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...new work and site update coming soon.

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El-P - No Kings [instrumental]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bpyeFv0V8s

Untitled

Ironlak Strikers, Prisma Colors, OTR.850, Sharpies, Pencil, and Molotow on paper
I managed to slip a few sessions in here and there and brush up on my marker rendering. I've picked up a few tricks that I can't wait to apply to canvas as well. It's going to be a busy winter.

Paradox - Fake Funk

Fly's Tie Project

Mural In Men's Bathroom At Fly's Tie Irish Pub
Spray paint
Alright, so I have to apologize for the lack of posts in the past couple of months. I recently started classes at The Art Institute and I've been swamped with homework ever since. I did get a small chance to break free and get busy at The Fly's Tie, though. I wanted to get into more detail, but time was extremely limited. Don't hate me.

SNAX 5

SNAX 5
Sharpies, Prismacolors, DecoColors, OTR.850, Ironlak Strikers, No. 2 pencil on paper

So this is the final character for the SNAX series. I hope to get these in print form pretty soon so as to have some affordable work available. Don't bite your fingernails off just yet!

Now here's something we've all been waiting for. At least, I know I have:

From engadget:




IBM DEVELOPS 'INSTANTANEOUS' MEMORY, 100X FASTER THAN FLASH
By Sharif Sakr posted Jun 30th 2011 12:01AM

You've got to hand it to IBM's engineers. They drag themselves into work after their company's 100th birthday party, pop a few Alka-Seltzers and then promptly announce yet another seismic invention. This time it's a new kind of phase change memory (PCM) that reads and writes 100 times faster than flash, stays reliable for millions of write-cycles (as opposed to just thousands with flash), and is cheap enough to be used in anything from enterprise-level servers all the way down to mobile phones. PCM is based on a special alloy that can be nudged into different physical states, or phases, by controlled bursts of electricity. In the past, the technology suffered from the tendency of one of the states to relax and increase its electrical resistance over time, leading to read errors. Another limitation was that each alloy cell could only store a single bit of data. But IBM employees burn through problems like these on their cigarette breaks: not only is their latest variant more reliable, it can also store four data bits per cell, which means we can expect a data storage "paradigm shift" within the next five years. Combine this with Intel's promised 50Gbps interconnect, which has a similar ETA, and data will start flowing faster than booze from an open bar on the boss's tab. There's more detailed science in the PR after the break, if you have a clear head.

Work For Us

Work For Us
Sharpies, OTR.850, Ironlak Strikers, PrismaColors, & Molotow on paper
You know you're getting old when you spend your Saturday night drawing and blogging...about politics.

I find it ridiculous how everyone's all joyous about gay people getting married, but there are 14 million people in this country who still don't have jobs; a lot of them probably gay. So, what did we win? I mean, really? I'll do back flips when we stop invading countries and create jobs. Know what I'm sayin'?

But on a geekier note:

THE VIRUS AS A PLANETARY FORCE

"Geeking In Session"

"Geeking In Session" door hanger
Spray paint, oil, & acrylic on wood
So, on top of the fact that Northern Florida looks like downtown Los Angeles with all this smoke in the air, they issue this:

From WJXT:


SMOKE PROMPTS AIR QUALITY ADVISORY
Authorities Urge People To Stay Inside, Avoid Strenuous Activity 

POSTED: Tuesday, June 14, 2011

UPDATED: 7:43 am EDT June 15, 2011

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Visibility in downtown Jacksonville dropped Thursday afternoon.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The city of Jacksonville issued an air quality advisory Tuesday afternoon as smoke from massive wildfires in southeast Georgia shrouded the area with a thick haze.The City of Jacksonville’s Environmental and Compliance Department said elevated levels of particulate matter are from the smoke pushed down from Georgia. The quality was rated unhealthy for sensitive groups both Monday and Tuesday. [COJ's Air Quality Index]"The smoke extends through six counties right now and visibility continues to go down during the afternoon," Channel 4 chief meteorologist John Gaughan said at 5 p.m. "That makes me concerned for tomorrow morning because a lot of the smoke above us will settle across the area."

Video: Residents Cope With Smoke In Air
Smoke In Hospitals, Nursing Homes
iShot News Images: Fire, Smoke, Ash

Visibility on Wednesday morning at Jacksonville International Airport was down to one-quarter mile; a half-mile visibility reported at Cecil Field.There were numerous reports of ash falling in the greater Jacksonville area from fires burning 50 miles to the north. Some ash was spotted on cars in Channel 4's parking lot.

