Inspired by Urban Art

I’ve been totally inspired by urban art lately…I love that it is a colorful, freestyle art form that is expressive, bold and graphic. I’ve been experimenting with ways to integrate the urban art look into my own style of creating. On this journal cover, I collaged a high contrast image of a brick wall, flower images and graphic text in between layers of sprayed and splattered paint. I even closed my eyes and did a few “Jackson Pollack” paint splashes while holding my breath…talking about “Creating Without Fear™!” Trust me, I feared…

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Posted on Monday, April 24th, 2006 at 4:00 pm. Filed under: Blog, The Crafty Girl, collage & illustration, creative, inspiration, resources RSS 2.0 feed.

6 Responses to “Inspired by Urban Art”

1. Breanne says:

   04/27/2006 at 5:22 pm

   this SO rocks, Kel.

   YOU inspire me!

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2. Jane Swanson says:

   04/28/2006 at 7:36 pm

   LOVE what you’re doing with the urban art!
   ~jane

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3. *Kristal* says:

   04/29/2006 at 1:40 pm

   Just wanted to say…
   “I LOVE THIS!”

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4. The Crafty-Girl™ says:

   04/29/2006 at 9:50 pm

   breanne…thanks so much girlie! i had so much fun creating it!

   jane…thank you; the urban art is very fun and addicting; talk about “creating without fear”!!!

   krista…thanks so much for your kind words!

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5. Miss Sarah says:

   05/21/2006 at 1:51 am

   wow, what beautiful work. I love it. Very inspiring.

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6. Anonymous says:

   09/20/2007 at 1:07 pm

   cool n creative….
   cute n chick…….

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