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The Guide
This indexed color image is the guide I am using for a new painting. The landscape itself was generated using 3D landscape software.
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Watching a bio of John Lennon, the next day I started to dig through his discography.It was exciting to see an older album cover of his containing an illustration of the Statue of Liberty. Gimme Some Truth is the album. What makes it great is the black and white photo of John and Yoko superimposed [...]
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Read moregoodbye space shuttle
Manifest destiny and military/space dominance. Not entirely sure where all that is coming from, but I give credit to collage.
Read moreBelmont Harbor
This point marks the entrance to Belmont Harbor and a beautiful point from which to view the city. I’ve just reworked this illustration into a 3 color print.
Read moreDeep Water Horizon Explosion is Here
I’m not sure why the Gulf region has been hit so bad lately, but other than “Mother Earth is pissed off” I have only a few theories.
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Today I got an alert on my phone about another oil rig on fire in the Gulf of Mexico. First thought… is this a conspiracy? Are burning oil rigs becoming our equivalent of roadside bombs? Common sense tells me it’s most likely a coincidence.
Read moreIraq war is over
So is unsustainable consumption! One big hangup I had with the war in Iraq had nothing to do with the war in Iraq. I remember during the days of the mid-2000′s when the war was going full steam.
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According to Bono, sometimes you can’t make it on your own. We’re continuing to experience increased economic and financial pressures in our country. It can shed a light on situations that may not have been so clear before.
Read moreLiberty illustration
Give me illustration or give me death… I’m not kidding. It’s a growing obsession now that I must illustrate everything I see. There’s a reason for this too. The story goes like this –
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