

If you have any ideas of women before 1920 you'd like Chloe Pink to salute, just let me know. And feel free to weigh in on what Bessie Coleman's achievement means to you.

Tags: African, American, Aviator, Bessie, Chloe, Coleman, Female, First, History, Month

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Comment by Sharna Fulton on March 1, 2010 at 2:09pm: Ahhhhh.....Gee thanks Pamme B! Chloe Pink™ tells me you'll go down in history, too for being such an inspiration to us and so, so many others! Let Women's History Month commence while we add to the list of fabulous girls of all ages who believe in themselves and follow their dreams.

Comment by Pamme Boutselis on March 1, 2010 at 1:54pm: What a great first choice, Sharna, for this series. There's so many women in history that have made such a difference in where we are now in life, and yet we don't know of them. Your character, Chloe Pink TM, is just the person to enlighten us! Thanks for doing this for Track Ahead!