28¢ Faux Artistamp Postcard

28¢ Among The Stars

A Blue Diamond Dog

Digital Mixed Media Collage

From 6.25 x 4.25 Inches

Printed Text

Digital Drawing/Painting

Wacom Cintiq

Adobe Photoshop Elements 6

Epson Perfection 1650 Scanner

Mail Art Postcard: Faux Artistamp 28 Cents

sky shadow
the poetic sound
of silent wings

Digital Collage
4.25 x 6.25 Inches

Acrylic
Digital photo
Scanned Text
Digital Drawing/Painting

Nikon D80 Digital Camera
Epson Perfection 1650
Adobe Photoshop Elements 6
Wacom Cintiq

Post Office Patina: T-Shirt Design

Post Office Patina
Mail Art T-Shirt Design

Digital Mixed Media
10 X 10 Inches & Smaller

Canceled Stamps Postcards (2)
Canceled Postal Stamps
Hand Drawing/Painting
Ink, Colored Pencil, Acrylic
Digital Drawing/Painting
Post Marks

Epson Perfection 1650
Adobe Photoshop Elements 6
Wacom Cintiq

Pigeon Talk: Haiga Postcard

conversation
before the moon
pigeon talk

Alternate Photo Montage
with Moon & Two Pigeons
Postcard size 6 x 4 Inches
(with trim boarder 6.5 x 4.5 Inches)
Nikon D80 Digital Camera
Photoshop 6

Feather Postcard

Feather Of Laughing

Watercolor, Acrylic & Ink
Winsor & Newton 140#
Cotman Water Colour Paper
Postcard Address, Stamp &
Writing Space marked on the back
4 x 6 Inches

Feather Postcard

The Feather Of Laughing
(2008)

Watercolor, Acrylic and Ink
Lanaquarelle 140# Watercolor Paper
Postcard Stamp/Address Printing on Back
approx 4.25 x 6 Inches

Postcard: Playful Cat with Secret Code

It's fun to incorporate mystery and challenge into works. In some cases I use simple codes or other devises as compositional elements and to add a sense of mystery as well as visual intrigue that can be explored by a viewer.

Playful Cat 1 0f 2 - 001
Watercolor & Ink
On Winsor & Newton
Cotman Water Colour (postcard) Paper
140 lbs ( 300gsm)
6 x 4 Inches

This is the first of two postcards that are very similar. Both postcards use a simple code in the image. The key to the code is then written on the back of the postcard in the message or address area.

Playful Cat Postcard Message & Address areas
with stamps and code key.

Rubbing, Stencils & Two Postcards

Rubbing, Stencils & Two Postcards


ROCK BEING
Approximately 3 x 4 Inches
Colored Pencils
Rubbing on Rice Paper

Some time ago I created a number of "Stencils" by drawing on blank plastic stencil sheets and then carefully cutting the designs out with an Exacto blade. Once I was finished cutting the stencils I saved both the negative and positive shapes.

My idea was to use the stencil sheets for rubbings with colored pencils and in various other ways. Many of the designs I drew were from local rock drawings or petroglyphs although some were of other things as well.

The colored pencil "ROCK BEING" rubbing is now part of my letter R Skinny Alphabet Book page.



DOUBLE DOGS
Sketchbook Piece
Approximately 6 x 5 Inches
Acrylic

Recently with my envelope embellishment I wondered if I could use the stencils as stencils. I tried out several in a sketchbook. One of these (DOUBLE DOGS) has now become part of another Skinny Alphabet Book page as a Linear Painting for the letter L with the title; DOGS OF THE DRAGON.



SEEKING DRAGON
Mail Art Postcard 4 x 6 Inches
Acrylic and Ink

I liked the stencil possibilities I explored in the sketchbook so I began playing with the idea on postcards.



