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welcome to the International Union of Mail-Artists. This Blog gives you information and links to all activities undertaken by Ruud Janssen, who started with Mail-Art in 1980 and is still active.

New drawings in 2017

in Art, Breda, Drawings, Links, Netherlands, Ruud Janssen

Making drawings in 2017 seems to continue. In the first week I have some time for myself and in that I already started to work on several new ones. Also finished some old ones and published them on the artists portfolio I have online: http://www.artwanted.com/artist.cfm?ArtID=19335 Also the first drawing started and finished in this month January is now there for you to see: Like usual you can see many faces.. Read More

Journal for Moan Lisa – USA

in Art, Asemic, Breda, Drawings, IUOMA, Links, Netherlands, Outgoing Mail-Art, Ruud Janssen, Video

On the IUOMA network (see: http://iuoma-network.ning.com/group/journal) Moan Lisa (USA) asked for handwritten contributions for a digital Journal. My contribution started wityh a simple page, but I knew I would alter it and would add some colour and structures. So the next fases went like thi”s: and this: All made with indian ink, watercolours on 120 g/m2 paper.

a FaceBook Dicussion – drawing by Ruud Janssen

in Art, Drawings, facebook, Netherlands, Ruud Janssen

A FaceBook Discussion is a drawing i made in July 2010 when I was working in Athens. The theme has to do with several discussions on facebook where people sometimes crossed the lines and some friendships were broken. When not talking Face to Face but sitting behind a computer some people tend to overdo it with their words and emotions. When respect is lost, the friendships are lost too.