Junk Mail Art 9: Always Say Yes
So I tried painting on some junk mail with gouache. I probably should use acrylic, but I’m working with what’s readily available for now. It didn’t always want to stick, but I managed to cover the slick surface pretty well with layers.
It was not intentional, but my painted face has a great resemblance to one of Nina’s drawings done last April. I had a print-out in my files, as I’m still meaning to do a collage based on it. Sometime after I finish my work in the “improvisation” chain…
As usual, a shout out to Claudia McGill also for her inspiration.
You can see the rest of the junk mail art here.
Love your junk mail art!!!
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Thanks Jodi. I know you are a person who says yes!
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It looks like you just had a blast with your junk mail art. I too am inspired by Claudia!
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She has so many ideas I can’t keep up!
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Wow cool!
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Thanks!
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I will say yes too
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You always do.
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YES
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Love!! Huge fan of this junk mail series. This one is awesome…love the words in combo with that face. Brilliant! ❤️
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Thanks Charlie. I like collecting words too…you never know when you might find them useful!
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I love how these look like tribal art from different cultures! ❤ And "always say Yes to opportunities" is my motto for the year! 🙂
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That’s certainly where my inspiration came from. I can’t speak for Nina, but I’ll bet tribal masks were an influence for her too!
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Ok, you weren’t drawing Bernie Sanders were you?! 💛💛💛
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Not at all. I used a mask as inspiration, and then when I saw Nina’s mask in my file I did a double take. In politics these days, I am merely an interested observer.
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lol I was only kidding. Just happened to watch the Town Hall last night and they were on my mind, I guess. He’d be an interesting face to draw.
I hope you and Nina continue to inspire each other’s artwork. I enjoy watching you two bounce back & forth.
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The blog has worked really well for us. With bonuses (that includes you!)
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Ditto to you both!
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Cool painting. Looks like a combination of Basquiat, Ossorio and someone else I can’t think of right now. Paint more! You’re good at it!
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And do more masks! You did a whole bunch of great ones around the time you did this one. I do want to do a more direct collage based on it (one of these days…I am working on the improvisation thread though…)
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what a great idea to reuse junk mail – sturdy surface and good size. Yours looks very basquiat and primitive art like. Very nice.
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Thanks. I got the idea from Claudia McGill. If you haven’t visited her blogs, check it out.
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