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About Me

Hello there. I want to highlight as many artists as I can and promote my work in the process. Every so often I will change my top eight so you can get a chance to see an artist or gallery that you wouldn't normally get the chance to see. I hope this will launch communication and interest in young working artists or at least give people a chance to see new and exciting work being made today.So.... Now a little about me. I freelance illustrate. I'm also constantly creating fine art that I show in local gallery's. I'm an artist and a musician. I play the drums. I use to play drums in the band "the burning paris" but when that ended I formed my newest band "The living Sea". We have early cure and prog influences. We also kick total ass!

My Interests

I want to have a beautiful library when I'm older. I love printed,well, anything printed really. I collect very old childrens books and picture books. I buy patterned paper like it's a drug. I love the idea of common art so I have been looking for old paint by numbers and needlpoint , you know, the type of art that anyone can do,contemporary american common art or in other words,bad art. one day I hope to never have to wait or serve or take an order of any kind.There will be a day when my talent will be my living and I will support myself and my loved one with my creative energy.

I'd like to meet:

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Music:

THE BEATLES,beach boys, radiohead, interpol, yeah yeah yeahs, the shins, the distillers, buddy holly, lead belly, heavy metal when I'm drunk, neutral milk hotel, sun kil moon, the list goes on and on.

Movies:

ADAPTATION, BEING JOHN MALKOVITCH, FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, THE ADVENTURES OF BARON VON MUNCHAUSEN, I HEART HUCKABEES, DOG FIGHT, POLLOCK, RIVERS AND TIDES, THE RED VIOLIN, THE PIANIST, STAND BY ME, A HARD DAYS NIGHT, PIE, GANGU'S BLUES... MORE MORE more more.....

Television:

throw away your television! okay I do watch alot of television but it's more of a childhood addiction I can't shake. truthfully If I lived alone I wouldn't own a televison, but it's here now and my ass can't help but sit in front of it and watch stupid things like the sureal life. cartoon network has my love to.

Books:

whenever I wonder off in life I just read sidhartha from herman hesse and It brings me back to reality, I think Ive read it about a million times. Arthur Nersessian's novels. Juxtapoz Magazine.

Heroes:

ALL OF YOU

My Blog

Videos of me in DC

These are videos of the show I was in down in Washington DC called "GreenHeart" You would think I was the one to make these videos with all the attention on my work, but I didn't. I was proud to be pa...
Posted by michael on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:58:00 PST

Large Marg sent me

Here is the very beginning stage of my newest project. The last blogs I have posted will give you an idea of what it took to make it to this point. If my progress continues this should be done by the ...
Posted by michael on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:59:00 PST

The Bones of a Painting

There is a conclusion somewhere in this overlay sketch I finished tonight. I'm happy with the progress lately. I feel busy and creative. Almost time to do another photo shoot. Thanks to My Meghan for ...
Posted by michael on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:41:00 PST

Bilder Atlas

The search continues on with these pen and ink sketches that I referenced from a great book I got awhile back called "Iconographic Encyclopedia". You name it it's in there. These caught my attention. ...
Posted by michael on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:31:00 PST

leftways,rightways,upways,downways

I've been throwing a lot of ideas around in my head trying to free it from the chains of repetition. Lately you may have noticed I have been working with models and from my own photography. I'm search...
Posted by michael on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:27:00 PST