Blue Jay Way

Another fun little study on the beige, kraft color paper.  About 5 x 7.
Ink and color pencil.

The Shrill

(c) Ralf Schulze

This was a fun play around with ink on paper.... approx 5 x 7.  It just flowed out.  And it looks good unside down too!  Hence no signature...

upside-down?

Where's the Knife? Where's the Fire?

(c) Ralf Schulze 2016

Did this one earlier this year.  Just ink on paper. about 5 x 7 or so.

Fat Old Sun

(c) Ralf Schulze 1983

I'm surprised I haven't posted this here yet.  I think I found a stash of stuff in a binder that I haven't looked at in 7-8 years.
This is water color and pencil on blank page for a stamp collectors book.
It's about 8.5 x 11.
Title comes from an old Pink Floyd song.

Abstract

(c)Ralf Schulze 1982

Found recently from back in college days!
Ink and water color on light gray paper.
8.5 x 11 or so.

Odd Crop

(c)2014 Ralf Schulze

This may be a mistaken repost but oh well.  A quick study, smaller than standard sheet of paper, pure confidence in line and a blank mind, letting each line dictate next line in an unconscious way.

Bio - Scape

(c)Ralf Schulze 2016

A study in simple yet weird iconography.  Simple shapes yet slightly unrecognizable, not linked to obvious images in the minds eye, yet.    Still kind of a vast landscape without any real size actuator.  Note the only red is near center and hints at a devilish flea!

Perch

(c)Ralf Schulze 2016

This is ink and color pencil on small 5 x8 card stock.
It reminds me of birds a bit even though they don't look like birds.

Unmasked

(c)Ralf Schulze 2016

A quick little study probably created in March or even  February

cool mail art envelope

 Cool Small Mail art envelope  - - - Incl vintage1960s postage stamps!  Don't know who to send it to . . .

(c)2015 Ralf Schulze

A is for Autumn ACEO art card

 Another via the art card window -- Remember Art Cards (or ACEO's) are the same size as a baseball card [2.5" x 3.5"]

(c)2015 Ralf Schulze

Smiling Sky ACEO art card

(c)2015 Ralf Schulze

another created via the "art card window" 

before final embellishments

Art Card Original " Flow"

(c)2015 Ralf Schulze

The first finished piece from the "Art Card Window"

If you go to that post, see if you can find which larger piece I took it from.

Like the back of the old Batman trading cards!

Some Unfinished works of the recent past . . .

The gray piece is older with new embellishments.  the other three are new ink on paper with some color pencil.  "New" meaning mid-September.  The pile of paper on the right are mostly unfinished stuff throught the past 4-5 years. 
It is like building up and building up and sometimes finding the mosaic that can stand alone!

Drama Brew

Created in the past few days.  Been dealing with some back pain and serious financial issues, but still have to make art:
It is 4 x 6 on gray, acid-free card stock with black and white archival ink markers and graphite pencil.

Study, or just a sketchy doodley

(c)2015 Ralf Schulze

I drew this at the opening reception of my art show on July 24th while waiting for the first people to show up.  It is in my smallest sketchbook and is only 3.5" x 5.5"

The Art Card Window

I recently made a card-stock piece with a rectangular hole cut out, so I can view old, busy, unfinished works to turn into art cards.  Then I just mark the image with a pencil.  
Look!  I have 10 new starts of Art cards and they are all originals!
And the scrap from around them can be used in collage and Mail art!
Recycling never looked so good!  If you know how to see the smaller images larger, you will notice that I have "outlined" ten potential new art cards on the 3 images!!

the "art card window" in action!

Ink Study Three

(c)2015 Ralf Schulze

Alternate title is: "Teeter"
On 5 x7 smooth bristol Board

Ink Study Two

(c)2015 Ralf Schulze

an interesting study in ink on Smooth bristol board.  Approx 5 x 7

Ink Study One

(c)2015 Ralf Schulze

created this at a aspiring artist meetup a bunch of months ago in my kraft paper sketchbook!  just a study|sketch|doodle.