Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

  • Hail to the “KING”

    My brother has been after me for years to paint him a Muppet portrait- which I largely ignored. I decided to surprise him, however, when I was struck with the inspiration for this composition. My brother can be self-important, uber serious, and humorless- so Sam the Eagle was a natural choice. He also worked for…

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  • working again

  • awwwww, screw it

    plenty of excuses, which are just that, excuses. why I haven’t posted, why I’m not creating, why I’m not doing anything that isn’t just enough to get through the day to day that has become my life. A visit with family over the holidays resulted in a trip to my uncle’s office. He has a…

  • pain that can’t be described

    things went ok- I am alive and well, and in way too much pain- GOOO HYDROCODONE!!!!

  • All Systems Go! (?)

    Florida State University’s Krentzman Gallery is currently hosting “All Systems GO! the space show” curated by FSU Instructor and Alum, John Lytle Wilson. The show is comprised of works by artists found by Mr. Wilson on places like Myspace and is largely dedicated to imagery and sculpture depicting sci-fi and outer-space elements. An eclectic showing,…

  • Hotel Chevalier

    Love him or hate him, Wes Anderson is an original storyteller. I’ve been a fan of his for years and have much respect for his humor, wit and imagination. I was upset to hear that his short film, “Hotel Chevalier” would not be released with the theatrical screenings of his new feature length film, “The…

  • I gots me an iPhone!

    I took a promotion at work recently. One that requires me to be on call, 24-7. So after years of resisting joining the “cel phone culture”- I have finally caved- I bought an iPhone. I have to admit that it is pretty frikkin’ sweet! With some exceptions… For starters, FedEx botched the delivery… Setting up…

  • Portrait of the artist as…

    … a thirty-something hack. Micron on cardboard.

  • A Tremendous Ending!

    I have just finished my first year of teaching Drawing and Painting at FSU’s Union Art Center. 2 sessions of 2 classes a semester, and there has been no end to the talented individuals who sign up to take it. Mostly they are people who have some degree of skill but are uninterested in taking…

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