'We're anti-influencer': ice-cream truck makes Instagram 'stars' pay double Kudos to this guy. He's got real integrity! And kudos to The Guardian for publishing another excellent article! Hmmm... I wonder if I could do the same to all those Amazon gimmick pedlars trying to get me to buy their weird crap with a promise of … Continue reading ‘We’re anti-influencer’: ice-cream truck makes Instagram ‘stars’ pay double
Thespian
For those of you who have ever had the pleasure of hanging out with stage actors, you realize that their public personas tend to be very, well, theatrical. Every word they say is accentuated with a purposeful pose and facial expression. It leaves you wondering if they are being a little condescending in some way. … Continue reading Thespian
Post-Punk Picassoid
I actually didn't model this one off a Picasso image, but he does seem to show up a lot. This was modelled after a random portrait where the model had Cubist makeup and thick, almost unrealistically solid hair. I wasn't sure of the colours, but found the Eastern European features and African colours played a … Continue reading Post-Punk Picassoid
There’s This One Rule of Success They Hardly Ever Talk About
There’s This One Rule of Success They Hardly Ever Talk About http://cristianmihai.net/2019/07/01/theres-this-one-rule-of-success-they-hardly-ever-talk-about/ — Read on cristianmihai.net/2019/07/01/theres-this-one-rule-of-success-they-hardly-ever-talk-about/ This is awesome and so true! The other day I was trying to move a big tick in my garden. Ok, it's a small boulder. I had my wheelbarrow on its side so I could roll the rock into … Continue reading There’s This One Rule of Success They Hardly Ever Talk About
We’re All Mad in Here
We’re All Mad in Here http://cristianmihai.net/2019/07/03/were-all-mad-in-here/ — Read on cristianmihai.net/2019/07/03/were-all-mad-in-here/ Well, this nicely sums up my recent thoughts and feelings. Thank you, Christian Mihai!!!
Egon Schiele, New Wave Icon
I've always been fascinated by Egon Schiele's self-portraits, but not entirely certain why. There's a vulnerability in them that I felt was recognizable in some other context and I found myself attracted to it. I only recently figured out a possible connection for me. I've been loving a load of New Wave music on Spotify … Continue reading Egon Schiele, New Wave Icon
New Flowers for 2019
I usually start much earlier in the season to capture little buds growing around the house and get the colours when they seem most vibrant. I wasn't able to until last weekend when I put my camera on an automatic setting for natural daylight portraits. Here are a few of the shots I got. I … Continue reading New Flowers for 2019
The Young H.G. Wells
He holds a Victorian look and a sense of cool that could only come from a modernized version of the literary hero of that era. I have to wonder if people like Wells were considered rock stars of his time, or was he some geeky odd recluse writing his genius without anyone really knowing him. … Continue reading The Young H.G. Wells
Living Two-Dimensionally
Sometimes, regardless of angles, shading, and perspectives, the figure remains two-dimensional. The funny thing is, I believer this guy could still be walking around as a two-dimensional being. Most of the time, we can't see him, unless he's right in front of us. Here, I caught him as he's turning. Almost as if he's somehow … Continue reading Living Two-Dimensionally
Watching
He caught me observing him and got a really annoyed look on his face. That's what I'd have felt had my subject been a live person, as it turns out it was an Expressionist drawing that I changed by exaggerating the neck, straightening the head from a tilted position, and removing the hand it was … Continue reading Watching
The New Renaissance Mindset 