Day 361: Graffiti

Mug shot

     Ok, before you start freaking out about how I lost my morals and whatnot, I should let you know that my graffiti experience was totally legal. See, there's this wall in Boulder, that has been designated as the town's tagging wall. Graffiti artists (and Mouse and I) can go there and doodle to their hearts content, and not get in trouble. We got to the wall right as the sun was going down, which was good cause it made the experience that more authentic. I tried my best to find an area on the wall that wasn't already claimed by somebody's illegible work, and started working on my masterpiece. I was going for an abstract "medeyum" down the side of the wall to advertise the blog (welcome new readers!). Sadly, it became obvious almost instantly that my art was going to turn out like poop. I could try to blame it on the cheap spray paint or the lack of inspiration, but the truth is, I just suck at graffiting. I have no experience with tagging, and I don't even have an interest in it. Here is my one stab at it, and I don't see myself doing it anytime soon. For now, I'll just stick to doodling on paper.

Day 119: Spray Paint Art

I made this!

     Have you seen those uber detailed spray paintings? They are usually of some fantastic cosmic landscape an look like the artist spent years perfecting every inch of the canvas. They are so cool and I was excited when Mac invited me over to try it. I've seen pros go to town with their paint and produce an awe inspiring piece of work in no time. They can throw together a painting within like 20 minutes, and they use everyday materials like cans of spray paint, newspaper, cards and needles. When I got to Mac's house I saw the prints that he had tried earlier. They were all pretty good looking, even the ones that he swore were terrible. He asked if I wanted to try, and in typical uneducated fashion, I agreed. I didn't have any pre-determined thought of how I wanted my painting to turn out, I just wanted to spray around. Here's what I came up with. I can admit that I'm nowhere near where these pros are, but it was still fun and I thought mine turned out pretty cool.


Here's what it looks like when a pro does it. They look amazing!

I did not make this