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laughing matter

We could all use a little more lost art.

That time of year again.

It's inevitable. Might as well befriend it.

It's funny because it takes considerable time, skill and effort, so it clearly can't be done for everything. So who decides what is worth dragging with us through the centuries? Whose corpse gets to be repeatedly re-embalmed? What kind of simplified story will be spun out of these undead facsimiles?

Art conservation and restoration is inherently hilarious to me. Sure, you can touch up that painting, but that's more akin to a remaster than to returning it to some 'authentic' original state. Personally, I'd prefer to just let it rot.

I keep coming back to this. You've taken your digital technique into a really interesting direction. I love the limited palette. I love the facial expressions. I love the subtlety of the more human parts. Great work!

Thank you very much! Texture is very important to me. I try to achieve a certain ambiguity of material. When people recognize that, I feel like I've done my job.

me on the right

Almost two decades late, but I think the like button was a bit of a mistake.

I'm susceptible to their time-wasting tactics. I need to impose external restrictions. Even here, I've turned off most notifications. I don't like having my attention directed by strangers. Only occasionally. Only in small doses. No offense.

One major debuff I have to deal with is that I can only be active on one social media platform at a time.

Great Jaw

This part right here. That's what it's all about.

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Assume that everyone is in on the joke until everyone is.

I'm sure you have your reasons.

Every artist should have unwavering confidence and everyone who looks at art should be a relentless critic.

I don't lack focus. I'm perfectly focused on everything.

Amras by Thomas Bernhard is a beautiful story about sickness and death and fraternal incest and how Austrians are evil because they live in the mountains.

You experiment with formats and limitations and tools, but it always results in the same amount of readable surface, the same readable surface.

digital painting, 2025

09 - beloved

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two attempts at a routine

Not particularly into christmas. I do like seasonality. I like the decorations. I like society-wide benign ritual.

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confluence

Why want what you already have?

dream job: parasite (beloved)

I'm so bad at spending money. Pretty bad at earning it too.