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

Black and White Art

Collage created from magazine and clip-art images, a scrap of the inside of a security envelope, and fabric.White gel pen and Pigma Micron pen.Surrounding doodles inspired by Dover clip-art, and handwritten script is a portion of an Edgar Allen Poe poem.

Art Journal Page

Art journal pagemagazine images, acrylic,watercolor, pen, Sharpie marker,on recycled cardboard

Sketch

Art journal page, drawn in gel penwhile riding in the car...I was looking in the mirror on thepassenger side visor (no, I wasn't driving!)which may account for some distortion.Features seem elongated but a quick sketch is always a good drawing exercise.I like gel pens for drawing, buthave to be careful because they do tend to take time to dry and can smear easily.For drawings which color will be added to,I usually use a Pigma Micron or Sharpie permanentmarker. Sometimes I paint first and then add anypen work that is needed.

Feed My Soul

Green Collage, 5" x 5"Mixed media on cardboard:Watercolor on cardstock, gel pen, marker, pastels, painted tissue paper.Computer generated words.Some of the Collage Fodder fromthe previous post made it intothis collage...Do what feeds your soul!

Collage Fodder

Painted cardstock to be used as collage fodder-watercolor and gel pen.These will probably be torn or cutand applied to collages...maybe art journal pages, atc's, moo cards,or in whatever project they can addsome color and texture.copyright Dianne Bishop Carey 2009

Fifties Fashion

circa 1950, copyright A. Janet Burggraf BishopPen and India ink, colored pencil on typing paperFashion drawings done by my mother.She is not sure how old she was when she did these,probably a freshman or sophomore in high school.Apparently I inherited some artistic genesfrom her. I remember that she oftendoodled eyes and lips when she talked on the phone...not faces, just the face parts!

My mother's drawing is above, my art journal drawing at the bottom. Mom's is in India ink and colored pencil, mine is in ballpoint pen. She drew these models from magazines and clothing patterns.I attempted to draw the girl in the sweater on my art journal page...the profile is not quite right in my opinion.A. Janet Burggraf Bishop, 1950 Dianne Bishop Carey, 2009

Quick Sketch

Quick sketch while sittingin a fast food restaurant...not a fan of drooping britches.

Mini-Collage on spiral index card:watercolor & acrylic paints,hand-carved stampand paint splatters.

Art Journal Page-Tribal

"We evolve at the rateof the tribewe are plugged into."-Carolyn MyersThis quote caught my eye and inspiredthe use of tribal African art designs.The drawing of the sculpture is from an imagein the book "Black Africa" byLaure Meyer. It isthe crowned head of an Oni from the12-15th century in brass & zinc alloy.It is striking because the sculpture hascontour lines carved into the face.The geometric forms are fromPlank Masks, used for familyrituals or funerals.It is interesting that thesegeometric forms also resemblethe forms of other tribal art, such asNative American. Seemsthat the triangleis universal.

Fortune for 2009

This art journal page is the first I've completed in 2009...it was inspired by the fortune cookie wrapper from a local Asianrestaurant.(I suppose this is a stereotypical image...no offense isintended to anyone of Asian descent)I loved the limited color palette, which I'm sure was usedpartially due to the manufacturer's desire to limit printing costs.I sewed the cellophane wrapper to the page by hand using yellow/orangevariegated thread. I continued adding stitches around the watercolorand ink images because I liked the texture it created. It reminded meof the old "sewing cards" I had as a kid, that were prepunchedcardboard that you threaded yarn through. The fortunein the lower right corner reads: "You will havemany friends when you need them."That is my wish for all of youin 2009!

Art Journal Pages

Art journal pages in mixed media collage: scrap paper with columns of numbers, watercolor, images clipped from magazines, and drawings in gel pen. Inspired by Go Make Something challenge to create something using a face. Since I love to just make up these women, this was a natural process for me...I've been doing it since high school. One of my friends called them "princesses." Maybe they are Barbies...I am not sure where they come from...maybe they are the girls I always wished to look like...

Orange Journal Page

Here is a recently completed art journal page, resulting from the Make It Monday challenge on Go Make Something. Orange was the challenge...anything orange...the color of autumn, sunshine, goldfish, calendulas... The background is craft acrylic paint with ink drawing and hand-carved stamping added. The drawing is actually black ball-point pen.Lisa Vollrath offered to feature an artist who participated in the GMS challenges in August, and I won! Thanks Lisa. I often need some help with inspiration to get some art started and GMS helps with that. My winning Gypsy ATC can be seen here ( in an older post).