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Thoughts and writings about art, painting, and tattooing, as well as my experiments and explorations in other media such as film photography, digital photography and design, video, and more.

nickbaxtertattoos

Jun 16, 2016
2 min

Anatomical Study from Cadavers

One major artistic discipline for which I have the least formal study is anatomy. I find the human figure and its underlying structures...

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nickbaxtertattoos

Apr 30, 2014
6 min

What Is Art? (Part 2)

Last year I started collecting my thoughts on the continual debate in my head about what art is, and how it can be (among other things)...

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nickbaxtertattoos

Mar 14, 2013
3 min

Influences 4

Edward Paul Abbey (January 29, 1927 – March 14, 1989) Sometime around 2006 or 2007 a close friend lent me a battered, worn out paperback,...

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nickbaxtertattoos

Jan 25, 2013
3 min

Influences 3: Catharsis

catharsis [(kuh- thahr -suhs)] — n 1. An experience of emotional release and purification, often inspired by or through art. 2. American...

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nickbaxtertattoos

Oct 1, 2012
2 min

Influences 2

Light Shines Through was a painting I completed in 2010 for a group exhibition memorializing artist and tattooer Monica Henk, whose life...

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nickbaxtertattoos

Jul 17, 2012
2 min

Influences 1

“Denial Vanitas” Redux You know that thing that happens when you stare at a single word for too long, and the letters start to separate...

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