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"Urban Ink," is a drawing by American Prisoner-Artist Donald "C-Note" Hooker for the magazine Urban Ink. The artist believes it was not published. The image is from a men's magazine. Instead of the model holding herself up against a wall, C-Note replaces the wall with prison bars. The work was produced using multiple colored ink pens.
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This Untitled work was created by American prison artist C-Note. It is the preliminary sketch work of the painting "La Reina de las Mujeres Chicas (The Queen of the Petite Women)." In the world of prison art, many prison artists, especially Hispanic artists use patterns for their drawings, as opposed to an original drawing. C-Note saw this pattern, and believed he could put his own unique perspective on the piece.
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This Untitled Seascape of Wax on handkerchief was created per the request of a Chicano prisoner who wanted to give the dramatic seascape to his girlfriend. The prisoner provided C-Note with a postcard of the dramatic seascape, given to him by his girlfriend.
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La Reina de las Mujeres Chicas (The Queen of the Petite Women) is a graphite on paper of a young cigar smoking Mexican woman who's wearing a belt with bullets. The green ocean, red clouds, and white sky rendered with wax is an homage to the flag of Mexico and its people.
La Reina de las Mujeres Chicas [The Queen of the Petite Women] (2016)8.5 in. x 11 in. (21.59 x 27.94 cm)Graphite and wax on paperDonald "C-Note" HookerLa Reina de las Mujeres Chicas (The Queen of the Petite Women) is a work on paper by California prison artist C-Note, the world's most prolific prison artist. The work features a graphite drawing of a young cigar smoking Mexican woman who's wearing a belt with bullets. The green ocean, red clouds, and white sky rendered with wax is an homage to the flag of Mexico and its people."I really admire the work of the imprisoned Chicano artist," says C-Note. "So when I saw this pattern amongst other patterns from an imprisoned Chicano artist, I wanted to trace it for my own personal use. I could put a spin to it."Prison art, especially amongst Hispanic prisoners, use a kind of stencil. It is from these stencils or patterns that they trace onto a surface before shading, predominantly through the use of...
