Postcard, June, 2022. Acrylics, collage, and India ink.
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Tiny Lion
I made this postcard in April, 2022, for my granddaughter. Her name is Leona, and that means “lion”, and a cat is a tiny lion, right? Just like her.
I think the cat and mouse in this picture are just meeting, and they will become friends.
I did this image in India ink, and acrylic markers, and a little bit of pen, I think – on a watercolor postcard.
Etegami (sort of) Three
I made a few postcards in April, 2022, inspired by a class I was taking at the time that compared Eastern and Western art. I was thinking of the scrolls I had seen in class that contained poetry and artwork.
I drew on the tradition of etegami to guide me, doing a loose interpretation by illustrating a haiku (written by me) rather than including a simple phrase, but I stuck with the idea of mail art, spontaneous art work, and something pleasant that a person would like to receive in the mail.
This is the third and last postcard I made in this small series.
I used India ink and a bamboo brush, and I painted the colors with gouache. It’s done on a watercolor paper postcard.
Etegami (sort of) Two
I made a few postcards in April, 2022, inspired by a class I was taking at the time that compared Eastern and Western art. I was thinking of the scrolls I had seen in class that contained poetry and artwork.
I drew on the tradition of etegami to guide me, doing a loose interpretation by illustrating a haiku (written by me) rather than including a simple phrase, but I stuck with the idea of mail art, spontaneous art work, and something pleasant that a person would like to receive in the mail.
This is the second postcard I made.
I used India ink and a bamboo brush, and I painted the colors with gouache. It’s done on a watercolor paper postcard.
Etegami (sort of) One
I made this postcard in April, 2022, inspired by a class I was taking at the time that compared Eastern and Western art. I was thinking of the scrolls I had seen in class that contained poetry and artwork.
I decided to draw on the tradition of etegami to guide me. I’ve done a somewhat loose interpretation, by illustrating a haiku (written by me) rather than including a simple phrase, but I stuck with the idea of mail art, spontaneous art work, and something pleasant that a person would like to receive in the mail.
Here is the first one:
I used India ink and a bamboo brush, and I painted the colors with gouache. It’s done on a watercolor paper postcard.
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