ATC Journal (January-February 2023)

Journal: Loose 2.5" x 3.5" paper
Medium(s): Acrylic paint, ink, some ephemera
Status: Unfinished (46 days)
Notes: This was an attempt at making an artist trading card (ATC) or Art Cards, Editions, and Originals (ACEO) a day in 2023.

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An art journal page with an illustration of an hourglass with black sand flowing from the top chamber to the bottom chamber. Inside the bottom chamber, a woman is portrayed sitting down with her knees drawn up to her chest, her head resting on her knees, and her arms wrapped around them. An art journal page with an illustrated self-portrait in cosy pajamas looking grumpy next to the words, one more week please! An art journal page with an illustrated portrait of a woman holding a pencil between her teeth. Reference is whereismyaardvark on the Museum by Sktchy app. An art journal page with an illustration of wrestler Mercedes Mone with colorful hair flipping the bird. An art journal page with an illustration of a goat with a Capricorn sign background. An art journal page with an illustration of AEW wrestler Kenny Omega crazily looking through a jagged hole in a wooden table. An art journal page with an illustration of comedian John Kearns on the TV show Guessable saying, Come again? with question marks surrounding him. An art journal page with the words trust the process in white paint against a messy black background. An art journal page with an illustration of a distressed woman pulling down her face against a background with dark branches. Words underneath say, That Monday feeling! An art journal page with an illustration of a demonic man surrounded by words and fire. Might be alluding to the wild wrestling related rumors from January 2023. An art journal page with an illustrated portrait of a woman smiling and sipping on a cup of tea with the words extended break above her. Reference is lhuthien on the Museum by Sktchy app. An art journal page with an illustration of a hand print and the words, Ah yes, the ghost of Christmas piss, underneath. An art journal page with an illustration of a woman wearing sunglasses, bundled up in a blanket, smiling and throwing the devil horns. Reference is celeste_aubert on the Museum by Sktchy app. An journal page with an illustration of my husband leaning against the wall in our bathroom with the words, this is where I brood! next to him. An art journal page with an illustration of a phone with the words, catching up and making travel plans to meet the bebe! against a spotty collaged background. An art journal page with an illustration of a witchy woman holding a spinning clock. Reference is loosely tessaluna on the Museum by Sktchy app. An art journal page with an abstract acrylic paint pour with the word fragile written over it. An art journal page with an illustration of a woman with a scarf wrapped around her face against an acrylic paint pour background. An art journal page with an illustration of a car against an acrylic paint pour background with the words, the tank is back in action! next to it. An art journal page with an illustration of a woman talking on a pink old fashioned phone asking for a break in 2023 from stressful/bad things. An illustration of a fox in a snowy landscape. An illustration of a white rabbit positioned in profile, facing right against a dark and textured pink background. A crescent moon is in the upper right corner. An illustration of a red woman upside down against a red and white checkered background with the words, “you can't do everything at once,” underneath her. An illustration of an x-ray of a fractured elbow with some thoughts written around it. The words “Rock hard riffs!” against a messy painted background with a doodle of devil horns above. An illustration of a green alien-like woman. A handmade stamp of a crow with Iggy Pop lyrics and writing about music recently enjoyed. An illustration of a glass of whiskey and soda on the rocks with notes about the annual Royal Rumble drinking game tradition. An illustrated portrait of WWE wrestler Rhea Ripley in black and white against a purple background with the number 1 in the corner. An illustrated blind contour portrait looking up to the sky in pain with the words, “oh no,” above. An illustrated self-portrait while sick, eyes closed, pointing to the word “jinx” on my neck. An illustration of a pale woman wearing a red garment and a horned headpiece, eyes gouged out, hands on her collarbone. An illustration of a woman in a superhero mask with teal hair, words “you are not superhuman” on her neck. Loosely based on sylsdailysketches on the Museum by Sktchy app. An illustration of Punxsutawney Phil the Groundhog being held up and looking disgruntled. An illustrated self-portrait looking unwell, blowing my nose with a tissue. An illustration of a woman with face paint looking up and questioning algorithms. Loosely based on alexafitzpatrick on the Museum by Sktchy app. Illustrations of two female half faces mirroring each other upside-down, pale with eyes closed and long purple hair. The word “ugh!” in the center, surrounded by a colorful abstract background. An illustration of myself as V in Cyberpunk 2077, created by my husband in the game. Doodles of a tea cup, writing, and the Iron Maiden logo against a messy paint background. An illustration of a funny sign I saw when out and about. An illustration of my Instagram explore page. Prompt idea from YouTube, partially completed. An illustration of a woman tilting her head back with eyes closed; hearts coming out of her chest with Paramore lyrics at the bottom. An illustration of a double demon woman against an acrylic pour background with Paramore lyrics. An illustration of a random black dog found on Reddit. An illustration of a cute white dog I invented, with doodles around it.

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