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The Pancakes & Booze Art Show – Minneapolis

Mister Viddy — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:30:45 +0000

Don’t forget folks, The Pancakes & Booze Art Show hits Minneapolis on October 14 and 15 at Barfly. If you have a hankering for booze, pancakes and quite possibly nudity then mark your calendars. As an added bonus, I will be showing my work at this event. Head on over if you can, it’s like $5 to get in plus free pancakes.

Day 60: A Post A Day (Two Month Anniversary!!!)

Mister Viddy — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:24:57 +0000

Wooosh! It has been sixty non-stop days of posts and another 305 to go before I meet my goal. This is just the beginning but I’m feeling good. I’m feeling motivated and gosh darn it, I can do it!

Day 57: A Post A Day (Hump Day Sunday)

Mister Viddy — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:39:26 +0000

Sunday. It’s no longer the new Monday for me. Now it is hump day, the mid point of my work week. And here I am, sitting in front of my monitor eating mints and drinking coffee. Because I am like that. Isn’t today Super Bowl Sunday? I don’t know. I’m not a huge sports fan so I have no idea what is happening in the world of sports today.

So what about you? How are you doing? You know that I am always interested in what you have to say even if it appears that I am ignoring you.

I don’t know, I think that I’ll be getting a new tripod for my camera soon and perhaps some additional strobes or flashes. I haven’t decided yet. I also need some new lenses but they are pricey so it’ll be a while before I get around to new lenses. Now that I think about it, I could use some more radio triggers for my strobes. Ugh, and I also need a new photo printer because the one I have now always has banding even though I have cleaned it and aligned the print heads.

Wow, now that I think about it there is a lot of camera gear that I need or could use. Don’t even get me started on bicycle gear because that is a whole other animal. At least when it comes to my current cycling needs it is a case of want and not a true need for anything. But if I absolutely have to I can convince myself that I “need” a new bicycle. But enough about me, what about you? What do you need? Is there anything that I can do for you? Just ask. I am here for you. This is a two way street after all, I don’t want to come across as selfish or overbearing. Talk to me. Don’t hold it in.

Okay, I’ll back off for now. Remember, Sunday is no longer the new Monday. And black is always black. There is no such thing as red or some other color being the new black. And no, forty is not the new thirty. It is what it is.

When A Second Glance Reveals The Irony

Mister Viddy — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:13:57 +0000

So there I was, sitting at my desk and between the tediousness of helping those who are not able to help themselves, I did a little #2 pencil sketch of the Sharpie marker that I keep on hand for special projects.

Granted, this is just a simple sketch. Practically a doodle. But in a moment of vanity I decided that this piece of art must be photographed and uploaded to Flickr and Facebook. So I did just that.

You see? Do you see that? The delicious irony made even more delicious and evil because it was not intentional. In case you missed it, look at the drawing above. It is a sketch of a Sharpie marker, done with a #2 pencil and then photographed with the camera on my BlackBerry Curve. The photo is out of focus.

Do you see? Do you see it now? It’s a sketch of a “Sharpie” but the it is out of focus and hence, NOT SHARP AT ALL!!! Oh my god, how can I be so talented and clever? I don’t question these things, I just roll with it.

Day 42: Self-Portrait Saturday (In Acrylic)

Mister Viddy — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:05:41 +0000

This is a very basic self portrait that was done with black acrylic paint on watercolor paper. It was meant to be the first in a series of similar styled acrylic portraits but to date the only other completed portrait was the one that I did of my friend Derek. I hope to complete a total of one dozen portraits by the end of 2010. I prefer working in acrylic because it offers me a certain degree of flexibility that I cannot achieve with oil paints. And I also like the fact that acrylic paints dry much quicker so I can complete a project and have it ready to hang in a short amount of time.