Painting mermaids in the rain #360video

Working on a mural size painting of mermaids in the garage as it rains outside. Reflecting on the distortion in 360 camera shots.

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Borrow or Buy Paintings In Ventura Storage =)

I have been making art for 30 years now (OMG). I was cleaning all the ash from the Thomas Fire out of my art storage unit in Ventura and I realized that I wanted to get these old paintings out into the world! If you have walls to decorate… this art that needs a little…

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#musicvideo and @procreate digital drawing

Inspired from mantras from Yoga by The Sea on Oxnard Shores on Saturday. Music From https://soundcloud.com/majesticcasual/tracks

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Dragonfly, new moon and recent dreams

Photos of a found dragonfly and mysterious experience. ​​ Dream:  We climb to the top of the tower and get inside the sphere.it starts to rotate. One man mentioned the Christian’s who threatened to knock the tower over. We are worried. The kids appear. I and mom volunteered to swap our spots and let them…

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Joseph Campbell Quotes on the Mythological

Campbell, J. (2002). Flight of the Wild Gander: Explorations in the Mythological Dimension – Selected Essays, 1944-1968. Novato, Calif: New World Library. A symbol – and here I want to propose a definition – is an energy–evoking and – directing agent. When given a meaning, either corporal or spiritual, it serves for the engagement of…

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The work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction

Quotes Walter Benjamin, “The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction,” in Illuminations, pp. 217 – 254 (37 pp.) They (concepts on art and production)  are, on the other hand, useful for the formulation of revolutionary demands in the politics of art. p218 Since the eye perceives more swiftly then the hand can draw,…

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The Way of Art – Quotes

The Way of Art by Joseph Campbell. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://thesithlibrary.wordpress.com/2008/03/09/the-way-of-art-by-joseph-campbell/ “There is an important distinction to be made between art as therapy and art as art.” “No, a myth isn’t a lie,” and then I gave him my definition. I said, “It’s an organization of symbolic forms, images and narratives that are metaphoric of…

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Art Without Limits and The Art of Going Viral

I’m excited to announce that I was elected to be on the Board of Directors at Art Without Limits. The mission of AWoL is: Art With­out Lim­its cre­ates inten­sive one-on-one men­tor­ships for aspir­ing Santa Bar­bara County artists by pair­ing them with pro­fes­sional artists and busi­ness experts to help them suc­ceed in their cho­sen art form. We encourage…

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