Drawing ~ Documented Life Project

The Documented Life Project:

Week 13. Have someone draw 

on your page.  Finish it.

I didn't strictly have mom draw directly

on my page. This is a copy of a fashion

drawing that she did around 1950 or so.

(Below) She drew with pencil, then

inked with a dip pen and India ink.

I had a copy made on card stock, 

then watercolored it and added the

quote by CoCo Chanel.

Don't you love her drawing?

Thanks Mom!

Week 14.  Write your name. Decorate.

I was inspired by graffiti on railroad cars.

(Below) Sketched in pencil, then

Sharpie pen, then watercolors.

I am having so much fun doing art journals

that not much is getting done around the 

house. But a person has to have priorities...

Above, a page in my Eco Green Smash Book.

When I find bits of art projects that I am 

not sure what to do with, it has been ending

up in the Smash book...if I can make it fit!

Hope you will find time to make 

some art today!

Graffiti Art

Graffiti artists create a 'Tag Name'
for themselves,
a sort of self-invention. Like other artists,
they want their name to be 'out there'~~
to make their name and their art
widely known and recognizable.

'Tag' to fit in a business-sized envelope. (above)

Used graffiti style lettering and images.

Craft acrylic paint, Zig pen,

and white gel pen. Inspired by
a graffiti wall with many layers of paint...

Back of tag.

Origami paper, scrapbook paper,

crayon resist & acrylic,

Zig pen & white gel pen.

The tag is to be removed

from the painted/stenciled

envelope below.

Letters stenciled directly onto

envelope painted with acrylics,

and also onto other pieces of

cardstock, then glued on.

Crayon and pen markings

added to background.

These are all part of the Scrappy Green Journal.

Elizabeth had included the yellow

Police Line tape, and I thought 

"Why not Graffiti?"

I drew the little 'cartoon kid', 

applied watercolor, then inked in.

Copyright Dianne Bishop Carey 2011

Graffiti Dragon

Highlighter and marker in

visual art journal. Copyright DBC 2011.

Trying out "Graffiti style" lettering

and drawing. I was thinking of

'Puff the Magic Dragon'

but realized there could be

other unintentional connotations...

I'm not a tobacco (or otherwise) smoker,

so just think of this as fire-breathing

dragon smoke.

Very reminiscent of my art work

when I worked for a Tee-shirt

transfer company.

Not exactly like graffiti, but a fun experiment.

I wouldn't be fast enough to actually

paint a 'tag' on anything 

without getting caught...not into

danger, vandalism, or gang signs, 

but definitely intrigued by street art.

I often wonder what it would be like

to put my work over one of those

ugly billboards beside the freeway?