Thomas Beutel

It's great to see this

SF, West Portal train station, Lowell HS students on walkout.

A colorful, abstract piece of art attached to a wooden utility pole, featuring vibrant pinks, blues, and blacks, with the handwritten text: "Make Bad Art with Good Friends." A car can be seen in the background.

Make bad art with good friends

Basically, "why hasn't Trump been linked to the scandal yet?"

Love this one

Love this!

Is it my imagination or is ChatGPT 5 much worse at code generation. My initial reaction is that it is positively stupid compared to 4o

TACO!

Trump Always Chickens Out

I'm a little late posting this, but Kruk and Kuip tribute at SF Sketchfest was magic!

Nobody predicted this… #sfgiants #MLB

A Visit to the Ancestral Visions Exhibit by Chelsea Ryoko Wong - Thomas Beutel Art Back in the late 90s my wife Joyce donated some of her mom’s cheong sam dresses to the Oakland Museum of California. OMCA has curated an extensive collection of clothing.…

Our recent visit to OMCA

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Mexicoa ghiesbreghtiana and Encyclia citrina, both orchids, are in full bloom in my atrium. They both grow on bark and I water them with the aid of a battery powered water system.

Tariffs threaten model railroading as industry group seeks relief The Hobby Industry Coalition seeks targeted refinements to what it sees as crippling tariffs.

This could affect 600,000 US jobs. As a kid who grew up with model trains and went into STEM as a direct result, I can attest to the positive influence of the hobby.

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I Just Discovered the Discover Button - Thomas Beutel Art I recently discovered that NotebookLM added a Discover button. This might not seem like a big deal, but it’s really good! It completely changes how I use it now. A…

If you use NotebookLM, you should try the Discover sources button

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Two California native seaside daisies surround by green leaves and unopened buds. Lavender petals with yellow centers. A brown honeybee is gathering pollen on one of the flowers

My seaside daisies just started blooming. The bees are already enjoying the flowers. 🌱

#nativeplant #bloomscrolling #flowerreport

It turns out it was for a good reason. I just wish I could find the information that is needed to make this page solid.

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The Creativity of Nothingness - Thomas Beutel Art One of my favorite books is The Wisdom of Not Knowing by Estelle Frankel. It’s one I return to again and again, especially when I feel creatively blocked or too…

Tapping into nothingness

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Stay tuned for stories about the 14th Edition of IMFF in San Diego. It was a powerhouse of inspiring celebration and activities as we acknowledged the future of mobile filmmaking is indie and community.

Photo: Cami on the Cam & Camila Osorio with Deadpool by Chuck Cook.

#mobilefilmSD #indiefilm

I love the space between the night and a sunrise, or the moment between the folds of the day into sunset. It’s a moment in time that embraces change and reminds us that without it, our lives would be boring and mundane.

Photo: Circa 2015. #Motivation #sunset

The first one is so expressive. But I think I like the second one the most. The colors speak to me and how everything is intertwined in different ways.

HELLO, MY NAME IS INIGO MONTOYA. THIS IS A GIFT SHOP.. PREPARE TO BUY.

This is a gift shop… prepare to buy.

Coaching on Demand: How I Use ChatGPT to Get Unstuck - Thomas Beutel Art ChatGPT isn’t just for generating content. I use it for coaching. I much prefer talking to my real coach. But those calls are scheduled, and sometimes I get stuck in…

Coaching with ChatGPT? Yes but it doesn't replace a long term coaching relationship

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Beautiful works of art

The Artist as Shaman and Healer - Thomas Beutel Art I often wonder about the deeper why of making art. Not just the technical or aesthetic reasons, but the spiritual ones. What role does the artist really play in society?…

A few thoughts about the practice of art

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This was beautiful! San Francisco rocks.

Try Something New (Even If You Fumble) - Thomas Beutel Art A couple of years ago, I joined my friend Michael Tarnoff on the You and I Make a Thing podcast to create self-portraits in the style of Chuck Close. It…

I look back at an interesting project I did with my friend Michael

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You now have a reason to visit Julian, CA 😊

Solar Panels in the Fog Zone - Thomas Beutel Art I live near the ocean in San Francisco. Foggy summers might make solar panels seem like a bad idea. But ours have worked great. Installed in 2008, and we haven’t…

Yup, solar panels work fine in the fog zone

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Growing Up With Model Trains - Thomas Beutel Art Grew up with trains. Not the real kind, though. Not at first. There’s a photo of me at age one, playing with a push train on the floor. Brio-style. Plastic…

Trains have always been a part of me

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My First Earthwatch Trip: Leatherback Turtle Conservation - Thomas Beutel Art Back in the early ’90s, my friend Bruce told me he’d volunteered on an Earthwatch trip to study black bears. He showed me his photos. I was hooked. I’d wanted…

It's been a while but I volunteered for 3 Earthwatch expeditions and each was a highlight of a lifetime. This was the 1st one...

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