Curious Entropy

(c)2015 Ralf Schulze

Ink on 6" x 6" Bristol board.
Feel free to tilt your head 90 degrees (either way) and even 180 degrees if you so desire.
Don't look too close, you might get dizzy.

The Devil's FiddleHead

(c)2011 Ralf Schulze

Finally found some 12 x 12 frames for some of my older work. Nice painted black metal and glass frames.
I posted this back when I finished it, but it was a scan and cropped (see it HERE), but the visual internet quality may be better on the old one.

Anyone want to buy it for $65 framed, let me know!

Life Drawings - Practice, practice, practice...

(c)1984 Ralf Schulze

(c)1984 Ralf Schulze

At a certain point after I graduated college I often still attended Life drawing class (even though I was not registered for it) with the teacher's blessing [Robert White].
I was at a point where my confidence and technique (or talent) were at their peak.
These two drawings (of the same pose - I moved) were probably done both within 5 minutes.
I was not the type to stay in one place and draw the same image for 20 minutes.  I loved moving around in the back and finding the point of view I liked, and quickly sketching it.
 I would not be able to do this now being out of practice for so long.

Monstrous Mail Art

cool new mail art envelope..... who wants to be the recipient? Reply on Blogspot/blogger comments or Facebook or email me at aardvarkf@yahoo.com with a good reason and I will send it to you filled with odd ephemera.  My choice,so don't complain. I will make more envelope art!!!

A Photo of Friends

painted over painting

I recently found the last two sketches of my friends and I from 1988 or so.  Of course the sketches transformed them into comic characters!

Fun stuff!
All the drawings are on 14 x 17 sketch paper.
I even started a painting back then based on this photo, but got frustrated and painted it over with something else.
I just found the scan of the old photograph of the painting I painted over!

Another Mail art Envelope art!

Another ink and color pencil envelope art / mail-art this time for old pal Clare Dee who was the person who introduced me to mail-art!  Thanks Clare!  Hope you like the contents!

Zombie Thriller Terror Postcard #4

The last of these from 1988.  That was a good year for me.
This is, naturally, Dinky Doo in a slightly scary pose.
4.25" x 7.0".

Have you guessed the 2 things about these "Zombie Thriller Terror Postcards"?
1.  They are actually Zombie Filler Terror Postings
2. I made them all on one 8.5" x 14.0" piece of paper!

Zombie Thriller Terror Postcard #3

Yet another from 1988.  Found a stash of old originals.... oddly, many are too big for the scanner!
Here is of course, Dog*God at his meanest!
4.25" x 7.0"

Zombie Thriller Terror Postcard #2

Another back from 1988.
Larry the Leper looking a little Vampirey
4.25"x 7.0"

Zombie Thriller Terror Postcard #1

Way back from 1988.
This one is Chuck the Zombie, an occasional friend of Dinky Doo.
4.25" x7.0"

Mail Art (the back of the envelope)

I made and sent a little mail art envelope to my old pal Hal Weaver.  He posted the front here.
But this is the back.
Bremerhaven is the city I was born in.

The Wonderful World of Dinky Doo! (two)

(c)1986 Ralf Schulze

Another fine page from Dinky Stories #2.  Nothing to do with Tallix, but a little to do with current events of 1986.
This is the 2nd page of "The World of Dinky Doo"  ---  The first page was previously posted HERE

Dinky Doo Finisher: Small Talk

Here is the last of the Dinky Doo - Finisher pages in Dinky Stories #2 from 1986.
This is the MiniComic That inspired me to create Tallix Funnies!

Sixties Jazz

(c)2015 Ralf Schulze

Another small piece on kraft card stock
4" x 5.5"
original title: The Sixties [in my mind]
Later title 'Neath Jazz

Hence the final title.
Did this 2 days ago!

Thanks for looking!

Dinky Doo: Finisher

Another one page comic from Dinky Stories #2!
The inspiration for TX Funnies!
I am naming names
Mr.Q.C.is Jerry Tobin.
FatBoy is Richard Johansen.
And Mr. Finn is Vinny Nardone!

Almost 30 years ago and still full of Memories!

Deepness

(c)2015 Ralf Schulze

This is originally on 8.5 x 11 acid-free light gray card stock .
Archival ink markers and black and white Prismacolor pencils.
This view is a cropped down to 6.25 x 9.0.
I let the eyes appear.  I am sure you can see them too.
Alternate titles were:  "Calm Regurgitation" and "Deep Thought Verboten".
Deepness is good by me!

