Painted slogans: inspirational cardboards
Painted slogans
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, New Age, Meditation, Personal Transformation
| Author: | Cameron Gordon | ISBN: | 9781386107675 |
| Publisher: | Cameron Gordon | Publication: | November 6, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Cameron Gordon |
| ISBN: | 9781386107675 |
| Publisher: | Cameron Gordon |
| Publication: | November 6, 2017 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
So what do you do with all that old cardboard left over from boxes of cereal, crackers, chocolates, paper, shoes? I used to throw it out or recycle it but then I got an idea: why not paint on it? I was already painting as a hobby - mostly abstract and nonrepresentational watercolours. These were more doodles than anything else and I was buying rather expensive watercolour paper to undertake what essentially was a pasttime. So this use of refuse seemed to be an easy way to transform trash into ‘canvas’ and save a bit of dough and landfill on the side.
Then, for some reason, I began to hit upon another idea. Why not move from abstract doodles to words? But what to say? It came to me that I wanted to inspire more than anything else. But did I really need to inspire with new thoughts? Perhaps the most inspiring things had already been said. So I drifted towards using sayings that had meaning for me and which had moved me. In turned out that the act of painting slogans I had heard all my life was somehow especially powerful, transforming words on a page into a personal expression that required me to ponder each letter and each word with each brushstroke.
What this book is a selection of some painted slogans for your edification and enjoyment. Enjoy!
So what do you do with all that old cardboard left over from boxes of cereal, crackers, chocolates, paper, shoes? I used to throw it out or recycle it but then I got an idea: why not paint on it? I was already painting as a hobby - mostly abstract and nonrepresentational watercolours. These were more doodles than anything else and I was buying rather expensive watercolour paper to undertake what essentially was a pasttime. So this use of refuse seemed to be an easy way to transform trash into ‘canvas’ and save a bit of dough and landfill on the side.
Then, for some reason, I began to hit upon another idea. Why not move from abstract doodles to words? But what to say? It came to me that I wanted to inspire more than anything else. But did I really need to inspire with new thoughts? Perhaps the most inspiring things had already been said. So I drifted towards using sayings that had meaning for me and which had moved me. In turned out that the act of painting slogans I had heard all my life was somehow especially powerful, transforming words on a page into a personal expression that required me to ponder each letter and each word with each brushstroke.
What this book is a selection of some painted slogans for your edification and enjoyment. Enjoy!
