Art historians might understand the reference.

Apple I found on a branch in my yard....swarmed by ants. Kind of odd for it to be sitting so high, with chew marks...

Photo taken with my iPhone while I was mowing the yard and listening to the new Overkill album.

Accept it.

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I met a good group of young while on my biz trip to D.C.. Whatever politics you believe in doesn't change that these guys believe in our country and are doing what they feel is right. It's to easy these days for us to just see it as TV characters on the 6:00 news. These are real men. So I bought them a few rounds, and had a few smokes, and they got to talk to just one guy out of millions that appreciate their sacrifice.

Until you can stand up and are willing to take a bullet for something you believe in, then you better just walk on home boy.

Stay safe fellas.

- Ben

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Page excerpt from SVM Mac magazine out of France. I was contacted by their editor in chief and flikr user Milledix.He asked to print my pix of Jackie, "iPhone Love", in the magazine! How could I say no? So Jackie, and my iPhone are getting some attention across the pond.

Link to the Original Photo:



Make sure to check out SVM Mac magazine. It looks cool!

-B

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Ugh. We're half way through it. Thank the lord I have this phone &
Christy to entertain me.

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Get it? She's a Philosopher. So she thinks about stuff. But not smoking....cuz it's a habit..


ANYWAY...

I did a few experimental images of Hannah Arendt. I haven't ever done this style before - I've always liked the graphic, high contrast look, but just never dabbled in it myself. While technically, it's a simple procedure to mimic, I think the story is in the details. Not being content with just running a couple of photo shop filters (Pencil Sketch and Stamp) I went in with my handy dandy pen and made some detail scribbles. It's always a tough judgment call to know when to pull back, and stop adding detail. This of course, is the dilemma all artists face. Luckily I have Ctrl+Z.

I did these as a Proof Of Concept to myself, and a fellow I work with, Tom Stone ( personal site | blog )- who runs a really cool Philosophy site(s). He's a smart guy, so, I need to make sure I spell everything correctly in this post. He's the founder of EpistemeLinks. And is looking to expand the site's product line with some updated and unique work. So I thought I'd whip something up in a style he suggested.

Hannah is one if the philosophers that I picked as my test subject. I also feel that if you can do a woman (stop the childish giggling) and not make her look like a man, then, the process is a success. Why did I do 3 versions? Well - to be honest, I wasn't sure which image or age range she is most endeared at. Plus, I liked all three pictures that came up most often in my google search. I may experiment with a bit of color, and see if I can sneak into the Pop Art movement.

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Awesome Bike -er Tric?

My headlights illuminated a rather unique sight. The puddle underneath this car lit up a sweet reflection.

I thought this was cool. Seen outside Buffalo Gun Center.

I've had something like this in mind for a while, but it wasn't until dotdean who runs www.pl0g.de asked for an illustration for, "...a special twitter account filled by the "pl0gmonkey" a hard trained monkey in front of a macbook with coffee and cigarettes."

Hope this works!

Seriously man. I've never seen nor heard of such a thing. Shoulda knocked it over and freed all the (I assume) half frozen beasties inside.

Um....yeah. If only two people drink this shit and If it sits in the pot for 5 hours, it will be cold. It ain't the pot's fault. Don't be a playa hata.

I saw "Centre" because it's just that fuckin big. Their sign is wrong, it needs to be a CENTRE. And somewhere God should be worked in, because I'm sure this is the only place he can shop in just one visit.

This dude had to take a break. Get a puff - and make himself very aware to any hunters in the tristate region, " Whoa fellas, I'm no bear-walrus crossover. My head shall not adorn thine walls fine gentlemen! I'm just chillin, hav'in a Lucky Strike."

Rock on dude. Rock on.

We saw these fine fellas at the Harrow East Ballroom (after our romp ant the gay bar across the street). I;m not very familiar with their stuff, but I gotta say that I liked it. Good show. They should be bigger in the U.S. - but we're a finicky bunch.

...walked into a gay bar when your greeted by this. Of course, I didn't notice the gem until after;

1). The bartenders seemed really young, and unnaturally thin and well kept.
2). Stage show posters peppered around the bar.
3). A neon Bud-Light sign. (not normally too gay on it's own, but the rainbow backdrop really gave it away.)
4). Some dudes were like...hugging.
5). "Why didn't we notice that poster above the door when we came in?"

Yeah, that was hot. I love living here. High taxes, and this shit.

Like flypaper and a spider...er, fly on rice. Whatever - fat chics to Ho-Hos.

Happy birthday Christy!