JGR -September

I'm posting my third installment of Alphabet #2, a little early- things are busy here and I don't want to forget.

Continuing with backgrounds in abstract

monochromatic texture, sometimes subtle . . .

other times more bold and chaotic. The letters are simple forms with an 'out of register' white outline to add some dimension.
I'm using lower case, but made an exception for the L-it's more interesting in caps, I think.

Thank you for visiting!

JGR May

I hope you're all having a good year. It really is flying by! Below are my letters for May.

I've enjoyed this technique and as always: I've learned quite a bit while creating
my alphabet. I've also enjoyed seeing what everyone else has come up with.
I think my favorite part of this technique is the unpredictable texture.
Thank you for visiting!

JGR April letters

Hi everyone, I hope you're all having a good month. It's hard to believe April is almost over!

I continue to enjoy the dual aspects of this technique: Part control and part 'wing-it' LOL!

M has a stark contrast between the black and polka dot center and the subtle almost delicate lettering on the left and right.

N has just a snippet of the dark and a bit of scribbling near the bottom . . .

O has almost a striped effect with contrast near the top and crackl-y texture near the center. . .
P has a somewhat 'faded' look: light on top getting darker near the bottom.
As always, thank you for viewing. Happy weekend to all!

JGR March Letters

Hi everyone, this year is really zooming by and things have been busy here. I'm dangerously close to being 'caught up' though. LOL. Here are my letters for March: I, J, K, L.

I continue to enjoy this spontaneous and slightly unpredictable technique.

Some areas of the texture are delicate and subtle . . .

. . . others are bold and dark,

. . . and they all just make me smile. Thank you for visiting-have a great week!

JGR Letters

Hi everyone, here are February's letters from my 'Black and White with a touch of blue texture' alphabet.

My focus for this alphabet is to be a bit more controlled than in my previous letters of 2010.

Yet, I am drawn to the spontaneous, random look that adds a unique feeling: as if it could never be duplicated exactly.

it's what I find most fascinating about the creative process-mine or anyone else's. Our work becomes something like a 'fingerprint' . . .

. . . each one 'speaks' in a different voice . . .
and if I could only speak one word-it would be 'TEXTURE.' Have a great day!

January Letters-JGR

I hope you're all having a great year so far. I'm very excited to be involved with this wonderful challenge for the second time. My letters for 2010 were very informal, this time I'm going with a more controlled approach. My first alphabet is 'Black and White with a touch of blue texture'.

There is some randomness in my technique but overall I'm attempting a more cohesive look.

My technique is a combination of hand drawing, watercolor paint, dye and collage. Thanks for visiting, happy weekend!