Cover of Dinky Stories #2

(c)1986 Ralf Schulze

I was working at the second bronze sculpture foundry of my career Tallix.  This place was really cool.  I was also very much into mini-comics and mail-art at the time.  So I combined things and let them flow. 
This 16 pager was all my art except one page by my pal Ralph M. and a drawing by Dave Herman on the inside cover contents page (he also inspired 2 of the 3 Dinky Doo: Finisher pages.
I will post the other 2 pages of Dinky Doo: Finisher here soon.
The response to this comic inspired Tallix Funnies!

Earth Cake (Yellow)

(c)2015 Ralf Schulze

this,along with the blue version (last post) were finished on March 31st.  Just been busy with Life...

Earth Cake (Blue)

(c)2015 Ralf Schulze

5 x 7 with ink and color pencil. 
See previous post for earlier version.

This post is also a reset for the post-every-other-day challenge.Since the challenger(s) themselves have not posted every day as expected...
Alls well that ends (and begins) well among Friends. 
So this is a psuedo-re-start using Easter Sunday as the Rebirthday...[pun-intended]

Limited Pallette

ssstarting some limited pallet stuff.
Each is 5 x 7

Love Yourself - Hal Weaver

(c)2012 Ralf Schulze

So my pal, Hal Weaver posted this drawing I sent him a couple of years ago.  It was a very flattering post and I appreciate the comments very much.  I need to send another package.
Please explore his posts, they are very cool to read!
His packages through the years,  were stand-outs compared to most i received... always great music and fun comix and stuph!

Thanks Hal!

Old Original Hand-carved Rubber Stamps #2

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More of my old Rubber Stamps from those bygone years of Mail Art and just plain fun packaging if you happen to send me a $1 or two for my comix.
From the top left:
1. Ordered from a rubber stamp company this with the words and the font as seen.  Still a good stamp!
2.  For $5 I sent to an address on the back of  Cheerios box.  "Send a picture of yourself and we will make a rubber stamp of your moniker for only $5!" or something like that.  It actually was pretty cool and well done and I used it thousands of times!  Of course the stamp is on a yellow plastic stamp block with the Cheerios logo.  (I should take a pic of that)
3. a carved rubber stamp by an unknown person.  very well done and I do not remember how I aquired it.
4. Ditto for this skull stamp also....
5. I stamped this Aardvark thousands of times but it is now on it's last bits.... tail, snout,ears and legs have been compromised by bad storage... oh well...
6. Larry the Leper.  I carved this into an eraser.
7.dinky Doo:  I carved this into wood.  He is featured on the last panel of this comix page!
8 & 10  Psychedelic Experience carved into an eraser for Mail art Project called .. . um... just  .. guess!
9 & 11 Hands with Envelope -- Hand carved by me.

Check out the previous rubber stamp for mail art post here!

Spring Waves

(c)2015 Ralf Schulze

Gearing up to Grow!
Just finished this last night.  I went with the flow, Let the "face" shapes happen.  Color pencil and ink marker on 4 x 5.5 inch kraft card stock (acid free)

Third drawing from Saturday's Meetup

(c)2015 Ralf Schulze

This one came out nicely.  I like it, very abstract.

Small and Epic Ink Drawing

(c)2015 Ralf Schulze

 Did this at the meetup and really like it.  I did it on the 6 x 6 bristol board but the actual image maxes out at 4.25 x 4.75.  A nice quaint size.  There is a little bit of  pencil in there too.

I love how different it looks when it is flipped 90 degrees!

I have finally caught up to actually posting every other day, with works to spare!!!!

(c)2015 Ralf Schulze

New drawing at Aspiring Artist Meetup

(c)2015 Ralf Schulze

Did this while at the Meetup at Taza Coffee and Creme (near Stories) on Forest Hill Ave, Richmond. Today!
Ink on 6 x 6 smooth bristol. Cropped on the pc to approx. 5 x5.

I'm not very impressed with it.but I liked the experimental elements enough to post it.

I'll post more from the Meetup later.

Spring is Coming

(c)2015 Ralf Schulze

Another little color study on the kraft colored card stock 5.25 in. x 4 in. Ink and 3 color pencils; white, beige and brown.

Keep on Going!

(c)2015 Ralf Schulze

I am not down-and-out.  These are my current works in progress.

