Painting+Drawing=Mail Art

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Comment by Carla Cryptic on May 6, 2011 at 6:46am

Just finished a drawing/painting (mixed media - I drew and painted the face, neck, and hat but brought in details from original photographs of mine for the shirt and the background.  This man was a great American artist who died tragically a few years ago but he was also a family friend.  I grew up with him around and I miss him a lot.  He was just getting (justifiably) well-known internationally for his work and being invited to shows and getting awards after a lifetime of making wonderful art.  He was an inspiration.  I am really proud of this piece and wanted to share it with you.

 

CASPER BANJO, American Artist, famous for putting bricks in a lot of his work (hence the brick wall in the background) 1939 - 2008  (May he rest in peace.)

Comment by Carla Cryptic on April 28, 2011 at 5:36pm

Sounds like fun!

Comment by Marcela Peral on April 28, 2011 at 11:10am

SAND BOOK - Collaborative project. Rosario (Argentina) Paraná riverside...7th May. We`ll be writing on the sand. 

Come and join me:

www.librodearenaproject.blogspot.com

Comment by Carla Cryptic on April 27, 2011 at 4:20am

I agree Theo - someone I know also does that - though not with ostrich eggs!  That must be a sight to see. :D 

 

I've been going crazy drawing lately - here's my latest (featuring my favorite dance group in the world - Pilobolus - google them if you've never seen any of their work - they are phenomenal!).

First the partial sketch:

Then the final piece, which I turned into an artistamp:

I'm working on some other pieces based on their work as well.  Really hard to pull off but worth it in the end, I think.

 

Also did a weird sketch of Yoko Ono which I nonetheless like:

 

 

Comment by Helder on April 26, 2011 at 10:19pm

welcome to the new members :)

Comment by Theo Nelson on April 24, 2011 at 12:07am

Oh, I love painted eggs. One of my friends does eggs in the Ukrainian tradition and she has access to ostrich eggs. They are awesome!

Comment by Cernjul Viviana María on April 23, 2011 at 6:39pm

Comment by Karin Greenwood on April 19, 2011 at 7:16am

Thank you for the welcome. Karin Greenwood

Comment by Helder on April 18, 2011 at 10:33pm

Hi Karin an to the new members of the group, welcome, im glad that this place have been grow, becouse painting and draw in mail art is something that you dont see all days, becouse collage is the medium that most of the mail artists use.

Comment by Carla Cryptic on April 18, 2011 at 10:17pm

Hi Karin. Welcome!

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