Friday, April 29, 2011

i'm sick

(c)1983 Ralf Schulze
I'm too ill with a bad cold to post a proper post, so you get this:

from sketchbook from1983.

experiment with airbrush + sharpie

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Devil in the Details

(c)1985 Ralf Schulze
This is a very recent photo of an old painting.  Taken while up in Bainbridge NY (Easter weekend) at the house I've been trying to sell for less than 70,000 dollars (for the past 3 years!), and I still have a lot of my old art there.   
This is an old favorite.

Oil, and Enamel and Sharpie on stretched canvas and framed with white painted pine slats!

It is 36" x 40"

This one is worth the zoom in to see the cool details!

Monday, April 25, 2011

my Brother's New Family

More than a Year ago my only brother got married. I was the best man, and I had to have a good gift also!  I am living paycheck-to-paycheck, so I decided that I would try to give as much of my talent as possible.

I labored many days on this Family Portrait and actually enjoyed the experience.

This pic is only one of many "in-process" pics I have.
The photo I worked off of is at the bottom right.  I did a sketch study (top left) and my watercolor study (upper middle).

I'll post more in the future!

Sunday, April 24, 2011

1988 Speed The Plow Article






Scans Courtesy of Acacio from Brazil


If you know the issue date , country
and magazine name please leave
a comment.




1989 Bravo Poster Photographed by Herb Ritts

Scan Courtesy of Acacio from Brazil

Newsweek Argentina April 6 2011








Scans Courtesy of Diego from Argentina

God Save the Comix!



I made this to promote my comics. Sent it with various mail art and if someone decided to send me actual $ for the comics.

Top left is my character: "Dinky Doo"
Top Right is Ralph Mindicino's character: "Dead Kid"
Bottom left is my character: "Larry the Leper"

The old address is old

8 1/2" x 11" Collage, Stamp, and ink!

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Alaska

(c)1982 Ralf Schulze
I went to Alaska with a good friend one summer during my college days.  This is a Painting I did from on of the few photographs I took.

It is of the dirt road I walked everyday returning from work to the campsites I lived at near the Mendenhall Glacier.

I worked at the Brown Bear Cafe in Juneau that summer!

Friday, April 22, 2011

Old tall thing


(c)1984 Ralf Schulze
 Just found this in my old studio.
It's about 20" x 10" and acrylic and sharpie on stretched canvas.

I'll try to get a better pic soon.  The flash on this doesn't do it justice.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Calm Splats

(c)1985 Ralf Schulze
The perfect combination of luck and control to create these splats was so fun! 

And I knew exactly when it was finished!

Oil, acrylic, and enamel spray paint on stretched canvas.  27" x 32"  framed with thin pine slats.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Pivotal Piece

(c)2002 Ralf Schulze
This is a small (9" x 12") sketch painting in canvas board that actually means a lot to me.
After I moved from Richmond VA back up to NY State (basicly between Binghamton and Oneonta) bac in 2002, I had tons of room to  do art because actaul living space was much cheaper there. 
I did this to just experiment with paint again  after many years and some of the experimental decisions were new to what I've done before.  I really like what happened to this.
However, the actual painting got moldy and right now looks like crap.
This is only a 8.5" x 11" scan of it.

Star Hits 1985 Photographed by Brian Aris


Scan Courtesy of Acacio
 from Brazil


Bizz Brazil September 1985 Photographed by Helmut Werb




Scan Courtesy of Acacio from Brazil




Tuesday, April 19, 2011

DINKY STORIES 1

(c)1986 Ralf Schulze
The cover of my first "mini-comic" DINKY STORIES.

It was a 'Digest' size which means it was a the size of a standard 8.5" x 11" piece if paper folded in half (5.5" x 8.5).

I had fun and made many self published comics between 1986 and 1992.  Check out the old covers  HERE!

Monday, April 18, 2011

Abstract Landscape Thing Again

(c)2003 Ralf Schulze
This one just flowed from me.  Blank mind, but confident. I wish I could do more that way!

It is again a favorite media-set:  watercolor, ink and Prismacolor pencils on thick (off white) watercolor paper!

This is 14" x 20" and it lives right here with me now! 

Any buyers?  Name a price!

People USA December 28 1992 - January 4 1993 The 25 Most Intriguing People of '92 Photographed by Steven Meisel


Saturday, April 16, 2011

People USA August 16 1993

1987 Photographed by Herb Ritts

People USA October 11 1993 Girlie Show Tour

Time USA October 25 1993

Entertainment Weekly USA December 3 1993 Dangerous Game

Film Threat USA April 1994 Dangerous Game


A Painting

(c)1985 Ralf Schulze
On display at my parent's home on Long Island it is oil, acrylic, and enamel spraypaint on canvas approx. 2 ft. x 3 ft. framed.

This is a terrible picture since where the flash bounced back at the camera is where there is cool details of red drips etc.

Next time I'm up there, I'll take better pics!

Friday, April 15, 2011

FFIZOOM

(C)2008 rALF sCHULZE
Taken from my  Natural/Green Sketchbook.  it is about 6" x 6" made with archival ink marker and primacolor pencil!

Thursday, April 14, 2011

FOOLS

(c)1999 Ralf Schulze
ink and water color on 4 x 6 inch watercolor paper