SNOW DOG IN SPRING
Mail Art Postcard 4 x 6 Inches
Acrylic and Ink

As I often do I worked each of these postcard images twice (sometimes I do more than 2). With each of these there is a companion piece, which is why I numbered them 1 of 2, the second one being 2 0f 2.

Two Feathers Postcard

Moments Of Touch Remain
4 x 6 Inches (10.16 x 15.24 cm)
Ink, Watercolor and Acrylic

A Postcard that should be winging it's way to Australia sometime in the next week.

Three Gecko Rescue Mission Postcards

1 of 3
3 of 3
2 of 3

Gecko Rescue Mission Postcards each 4 x 6 inches (10.2 x 15.25 cm)
140# (300gms) Cold Press Strathmore Watercolor Paper - Postcard address and stamp area on the obverse side with the paper information.

One of these will be used for a Postcard Mail Art Chain Swap.

2 ATCs & 1 Postcard: Space Play

These 3 pieces revisit a theme I play with off and on, Space that alternates from foreground to background in ways that can exist in 2-dimensional space easier than it can exist in 3-dimensional space.

All 3 pieces are Ink and Watercolor on
140# (300gsm) Cold Press Bright White
Arches Watercolor paper


ATC Title: A Gift Of Space
2.5 x 3.5 inches (6.35 x 8.9 cm)



ATC Title: Revisiting Space
2.5 x 3.5 Inches (6.35 x 8.9 cm)



Postcard Title: Places of Space
4 x 6 Inches (10.2 x 15.25 cm)

88s Shrine

Ink and Watercolor on
140# (300gsm) Cold Press
Bright White Arches Watercolor Paper
4 x 6 Inches (10.2 x 15.25 cm)

Another version of one of the 88 Sins Shrines in postcard size.

Postal Stamp Postcard Swap Postcards: MAIL ME

These postcards are for a 3/3 mail art swap (send in 3, receive 3 in return). The only requirements being 4 x 6 inch (10.2 x 15.25 cm) postcards, each with at least 3 used snail-mail postage stamps on the card and that the cards be un-addressed with an available message space.




All 5 postcards are on either 140# (300 gsm) Cold Press Strathmore Watercolor Paper (4 cards) or 140# (300 gsm) Winsor & Newton Cotman Water Colour Paper (1 card).

In addition to the postage stamps I've used watercolor, acrylic, ink, graphite and colored pencil on each postcard.

I've been wanting to play with stencils again and this seemed like a great opportunity to do so. The stencil i used is a simple small plastic one that is old enough to be breaking up easily. While working i was wondering how much longer i would be able to use it for actual lettering so I'm glad i managed to use it on all 5 postcards. Some of the letters were made using 3 broken pieces to form the letter.




The Fifth postcard (above right) has one of my own Plumeria Blossom 23¢ postcard stamps from my 19 Planets cafepress shop (from a time when postcards were 23¢ to mail).




This postcard has a 25¢ letter stamp from 1990. i like to keep the cancellation mark with stamps as much as possible because i think they are visually interesting as well as providing bits of information like city and date as well as other phrases or images occasionally.




This is the obverse side of the third postcard. All 5 cards are similar to this on the message side.

Tomorrow (later today) I plan to mail the 3 cards that i will be submitting to the Postal Stamp Postcard Swap.

One Start Another Stop

aloha & Welcome to More 19 Planets.















Title: One Thought Next To Another

One of these planets will become my current abode. however for now art, bonsai, stones and life about the middle of the pacific ocean also work well for me... as do some of the other 10,000 things.

as a first posting to this blog (above) i've added a 4x4 watercolor and ink piece i did recently. i did two of these. one has been sent off as part of a Mail Art Swap. the image below is another 4x4 watercolor and ink piece sent off in the same swap.















Title: Trees

because i do things and work in sizes other than 4x4 i thought i'd add a 4x6 postcard too.















Title: Night Shore

have fun reading, viewing and exploring what i do here. commenting is welcome - have fun. aloha - Wrick