Old Original Hand-carved Rubber Stamps

(c)Ralf Schulze

Here is a first sample of some of the rubber stamps I carved and created back in my hard-core Mail-art period of 1986-1990. 
From top left to bottom right:
The address stamp was a drawing i sent to a company to create the rubber stamp.  The gaps on this stamping is basically rubber rot due to it being 25+years old..
The Little Aardvark popping thru the page, waving and smiling is a store bought find I couldn't resist and have used it hundreds of times!
the envelope stamp I carved from an eraser.
And I also carved the "AARDVARK MAIL"  Stamp.
The special Delivery stamp is just cool...

So I am milking it.... I have a few more hand carved rubber stamps to post in the near future.

Ointment Service

(c)2015 Ralf Schulze

Found some new kraft color paper and did up this study.
its is 5 x 7

Abstract Ink Sketch

(c)2015 Ralf Schulze

Finally got some creative juices flowing.

Yellow Computer Doodle

Ralf 2013

I played with computer  art.  I used a Bamboo tablet with a Corel program and found it interesting.
The Bamboo tablet was kinda cool because it conveyed the pressure of your stylus to the strength of the line / brush-strock.

But in the end, Since I work on a computer every day - 12-days a week.  I figure that I need a break from perfection and have to keep making art using those occasionally unerasable media called ink and paint.
  Currently I am in a Artist's equililent of a writer's Block.

Unstart of cool owl watercolor and ink

I made this a decade and a half ago based on a piece I saw at the VMA here in Richmond at the time

Lost My Horn - Album cover - Mr. Suburbia

Even though I made this 4 years ago and we made various other covers for the potential CD by Mr. Suburbia.
It still has not been " Released"

Dinky Doo Finisher - New Bit

(c)1986 Ralf Schulze

Another Dinky stories page.   I love how nearly spontaneous this looks, yet I am sure I stressed a little over some of the details.

All good.  I've got new ideas in mind,
So don't think I'm just filling this blog up with old minicomix pages - day-by-day.

They are good filler - since I can only post my art.

had some hardish times lately  that kept me away from art; with power out on Sunday the 15th and work stress during most of the week and then frozen pipes recently...

Dinky the "doo"

(c)1986 Ralf Schulze

Back cover of "Dinky Stories #2"
I did some playful "blind" drawings of my characters back then in 1986.
This i did with my eyes closed and then added the circle and outlining and cross-hatching.
Purely for fun.

The World of Dinky Doo is Nuts

(c) 1986 Ralf Schulze

Another page from my sophomore effort at a mini-comic back in 1986 - DINKY STORIES #2.

This page is so silly.  I noticed that I forgot Dinky's arms in the bottom left image!  OOPS!

I must have been high on Dinking.

Happy Friday the Thirteenth to everyone.

Stupid Stamp Strip

(c) 1986 Ralf Schulze

This is from my minicomic, Dinky Stories #2.  Three carved rubber-stamps and some word balloons! (with subtle embellishments)
I was 26 years old and this was my sense of humor then. 
I still think it is funny.
The last panel is a rubber stamp of Dinky Doo, the "poortagonist" of the minicomic.

Sketchy Train Ride

(c)2012 Ralf Schulze

this was a sketchbook page from 3 years ago, when I was taking the train up to Long island to get my current vehicle from my brother.  It was mostly created on the LIRR and sometimes when the ride got bumpy , it also created creative accidents on the page!

Life Drawing - Cool odd colors

(c)1983 Ralf Schulze

Found an old big sketch pad from College days.
 This one was a keeper.
18 x 24 made with a marker and dry color pastels (white, green and  red)
The pad is a Aquabee Fashion pad using thickish gray Newsprint-style paper.

Bowl Man Cast Bronze

(c)1991 Ralf Schulze

Made this little guy many years ago!  While I worked at a small Bronze art Foundry shop in Brewster NY, they had a Christmas Holiday contest most every year to make a small edition (the size of the # of employees).  The only rule was to keep it within approx 3" cubed.   I won the contest in 1991 and about 15 people got one of these tiny little three legged bowl guys. 
The bowl is about 2.25" diameter, but with the added  "Hand"les, he is about 4.25" wide.  He is only 2" tall.  I created him originally in wax (not my favorite media - since i worked in the metal end of the bronze sculpture process) and he turned out fine! In the last pic you might see my name "RALF" on the back leg.
This is my only cast bronze sculpture!  All my others are welded or brazed together by me.

In the Beginning there were Fools

(c)2000Ralf Schulze

great old comic panel that never saw the light of day.
Starring Mr. Suburbia and Dinky Doo, aka "The Fools"