As I was sitting through a mindless/endless/needless work meeting today, the word "wiki" was mentioned. My colleague who was sitting next to me (a man roughly my age) remarked how we used to be the people who made fun of those who didn't know how to program their VCRs. With today's technology,
WE are now those people, because neither of us really even knew what a wiki actually is! At any rate, one thing led to another and I made a joke that I'm sure has been made countless times: what does a wiki
look like? I wonder if a wiki is anything like a Hawaiian
tiki mask! I had a pen in hand and a sheet of paper in front of me and the sketching commenced...
This is also the first time that I am showing my daily self portrait in two states. Once again, I'm using a brown paper bag as my substrate, but this time I used ink and a brush to create the image. I was fairly pleased with the result but I wasn't sure if it was actually finished. So...I went ahead and scanned it.
#125 February 22, 2011, Ink on brown paper bag (1st state)
Sounds: American Graffiti, 41 Original Hits From The Soundtrack Of American Graffiti
It was at this point that I decided the drawing was not finished. I felt like there wasn't a strong contrast or enough "pop" to the image, so I went back in with white acrylic paint. There's no doubt that it became a totally different and much better drawing. NOW I'm pleased with it...
#125 February 22, 2011, Ink and acrylic on brown paper bag (final state)
Sounds: American Graffiti, 41 Original Hits From The Soundtrack Of American Graffiti
The white really makes it pop off the page.
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Did you know that, according to Gretchen Rubin, it's a Secret of Adulthood that what you do EVERY DAY matters more than what you do ONCE IN A WHILE?
I think that says a lot about this project.