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14-Dec-2007
Flickr Pro Stats Showed Me Uses of My Images
So Flickr Pro users now have access to stats, also announced on the flickr blog on the amounts of traffic they get, and where that traffic comes from. One of the first things I saw was a post on Valleywag that uses an old image from my Amiga Pictures set, here’s another old link to...
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31-Oct-2007
Misc-y Halloween!
Did I really go a day without blogging? For shame! No, not really. It’s Halloween, though I don’t have any special visuals to offer you today — I’ve been far too busy lately. But I do have many tasty linky treats to offer. Really! Remember, Color Me Badd — famous for the song I Want...
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28-Aug-2005
Gomez ArtLung
Ladies and Gentlemen, the Ferreteer repurposes my self portrait based on a suggestion from Tom Bickle. Ferreteer has made me laugh out loud before with his PhotoShop shenanigans. It’s a lovely morning. Feeling great. my back was hurting yesterday, but it’s much improved today. Today’s a pool day, I believe.
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27-Aug-2005
Psychology 101 Substitute Teacher, 1988
Though I don’t have the proof, this one is even better than the last one.
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27-Aug-2005
Psychology 101 Professor, 1988
Well, that last one was a terrible resemblance, as pointed out by Tom Bickle. This one is rather better, I think. This actually looks like my professor. I even have some
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26-Aug-2005
Self Portrait, 1990
Little more than a scribble. The mustache is an afterthought. Not a great likeness. I can tell the year because of the mustache, and the lab coat. Maybe it’s not obvious to you it’s a lab coat, but it’s sure obvious to me.
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26-Aug-2005
Minimal Brushy Angst, 1988
I like this one a lot. So minimal. So few strokes, but it works as a whole. I like it. Updates: we were given the great gift of a gym membership and last night we used it for the first time. Leah and Dev and Alex to a Tai Chi class, and I went to...
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26-Aug-2005
Spoils of Google Talk: Cantenna Illustration
One of my pals, Binary Wolf, and I, spoke for more than an hour (was it two?) yesterday — about all topics. Quite a wonderful conversation between two cable-modem havin’ guys. Turns out he was looking for a logo, and right there on the audio call, I whipped up an illustration that now graces his...
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24-Aug-2005
B&W Texture, 1988; Thoughts on flickr’s 2006 account changes
This was for the graphic design class in 1988 that I did so poorly, as I recounted here. The idea was to have some rich textures to show off. This one was done with india ink, washes, and black and white colored pencils. I still quite like this texture. Something like this makes me think...
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24-Aug-2005
Jek Vehicles, 1988
Part of my fandom of Japanese culture was learning, which is to say _trying to learn_ the hiragana and katakana alphabets. So while these vehicles are interesting and well rendered, what I find more interesting is my own careful choice of names. Jek is the overarching name of the zaibatsu I invented for these pieces....
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17-Aug-2005
Goatee Chin, 1990
Pure expressive brush, quickly rendered, on thickly textured watercolor paper. This is what I want to do more of. The fun of it is in the thick and thins of the line, and in the permanence of the stroke. There’s no turning back when you put a line down. I love that. It sure can...
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17-Aug-2005
Cal RT Boss, 1995
I don’t remember this guy’s name. I would have drawn this on a slow night at California Hospital. He was a midwestern guy, and a supervisor. I think he was primarily a neonatal therapist, though he ended up as a night shift boss. It’s kind of strange how I got the job there. I interviewed...
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17-Aug-2005
Tank Landscape, 1990
This was drawn as part of my brainstorming a Christmas card in the run up to the first Gulf War. It’s supposed to have a melancholy feel. I think given that the tank is sort of unrecognizable, it has a science fictional quality. Interesting to me that 14 years later and we’re dealing with Iraq...
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17-Aug-2005
Halloween Poster, 1987
In 1987, the year I graduated High School, I did this poster for Halloween. I’m still proud of this one. It’s a big mishmash of characters, it made an impression on those who came by, it was fun to do. Related: pumpkin designs.
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16-Aug-2005
Halloween Pumpkin Designs, 1987
Nine designs for pumpkins. I believe I did these in anticipation of Halloween, 1987. On paper, and with Micron Pigma type pens. I like ’em. My favorite thing about these is that I can tell I showed them to my grandma, who declared that Pumpkin Idea 5 looked like he “doesn’t have good sense.” I...
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15-Aug-2005
Man in Ink & Charcoal, 1987
This is my favorite of the inky colored pieces I have. I’ve said before I don’t have that many pieces in color. Ones in black and white and red are among the strongest pieces though. I like the clarity of this one, decisive line work. This one is not with spray paint though, it’s with...
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14-Aug-2005
Alien Spraypaintcolor, 1987
Another in a series of experiments with ink and spraypaint. Less effective. I like the idea of this one more than I like it. He could easily be part of the Star Trek rougues gallery. I like the inclusion of an alien alphabet on this one.
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14-Aug-2005
Girl Spraypaintcolor, 1987
Old experiment with ink and spraypaint, a metallic blue if I remember. And some other colors as well. A very fun experiment. Great texture.
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13-Aug-2005
Man With A Gun, 1988
It’s hard to imagine a more aggressive picture than this one. The 18 year old self of mine could be pretty aggressive in his head, but he was passive on the exterior. Too many years bullied. Led to tendencies toward passive aggression. Not my best quality. Working on it still.
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12-Aug-2005
Omega the Lazy Dog, 1987
Related: Dog and Desk @ 2:30pm, 1987. Omega was the friendliest dog in the world. She did not really understand that we owned her. I guess it’s all a matter of perception. Many times we’d get phone calls from people saying “we have your dog, the kids love her” — we would go to the...
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12-Aug-2005
Vampire Morning, 1985
Ever have one of those days? I felt like this yesterday. I thought I was all suave, but I was actually exhausted and irritable and irascible and lots of other ir-starting words that mean _mean_. Today is a brand new day and I get to choose how to be. And I am rested, so I...
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12-Aug-2005
Desert Guy, 1986
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11-Aug-2005
Dog and Desk @ 2:30, 1987
Omega the Dog, ink on paper, 1987. This was from the summer after high school and before moving to Virginia. Omega was a good dog, loving, goofy, and she made a great pillow. I have another drawing of Omega that’s pretty good, when I post that I’ll talk about all my memories of Omega. Today:...
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09-Aug-2005
The Behemoth, 1984
I like giant robots. Did then, too. This week has been upended, I have training to go to out of town. There may be no blogging and scanning for the next two days. We’ll see. In the meantime, visit my Drawings & Artwork flickr page to see the scanning-up-a-storm I’ve done in the past month...
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