OfficeArt
Friday, 18. July 2008, 19:04:08
I´m not sure if there´s such thing as Office Art. But anyway, that´s what I´ll call it 
At work after lunch, there was absolutely nothing to do.
Noone recuired service, no meetings and no documents on my desk
It´s the second time in 8 years THAT has happened 
Well..I gave myself a task. Had to, because I would prevent myself from surfing on the internet or makin´ a long chain out of paperclips
The task was to create a piece of art, in one hour, and I was only allowed to use office articles.
Here is what I allowed myself to use:
A piece of brown wrapping paper (for parcels).
Two Speed Markers 9mm, one black, one red
One filt pen 0,5 mm
One flask of white correction fluid
I would make a drawing with these materials.
I needed something to draw and found this pair of Tango dansers on the internet:
I found their position great for a proposal for the drawing
Here it is:
Exept for the internetsearch, I really did it in one hour.
It´s not entirely new to me this. Tried it 8 years ago
Used only black and white then
It´s the tennisplayer Anna Kurnikova
At work after lunch, there was absolutely nothing to do.
Noone recuired service, no meetings and no documents on my desk
It´s the second time in 8 years THAT has happened Well..I gave myself a task. Had to, because I would prevent myself from surfing on the internet or makin´ a long chain out of paperclips
The task was to create a piece of art, in one hour, and I was only allowed to use office articles.
Here is what I allowed myself to use:
A piece of brown wrapping paper (for parcels).
Two Speed Markers 9mm, one black, one red
One filt pen 0,5 mm
One flask of white correction fluid
I would make a drawing with these materials.
I needed something to draw and found this pair of Tango dansers on the internet:
I found their position great for a proposal for the drawing
Here it is:
Exept for the internetsearch, I really did it in one hour.
It´s not entirely new to me this. Tried it 8 years ago
Used only black and white then
It´s the tennisplayer Anna Kurnikova
By PainterWoman, # 18. July 2008, 19:37:50
Well..the outer lines was difficult, but the inside was easy because the black ink in the speed marker and the white corection fluid can both non transparant so it is possible to make corrections continously as you go
When i paint i only draw outerlines. The paint must provide the details
By nopanic, # 18. July 2008, 19:47:35
Very nice.
By Stardancer, # 18. July 2008, 20:02:18
It´s because of the rough paper. And the fact that I used the red speed marker by following the natural lines the folds oad shadows of the dress, would go/appear. When i used the marker a place where Í´ve been once before the colour became darker. The rough paper softened up and became darker the places i owerworked several times. Quite simple really
By nopanic, # 18. July 2008, 20:37:19
By Cynthia23, # 18. July 2008, 21:15:09
I have a very stressful job. But it is the true that it´s very few times I´ve been able to do private stuff in that category !
By nopanic, # 18. July 2008, 21:24:58
By Cynthia23, # 18. July 2008, 21:41:16
By nopanic, # 18. July 2008, 21:42:46
By cakkleberrylane, # 18. July 2008, 21:51:07
By nopanic, # 18. July 2008, 21:54:11
The result is good. I wouldn't mind any of the two pictures hanging on my wall
By ricewood, # 18. July 2008, 22:04:37
By Dacotah, # 18. July 2008, 22:43:46
Thankyou Allan. I think that some of the reason that I could do it, was because I have severe problems with getting my painting finished, at home. Everytime I stand in front of it, the energy gets right through my feet and down into the floor and I have to put the lamps out and leave it. It´s strange because I know what´s left to be done all the way. Just havn´t got the energy for it...strange. The bieffects of that is making other things. Have made a lot of boring paperwork at home and made systems for things in my private atmosphere that always irritates me...rational solutions...but that doesent completely cover the creative area...so I have to make artstuff in a smaller scale in order to make the area at ease.
@ Carol
By nopanic, # 19. July 2008, 01:30:46
By Dacotah, # 19. July 2008, 03:06:32
I'd never believed that someone could make such a drawing with that few materials. I kind of envy people who can draw. I can only draw matchstick men and smileys.
By attilasoul, # 19. July 2008, 05:19:51
The Betty Edwards way of teaching in drawing would be perfect for you. She turns to ppl that say exactly like you and she have had tremendous results. Betty Edwards is a kind of guru for me
I envy artists that draw portraits on "strøget" in the summertime. In between 10 to 15 minutes they can produce a wonderful portrait! How do they do that ?
But the best way to produce art is that, you must really WANT it. It´s like....wanting to talk...to be heard...to express
By nopanic, # 19. July 2008, 08:05:23
By attilasoul, # 19. July 2008, 09:02:56
By nopanic, # 19. July 2008, 09:41:47
i find myself driving down the road and the words come to me flowing so freely. i have to stop the car on the side of the road and write them there or the words are lost forever. it makes me sad that sometimes i am too busy to stop and pull over. just the other day i had a beautiful piece flowing through my thoughts and now
i find my creativity in the art of language. i also am disappointed in myself because i am not creative enough to learn other languages to express myself by their use.
you seem to have a knack for inspiring the artist to perform under unusual circumstances. i think the reason you have not completed your artwork at home is because you want to do it perfectly and that may take all of your energy. i trust you will find the energy when the time is right and i also trust it will be fabulous -- even if it takes the next ten years!!!!!!!! happy creating!
By 1bluebox, # 20. July 2008, 16:58:40
Them words of your really gets to me. Thankyou!
I feel the same way sometimes, Deborah. The ideas rushes through my mind at light speed. I use to think that behind every painting I make, there´s a 1000 others in my mind. Sometimes I have to wait for a long long time before there´s only one image manifested in my mind. Art can be very serious business
But my philosophy is: Quality, is by nature, hard to grasp! And in my case..it has to be. It´s lies in the shadows of the foldings of life. I like the idea, that you really have to work your butt out to reach that area, where you can create. An atist is trying to do Gods business, you know. It HAS to be hard
The inner creative room is often blessed with too many doors open into wonderful things that we could work with, do, make, sing, play etc. That´s where we have to choose how much we can overcome.
The thing is…After I´ve chosen, it´s such an integrated part of my life…like breathing. It has become easier over the years to concentrate on my painting. I only take photos in order to sharpen my ever hungry, searching eyes for shape, form, colour, light, shadows. In the end, it all comes out on the canvas.
I´m painting again
By nopanic, # 20. July 2008, 17:27:16
deborah.
By 1bluebox, # 21. July 2008, 23:02:06
By nopanic, # 22. July 2008, 03:57:20
distractions overcome my inner life... raison d'etre.... they accumulate and even increase the more i attend to my own intention. i must sweep them aside and just go my way.
By I_ArtMan, # 22. July 2008, 07:21:50
there's a muse in this statement i can feel it forming right now. titled "distractions"
By 1bluebox, # 22. July 2008, 07:33:25
By I_ArtMan, # 22. July 2008, 07:49:06
By nopanic, # 22. July 2008, 09:02:54
You are an amazing person, Nick. Thanks for sharing your beautiful work.
By momable, # 26. July 2008, 22:18:15
By nopanic, # 27. July 2008, 00:12:47
By 1bluebox, # 27. July 2008, 17:49:48
You´re right. opera is a wonderful forum for that. A lot of artforms are represented and wowen into each other
By nopanic, # 27. July 2008, 18:38:43