Art Card [New]

{before ink}

Art Cards have only one simple rule:  size: 2.5" x 3.5"

An ACEO is "Art Card Edition or Original"

I only make originals because I enjoy the size challenge.

This one is acrylic paint and watercolor and ink on heavy watercolor paper.

Click on the pics to zoom in!

I just finished it last night!

(c) Ralf Schulze

Movie Mirror USA October 1985 Photographed by Helmut Werb

Star Hits USA 1988 Year Book The Madonna Quiz

Juke Australia September 28 1985 Photographed by Helmut Werb

Abstract Painting

(c)1985 Ralf Schulze

approximately 36"x 36" acrylic, enamel on stretched canvas.

sample calendar page

(c)1988/1992 Ralf Schulze

Sample page of my Crazy Calendar of the previous post.

Please remember to click on the pic to see it enlarged!

Notable is that on December 25th (Christmas Day), Charlie Chaplin and W. C. Fields died on that day.

FYI: I drew the faces and lettering (month and weekday names) all together on same page but on bigger paper, and pasted in the death names.

Calendar 1993

 Four years after making the original Calendar I made this one with more Famous Death Dates.

I did it because the days of the week for most months were the same as 1988 (or was it 1989?) I only had to alter January and February because of a leap year thing.

I had fun and spent a lot of time drawing this.  Every day had a different face, no repeats, and from 1 to 3 famous death dates for each day!

I printed up 250 of them and stamped them with a # ( see the zoom-in of the smaller pic of the back cover).   8.5" x 11"  (the address on the back cover is old and useless).

I sold or gave away 249 of them!
I think I had to draw one months worth of new faces for this calendar.

1985 Photographed by Bert Stern

1985 Photographed by Francesco Scavullo

1987 Who's That Girl

1990 Photographed by Helmut Newton

Abstract ACEO Art Card

(c)2011 Ralf Schulze

A new Aceo (art card edition or original)!

I only make originals.  the ONLY rule is 2 1/2" x 3 1/2" (the size of a baseball card)

This one is watercolor, archival ink and color pencil on acid-free watercolor paper.

Out USA April 2011 Photographed by Richard Corman





The Elevator Sun Flowers

(c) 1983 Ralf Schulze

My last year of College, and I took a "Public Arts" class and one assignment was to get a public art actually done, with permission and all.  So I got it to paint the elevator doors in the fine art building with this!

I was going to do the inside doors AND the outside doors of 3 floors, but All I got done was the inside doors.

What you see is 12" x 22" but the whole thing with a lot of writing on the sides and bottom (not in photo) is 20" x 30".

Oh yeah, this is India Ink and Gouache on Illustration Board.

Totem Bronze

(c)1987 Ralf Schulze

One of my earlier bronze welded sculptures. It is about 9" tall and probably weighs 10 lbs because it is solid bronze.

Scraps from the Fine Art Bronze Foundry (Tallix) welded together.

I think it is at my parents place on Long Island.

Center Part of Triptych on Paper

(c)1984 Ralf Schulze

This is the center "panel" of a three part drawing set called "Past, Present and Future"  I didn't look in the packed old portfolio completely yet to see if the other parts are there.  But I pulled this out took a picture and here it is.

It is only 26+ years ago that I did it.  So this is the "Present" from the Past!

It is approx 16" x 20" and color pencils on high quality beige paper.

It is slightly curled (from being inside the portfolio so long) and on bottom right is a hole from a thumbtack. . . . oh how wicked and cruel the world can be on old art!

New Time Hong Kong March 1-10 1985 Photographed by George Holz

Scan Courtesy of Max from Canada

New Time Hong Kong September 1 1986 Papa Don't Preach



Scan Courtesy of Max from Canada



Abstract Expressionism

(c)1983 Ralf Schulze

An old art school painting scanned from a photograph 5+years ago and I remember that I tried using Acrylic based caulk in a caulking gun to create the relief and then paint over it with acrylic paint and oil.

Remember the rule: oil covering acrylic is OK. Acrylic paint over oil paint is BAD!

No real title but it was easily 3 feet x 3 feet on some kind if builder's grade paper board that was 1/2" thick.  I pretty sure this was dumped by my parents about 5 years ago. Gone forever!

I still should have the old photograph which I can scan at a higher resolution someday but why bother.

Bison Herd Watercolor Sketch

(c)2011 Ralf Schulze

I just did this watercolor (that incl..some color pencil) today!  It is 6" x 4" just like the postcard (from the 80's) that I tried to emulate!  However I am going for the general texture or pattern and not the details.
Below is the postcard I used.

I gave the set of postcard and Watercolor (in a duo-frame) to my co-worker and friend Sandy Gordon!

FM fan Japan July 28- August 10 1986 Photographed by Herb Ritts

Scan Courtesy of Max from Canada

The Abstract Headness

(c)1987 Ralf Schulze

(c)1987 Ralf Schulze

Smash Hits 1984 Lyrics Page Holiday

Scan Courtesy of Adolfo

Smash Hits 1984 Lyrics Page Lucky Star

Scan Courtesy of Adolfo

PLAGUE

(c)2008 Ralf Schulze

Acrylic paint and color pencils on watercolor paper approx 6" x 9"

Don't forget you can click on any image (in the whole blog) to get a close-up!

Star Hits USA 1984 Lyrics Page Borderline

Scan Courtesy of Adolfo

Star Hits USA 1985 Lyrics Page Like A Virgin

Scan Courtesy of Adolfo

1993 Herb Ritts

Scan Courtesy of Acacio from Brazil

True Blue Ad 1986

Scan Courtesy of Acacio from Brazil

Penthouse France 1987

Scan Courtesy of Acacio from Brazil

2006 Confessions Japan Clippings



Scans Courtesy of Acacio from Brazil