Elvis in my basement

Apple Store vs Microsoft Store

2012-08-25T01:59:00.000-07:00

A couple of days ago, I was at a popular mall in San Diego. I noticed that this mall had both an Apple store and a Microsoft store. I also notice that the Apple store was very busy and the Microsoft store was almost completely empty.

Apple Store ...

Microsoft Store

Same night .. same time and only a few dozen yards from each other. I think this more than anything tells you win what direction each company is heading.

Hello - Is it me you're looking for?

2012-08-04T03:04:00.000-07:00

Can you name all the movies in the compilation?

Hello from Matthijs_Vlot on Vimeo.

Vice - The Westminster Dog Show... On Acid!

2012-07-29T04:25:00.000-07:00

Sucker Punch - Baby Doll

2012-07-28T17:26:00.000-07:00

This is an acrylic, ink and some Photoshop illustration of Baby Doll in Sucker Punch. It is a derivative piece.

Baby Doll - Sucker Punch

Dare to Fight

2012-07-27T23:36:00.000-07:00

There is something about this particular gorilla theater that I find really magnificent. We've all wanted to live out some secret life as a ninja and just for a moment forget our mundane life.

Improv in Toronto

Another Painting of a Face

2012-07-06T07:29:00.000-07:00

Can't sleep so I decided to get some ink and acrylic out .. this is a derivative piece and manipulated a bit through PS.

Complete Las Vegas Strip

2012-07-03T19:04:00.000-07:00

Decided to drive the entire Las Vegas Strip from Las Vegas Strip from the M hotel & casino to Fremont Street.using my GoPro HD HERO2: Motorsports Edition.

Almost Died for GoPro

2012-07-02T21:36:00.001-07:00

I just purchased a GoPro HD HERO2: Motorsports Edition from Amazon. It is a great little video camera. I decided that my first video adventure was to film the entire Las Vegas Strip from the M hotel & casino to Fremont Street.

I had just passed the M and was closing in on the South Point Casino when this guy in a white truck drifts into my lane and we almost had a head-on collision. He was talking on his cell phone - typical.

O Fortuna - Misheard Lyrics

2012-06-26T23:27:00.002-07:00

I will never again hear O Fortuna by Carl Orff and not think of this video.

Gopher Tuna and Hot Temperate Cheese.

They Eye and the Lady

2012-06-26T13:05:00.001-07:00

A couple of more painting .. They're derivative works of course .

Game of Thrones

2012-06-07T16:34:00.000-07:00

So Game of Thrones is over and I am already longing for Season III - which does not start until April of 2013. What shall I do until then?

Here are two Game of Thrones Main Title compositions - enjoy

Many Faces

2012-06-04T05:02:00.000-07:00

Just practicing on faces .. these are all derivative works.

Painting of Girl with Hood

2012-05-17T18:15:00.000-07:00

This is another derivative piece. It is acrylic, watercolor and ink .. okay with some Photoshop added. I am just practicing here on technique. It is a variation from a painting by another artist.

Girl of Many Faces

2012-05-10T13:26:00.000-07:00

So, I have been working on faces lately. Especially noses .. This is watercolor, acrylic and a little ink .. okay and some Photoshop .. It is a composite from a number of different artists .. you know an eye here and a forehead there ..

Facebook Evolution

2012-05-06T11:01:00.000-07:00

This is how all my discussions about evolution and the Big Bang go on Facebook. I just can't imagine how in this day and age there are people who firmly believe the earth is six thousand years old and we are all created from dust.

Happy Cinco de Mayo

2012-05-05T13:29:00.000-07:00

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Strange Mood Dude Paiting

2012-05-04T11:27:00.000-07:00

I was in a strange mood last night, so I got out my acrylics and ink and painted this dude. I also added a bit of PS into the mix. (I am no good at noses, so I was inspired by another artist)

Power Rangers Guitar Tutorial

2012-05-01T09:48:00.000-07:00

Always wanted to play the Power Rangers on Guitar

'The Hobbit' 48FPS Footage Divides Audiences At CinemaCon

2012-04-25T16:31:00.001-07:00

Story - 'The Hobbit' 48FPS Footage Divides Audiences At CinemaCo"

Yea .. this has always been the problem with digital and film going way back. For sports and for cartoons .. there is nothing better than high resolution - high speed video, but at 24 FPS (normal film) the eye catches the slower frame rate and your subconscious fills in the detail. Making it much more dramatic and real. Some times you can't answer the question with technology.

Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

Adventure Time on the Uke

2012-04-24T09:50:00.003-07:00

Finally someone has a good tutorial on playing Adventure Time on the ukelele. Jake and Finn would be proud.

Thanks Tommy at Off-the-Rails music.

Undelivered Delivery

2012-04-23T15:03:00.000-07:00

Undelivered Delivery - So I ordered a bed from Sam's Club. It was supposed to be delivered from 8am to noon. I called them at 2:00 pm. They told me they could not possibly make it to my house until maybe 8pm .. if not then it would have to wait until next week.

Kimberly Cole Mystery Dancer

2012-04-21T21:01:00.000-07:00

This dude (Keith Apicary aka - Nathan Barnatt) showed up at a Kimberly Cole dance audition and stole the show. I can't stop watching this guy ..

Iron Irony

2012-04-21T10:23:00.001-07:00

I woke up this morning and suddenly understood the iron.

Dreaming in Kubrick

2012-04-20T13:17:00.000-07:00

I found myself in The Shining the other night. I hate when I find myself in a Kubrick film.

Double Barrel .45 Pistol

2012-03-14T13:23:00.000-07:00

The AF2011-A1 Double Barrel Pistol is the first commercially available .45 semi-automatic pistol. It is made by Arsenal Fireams and comes in mirror finish Deep Blue or with a 3400 Vickers surface hardness White Ash Nitrite coating.

White shoot one bullet at a time when you can shoot two?