Ah, shit.

Hmmmmm... It would APPEAR as though there has been a problem with my comment field, which was just recently brought to my attention. Something wrong with the formatting wouldn't display the entire "word verification" thinger required to LEAVE comments.. SO... As of right now, I am somewhat at the mercy of HTML, which isn't co-operating (it never does), but I've chosen to REMOVE the word verification temporarily until I can wrap my mind around what is causing this.

Please, obscure internet marketing companies, don't use this as an open invitation to spam my comments. Trust me, no one reads this shit anyway. You're not getting any publicity out of it.

For the rest of you, PLEASE, just leave me a comment on this if only to let me know that it's working. This is a CRY FOR HELP.

Salaam!

wtf Safari?

Hey, anyone ever gotten this one before? I felt a little indignant.

Nothing at all, really.

I think that which keeps me from writing regularly is this complex that it's not worth writing unless it's something epic. In response, I've chosen to say basically nothing at all for this post, and just put another piece up.

"Et deux par deux, sans compter nos morts,
Qu'on laisse derrière des ébauches fanées, des secrets de carrière
Et trois par trois, dans nos coeurs essoufflés,
Des secousses se forment, on réfléchit plus tard, mais n'arrive faut rêver"
-Béatrice Martin/Coeur de Pirate

Title: The Machine and its Denizens (2007)
Size: 5x7" around image
Medium: Ink and Technical Pen
Status: FS, $50⁰⁰

Filler

What? You mean you DON'T just sign on to Blogger and thousands of randoms follow you?
How does that HAPPEN? I just can't wrap my mind around what factors would supply some blogs with tens of thousands of interested readers, while some other, equally legitimate blogs, go completely unnoticed, by EVERYBODY.

Note: I am NOT complaining about my lack of followers (which consist of my girlfriend and her friend, who no longer uses Blogger), but rather just making an interesting observation regarding the exponential increase in certain blogs' popularity for seemingly little reason.
What makes a popular blog, aside from the people that follow it?
What drives people to diligently describe their most personal thoughts to no-one that's going to read it?

The first question is one I cannot accurately theorize about. I've had too much contradictory data on the subject to make any conclusions.. ALTHOUGH, one thing that's consistent is that these blogs are always actively following and commenting on other blogs. But then the question arises, where did those other blogs come from?? Did Blog A just go and follow Blogs B through Z, regardless of their content, and hope that B-Z had enough courtesy to follow back and comment?

As far the second question goes, I have a little insight to offer, even if only based on my own personal feelings: why do I describe my most personal thoughts to no-one that's going to read it? Well, there's always the godforsaken chance that someone is just gonna "happen upon" it... SOMEONE's gotta, right? And then they'll tell all their friends, right? Right.
Well, seeing as THAT belief is completely delusional, I'm going to justify my continuing to blog by feigning digital insanity. Can't a guy just talk to himself? And then painstakingly edit and refine that conversation, with photographs and HTML??? GYA HAHAHA HAAA...

Here's a painting!

Title: WOSE
Size: Roughly 4 feet tall.
Medium: Spraybomb
Status: NFS; it's on a skateboard park.


Sorry to whoever's piece that was I covered; it was totally skated-off and just looked like shit 'cause of the wear. I invite you to bomb over mine, should you ever read this.

I'm... Back?

It would seem as though I had to be here first before I could return, which barely seems the case. But alas, I have finally decided that with nothing but time on my hands (I am at the mercy of unemployment), I should make an effort to shower the world with the droplets of liquid insight from the fountain of wisdom that I sometimes feel like my brain can be likened to.

Deluded, you ask?

Heck yes.

But it's keeping you reading.

So are these spaces between my paragraphs. I could make it seem like I've written tons without actually saying anything, really.

But that's a waste of space, and my resolution in the new year was to be digitally ecological. No wasting of precious internet space, we need that for viruses and porn.

I would, however, like to offer a little pollution in the form of my scribbles and paint marks. Sometimes, when I have motivation, I like to make pretty paintings, and for the same reasons that paintings sometimes go unfinished, nobody ever sees them. SO, since very few people see this blog as it is, I figure I'll just post maybe a painting/unfinished work a day or so. I'm always welcoming SERIOUS, and harsh as it may be, critique. All works are, unless otherwise specified, for sale at yours and my discretion pricewise. After all, a deadbeat such as myself has to live too. Therefore, my prices are often very reasonable, and sometimes very minimal.

My main aim is to spread the art around, not build an empire. We all have to get by, but I'd be much happier knowing that artworks are going towards clients I feel are going to display them with pride, and appreciate them as bits of my feelings instead of just weird wall-pieces.

That being said, sometimes they DO get a little weird, and if you have questions, I'd be glad to field them to the best of my ability.

I would like to dedicate my Blog re-awakening and newfound confidence to my wife-in-training, whose blog I have just had the pleasure of redesigning. GO check it out at http://littlegoldlemons.blogspot.com. She's a brilliant little cutie with lots to say, and she will absolutely love and appreciate your attention. I will also be redesigning THIS blog soon, so hers doesn't look such a shit-ton better than mine. Don't worry bb, I'll still keep it less interesting. ;)

Update: Almost finished work on layout. Not gonna complicate things too much.

Sooooooo... Here's the piece of the day!

Title: j.con

Size: 12x8"

Medium: Acrylic

Status: NFS, personal collection.

Sorry, this one's not going anywhere!