I heart you, pandora you make your own internet radio stations based on your own suggestions, then they read your mind and fill your ears with happiness. yesterday I put in aztec camera and they gave me billy squier, and you know what? I like billy squier. If roddy and billy got in a fight,…

Here’s another one of my machines series paintings. I figure as long as I get one painting done a week, I’ll be in ok shape for October. I’ve been working full-time and don’t get as much time to get to the studio. Still I’m thankful for the paycheck before school starts and I’m getting enough…

This weekend was packed full of painting, big breakfasts, and golf. I got two more paintings done. One of them is for the New Student Exhibition at CCA so that’s one deadline taken care of. Today we went to the Harding golf course out by Lake Merced in SF and smacked some balls at the…

Hi, it’s friday, lots of work to do, not much art to show. I will leave you with this tool for searching for Flickr images by color. Retrievr

Let’s say you are a successful artist who makes my living entirely from painting. Now… do you really think you would take the time to create and run a pay seminar to tell other people how to make a living at art? Doesn’t it kinda look like you are trying to make a living at…

OK Go Treadmill Dance Much more silliness: “I have spent many years walking the Earth, much like Kane, and I’ve seen many things. Some of them legal, some of them warranting several eternities in Hades. But I have never before bared witness to purple potatoes. Seeing as that I am such an adventurous chap, I…

Nothing to report. It’s Monday. I’m working lots and I didn’t paint all weekend. I’ll head back to the studio tomorrow night. played with iWeb yesterday and made another website, like I need one. It was mostly an exercise in playing with iWeb. It’s ok. Pretty easy once you figure out the whopping 10 things…

This weekend has been packed with fun, a little too much fun. Friday after work I had some drinks with my coworkers before heading home kinda loopy. Friday night we walked over to Irving Street. We went to a japanese restaurant (Koo?) at 6th and Irving. Pretty good stuff, I guess. They had some exciting…

Instrument of choice Originally uploaded by angrypirate. By robert philips She was a girl No one ever chose For teams or clubs, Dances or dates, So she chose the instrument No one else wanted: The tuba. Big as herself, Heavy as her heart, Its golden tubes And coils encircled her Like a lover’s embrace. Its…

Today I discovered that I’m so out of shape that just walking the 3.5 miles to and from work every day has made me sore. Now tonight I must walk home again just to get rid of the ache in my muscles. When did I get so out of shape? Oh yeah, it was all…

It’s Peter O’Toole’s birthday today. Happy brithday, Pig! Read his bio. It’s also the day Wild Bill Hikok got shot in Deadwood. Sorry they killed you, Wild Bill. In honor of Peter O’Toole and Wild Bill I say we all go home and watch a double feature of Lawrence of Arabia and Deadwood episodes.

The “Beach” show at Studio Gallery opens tomorrow. It’ll be running til August 12th so stop on by. Visit the website for more info. The Studio Gallery is in San Francisco at Polk and Clay. I have some of my octopus and sea star paintings on display. This drawing will soon be incased in wax…

My studio mate, Olivia Brown, will have some work included in a show called Alchemy at the Hang Annex Gallery opening this Thursday the 3rd of August. There will also be one or two pieces in the main gallery. (see below for address details) The opening is from 6-8 pm. Hang Art 556 Sutter St.…

“Cuz the only time that I feel at ease, discount is swinging up and down in a coconut tree. Oh what a life of luxury, to be like an apeman.” Thank you Kinks.

I took a class today on encaustic monotyping. I think it should be renamed to encaustic on paper. We just painting wax on hot palletes and rubbed paper over them to transfer. So yes, technically monotype, I suppose, but I don’t know, kind of a stretch. I made the mistake of being charitable. There was…