Florida Dept. Environmental Protection  ANIMATED AIR QUALITY MAP: Air Quality Index: Particle Pollution

The smoke built up on a day when the temperatures reached near 100 degrees and the humidity was also high."It's a little bit more taxing,because you have to deal with the heat and humidity, but you have to deal with the smoke, so you don't have as much energy as you normally would," said Susan Twigg.According to city records, this is the worst air quality measured in Jacksonville since 1998.City officials urge children, the elderly and sensitive individuals to take steps to avoid exposure by staying inside or refraining from strenuous outdoor activity. Any outdoor activities should be planned for times when particulate levels are lower.

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"CROMS"

"CROMS"
Spray paint, oil, & acrylic on a wooden box
Here's a prime example of what it means when someone says, "the theatrics of every day life.":

'ANONYMOUS' TARGETS FEDERAL RESERVE CHAIRMAN BEN BERNANKE

From Raw Story

Anonymous has set its sights on Ben Bernanke.

The most well-known hacker group, Anonymous, uploaded a video message to youtube yesterday calling for Fed Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to resign, among other things. It's embedded below.

The video begins with Bernanke saying he is 100% confident of his ability to control the income disparity in the U.S. -- the largest of any industrialized country in the world -- on 60 Minutes.

Then it says:

"Democrats have failed us, Republicans have failed us... It is time for us to stand up for ourselves... We must fight back against the organized criminal class... We must launch "operation Empire State rebellion. The operation will commence on June 14th...Operation Empire State Rebellion Engaged."

Anonymous first called for Bernanke to resign on March 12.

The group's latest Youtube video has this description: In this new video release, "as a first step," Anonymous has called for public protests beginning on June 14th, continuing "until Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke steps down." To make their case, they have presented a list of recent scandalous Federal Reserve actions.

The group also provided a Google Map guide to a series of protests, aimed to "* End the campaign finance and lobbying racket* Break up the Fed & Too Big to Fail banks* Enforce RICO laws against organized criminal class* Order Ben Bernanke to step down."

Details of Flag Day rebellion are described on the Google Map site as such:

This Flag Day, Tuesday June 14th, we will launch a non-violent social movement with this list of demands:

* End the campaign finance and lobbying racket

*Break up the Fed & Too Big to Fail banks

* Enforce RICO laws against organized criminal class

* Order Ben Bernanke to step down

The Banks - #BofA #Citibank #Chase #WF #Ally

Tweet: See FLAG DAY http://bit.ly/mdtXF3 #OpESR

Click on the $ on the map for rally info: #NYC #DC #Chicago #SF #STL #OKC #Flint #WI #Monterey

Here is more information about the Flag Day protest >

The movement has also been referred to as, "CTRL+ALT_BERNANKE."

Here is the Anonymous video message:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XySGw-g2tyk

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Crush Fest Pumas

Vote For CRUSH FEST!

I've recently submitted a design to Your Art Here for their t-shirt design contest. If you're feeling generous, stop through and cast a vote. You'll see submissions from a ton of great artists including local mainstay Yvonne Lozano. Click the link below and vote away! http://www.yourarthere.com/entry/evol/

Album cover for Ras Strife

Album cover for Ras Strife
Sharpies, Prismacolors, Ironlak Strikers, & No.2 pencil on paper
FREE REVOK!

REVOK ARRESTED AT LAX. BAIL SET AT $320,000!
From Logan Hicks

I was sorry to hear about Revok getting arrested at the Airport recently, but what sucks even more is the outrageous amount of $320,000 bail amount that they set for him. In case you are wondering how much that is compared to other cases happening at the same time in LA check out the info that I compiled below. ALL of the cases below are from the past 2 months.

Basically you can sedate and rape a patient, videotape boys in the restroom, molest children, put a bounty on your daughters boyfriend, carry a machete in public, commit a hate crime, rape a female, or leave your baby in a car that is 115 degrees, and none of those are as bad as graffiti in the eyes of the law. All of the above crimes that i mentioned have a bail amount that is a THIRD as much as Revok’s.

I am curious to see how this plays out. I suspect with the MOCA show and the police state that LA has on street art, it’s not going to be any better.

Check out the following:

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