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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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Mar 14, 20133 min read
Dissecting Art, Intersecting Anatomy
I’m a bit late with this post, but I’m still thrilled to be included in this currently running group show co-curated by Vanessa Ruiz of...
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Mar 10, 20134 min read
On The Road 5.5
Adventure photos from my recent trek across the great Pacific. All images created with my iPhone 4s. I (Hawai’i) II (New Zealand)
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Mar 7, 20131 min read
On The Road 5
On a recent adventure in New Zealand I had the good fortune of staying at Solscape Eco Retreat in the hills above Raglan, overlooking the...
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Mar 2, 20131 min read
Notes & Advice 5
The Artistic Learning Curve The internet can sometimes be productive…usually when you least expect or want it to be. On a recent...
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Feb 9, 20131 min read
New Vessels
Lately I’ve been brainstorming and refining a new artistic vision, taking the opportunity of any downtime between large surgery paintings...
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Feb 2, 20131 min read
Liberate, and Create!
I just finished these designs, to be implemented on promotional materials later this year:
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Jan 29, 20131 min read
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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Jan 25, 20133 min read
Catharsis Reunion Show Flier
More to come in the near future about this band, this phenomenon which forever altered the course of my life, called Catharsis. For now,...
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Jan 16, 20131 min read
Grasping
I unearthed this old thumbnail sketch recently while searching for some reference photos in an impossibly overstuffed manila folder, a...
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Jan 9, 20131 min read
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