Balancing Nature

(c)2015 Ralf Schulze

Very recent work!  Ink on 6in.x 6in. bristol board

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]