Interesting Art Card process

For those who like the Process of creating art (me included) Here is an Art Card (ACEO=Art Card Editions & Original) original.  Standard 2.5" x 3.5" (the size of a baseball card)

I made this about 4 months ago but lost the ink only scan on my computer (I'm not the most organized guy).  I finally found it today and decided to post the 3 images.
This is a slightly obscene side note on  a theme I've been into since 2007.
I used ink, watercolor and color pencil.

(c) 2010 Ralf Schulze

(c) 2010 Ralf Schulze

(c) 2010 Ralf Schulze

(c) 2010 Ralf Schulze

People USA September 21 1987 Who's That Girl Tour

1986 Photographed by Bruce Weber

Update:Smash Hits UK December 30 1987 - January 12 1988 Alberto Tolot

Update scans for interior pages

Color Sketch

(c)2009 Ralf Schulze

This is a color sketch I did in Jan. 2009, about 2 yrs ago.

Titled: "Committee"
            Acrylic on Black 9 x 12 cardstock.

1993 A Day In My Life by Anna Sui



If you know the magazine name this
article appeared in please leave a comment.



Three-in-One Result!!!

Triptych Mess

Here we are revisiting my post from Feb. 13th.

From the scan that I posted I printed it out on regular paper on my cheapo injet printer.

Then I used a sharpie, a black ballpoint pen and a few color pencils to embellish it.

Mounted on 2.5" x 3.5" cardstock.  Each image is a seperate Art Card!

Mr. Suburbia turns into a Zombie

"My Juice!"

An Itch

"Brains!"

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING ANY!

1989 Testament book

Bravo Germany 1985 Madonna & Rosanna Arquette Photographed by Herb Ritts

Scan Courtesy of Acacio from Brazil

Friday Japan February 1 1985 Photographed by Steven Meisel

Viva Rock Japan August 1987 Photographed by Herb Ritts

Viva Rock Japan September 1986 Photographed by Herb Ritts

2006 Studio

 Some pics of my Studio in Bainbridge NY in 2nd Floor of a barn. Still have some remnant artwork there. (Been trying to sell the property for $70,000 for the past 3+ years)

Feel free to ask questions... Not all the art is mine (most is) the upper center in bottom pic is by William Randazzo, That painting is here in Richmond now.

Old lost Painting

(c)1983 Ralf Schulze

  I did a series of enamel on paper at the end of my college time.  It was probably the summer and even probably after graduation because I did these in one of the painting Classrooms on the 4th floor. I used very stinky, smelly enamel paint I found in the work shop of my dad's basement.  I made about 8 or 9 of them and took slides of them.

So here is the first.  It is from a photo of me in a sailor suit when I was like 4 yrs old.   The idea was to take a photo, or even a newspaper image, and paint it upside-down with a very limited color pallet (whatever colors I found in my Dad's old enamel paint!).  I literally copied the image upside down quickly. And let the drips happen!

The Paper I used was a good size, something like 4 feet x 3 feet.  Most of the set I have no idea what happened to.
I'll post more of these in the future. look for labels of "large"

Cool Old Abstract Landscape

(c)1983 Ralf Schulze

This is an old ink and watercolor that if memory serves me is approx. 9" x 12" on watercolor paper.

But this image is from a old photograph and it is all I got. I have no idea where the original is.

But even then, it shows my "style".  I think.  Abstract images with a landscape composition.

New Unf Port

This is recent. 6" x 12" pencil and acrylic on thick "canvas" textured paper.  Nice stuff to play with.

But I was just messin' around and what I might do is either or both :
1. go over it with a nice liner brush and black acrylic (and other colors)
2. layer over it with color pencils.

1983 Roseland Ballroom Photographed by Sharon Smith

Rolling Stone USA June 13 1991 Photographed by Steven Meisel

Madonna Photographed by Steven Meisel, NY, February 1991

The 3D Flaming Continuous Gorilla painting

I  painted this acrylic on formed black plastic sheet (I took it from the old plastic company I worked for in 2006-2007)

The eyes and teeth parts come forward approx 5 inches.  The dimensions are 20" x 20" approx.

So it was fun and it is still in Bainbridge NY

Focus Japan February 22 1985 Photographed by Herb Ritts





Madonna Photographed by Herb Ritts
Hawaii January 1985



"Forever Unfinished"

This started as a found painting on canvas at a thrift shop with a very amatuerish practice image, back in around 2003.
I painted over it and every once in a while add a little something to it, but it never seems to gel.  I haven't worked on it since 2009.

Some of my thoughts about it are: underwater, Gorky, Kandinsky, Bacon, Alien landscape.......

It is 14" x 18" oil and acrylic on stretched canvas.

Tutto Italy September 1987 Photographed by Herb Ritts

Scan Courtesy of Gam from Italy

Tutto Italy September 1985

Scan Courtesy of Gam from Italy

Tutto Italy January 1990 Photographed by Edie Baskin







Scans Courtesy of Acacio from Brazil

Brand New video: "Spooky Crap"

I'm trying to sort through all the crap on my PC and I saved multiple folders of files from older PCs and found a bunch of GIF mini animation files that I saved 6 or 7 years ago.  A lot of them with a skeleton and sci-fi theme.

So I put this video together on Movie maker. Took about 1 1/2 hrs. 

It ain't Halloween but what the hell!

Time USA May 27 1985 Photographed by Francesco Scavullo

Update for Time USA May 27 1985

Testing, Testing

This one from about 9 months ago, started out as a test for how the new 6" x 6" pad of smooth bristol board reacts to the media I like to use.

It turned into this and I turned into a CD cover of a mix CD.

Small Turkey Sculpture

I made this in 1989.
It is only about 10 inches tall.
It is welded bronze on a stainless steel base.

Fun & Games with your Internal Organs!

This is a double scan of an old comic I did for a Glossy Humor magazine Start-up (from 1988) called "Anything but Monday". Together this was one page sized Like Time magazine.  "Anything but Monday" was created by Frank Nora and his friend and it lasted maybe 6 issues.
Frank Nora's mind runs non-stop and he found his calling doing a daily radio/web cast from NYC.

The Frank Nora Show!

check it out!!!!

Photo vs Scanner vs Real Life

Okay, so I thought I'd get into how I turn my Actual Painted objects into a digital entity. A very contentious topic, but I'm going to be flippant, obvious and selfish.  I took various pictures of this painting "Poppies" that is actually 9" x 10.75" (my scanner bed is 8.5" x 11.75" and I don't think it can actually scan the full 11.75").
So the scanner cuts off 1/2"  I also have a HP Photsmart E427 that cost me $70 about 4 years ago. (It does max 6megapixels).  I tried it in various lighting and camera settings but mostly the lighting was flourescent and dim and I used flash and One even has the camera flash covered with a paper card.
First is the scanner. and the rest are what they are! I find it funny How different thesame picture can look!

By the way, the painting is Collage and Acylic on wood that I created in 2006.

"Poppies" (c)2006 Ralf Schulze