fifi’s graffiti

Crosshatch practice. Sharpie over acrylic background.

Last of this week’s series. I was trying to use up some old foil stars that I’ve had for years. They were supposed to have gummed backs, but I think the gum was already worn out when I bought them, so I have to glue them down. Another excuse to get my fingers dirty.

I learned to fry paint over the weekend. I recycled an old piece and covered it with heavy body acrylic, then dried it with my heat gun. I got a little too close and the paint bubbled up and got a really nice texture to it. It reminded me of times my brother and I […]

End of the World, Vonnegut-style.
For Illustration Friday theme: Frozen.
The idea was better than the execution, but it was a good experiment with Sharpies and Gelly Rolls on different kinds of paper. Biggest question: will a white gelly roll pen overwrite a dark sharpie?

First in another short series of cultural commentary. I love cadmium yellow.

Collage on found green notecard & manila file folder. Manila is a bit too flimsy for me; I don’t think I’ll use it as a base paper again.

I giggled the most over the “low-life punk” card, but this one turned out to be my favorite of the 4-item series. Can’t decide if I really like collage on watercolor paper. It takes well to paint & gel medium; it even holds up with the smashed root beer cap I attached to it (a […]

Ha! Thirty years yet before she can go Internet Shopping! What damage she could do!
Just scarfed 4 old Life magazines on ebay for six dollars. Best deal ever, if they’re in good shape.

I love looking at old Life magazines from the 40s and 50s, especially at the stuff that was being promoted by advertisers to the average American. Maybe that’s why I enjoy “Mad Men” so much. I did a short series of collages with comic strip dialog, and have to kick myself to keep me from […]