Artist Redux
@paraboloid.bsky.social
Retired (escaped) from graphic design; once studied printmaking; now draws & paints. Vermonter, terrified.
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Artist Redux
@paraboloid.bsky.social
· May 1
Just want to say all of my work exists in the material reality of cotton fiber, acrylic resin, pigments, inks, and graphite. I do not use any digital technology except to process photos of my work, and then only to present it as accurately as I can.
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Been a while since I posted any art—been intensely woodshedding, trying to get my aesthetic feet under me. Here are a couple recent efforts.
October 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Been a while since I posted any art—been intensely woodshedding, trying to get my aesthetic feet under me. Here are a couple recent efforts.
Been a while since I posted any art—been intensely woodshedding, trying to get my aesthetic feet under me. Here are a couple recent efforts.
October 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Been a while since I posted any art—been intensely woodshedding, trying to get my aesthetic feet under me. Here are a couple recent efforts.
Scenes from my walk a couple days ago, more in replies. Read the ALT text.
September 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Scenes from my walk a couple days ago, more in replies. Read the ALT text.
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A literal fascist and some school kids are killed by gunfire on the same day, and the nation mourns the literal fascist, and writes off the dead children as the cost of the Second Amendment. As America collapses it’s no comfort that collectively we fucking deserve it.
September 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A literal fascist and some school kids are killed by gunfire on the same day, and the nation mourns the literal fascist, and writes off the dead children as the cost of the Second Amendment. As America collapses it’s no comfort that collectively we fucking deserve it.
No paintings to show you, but going through old photos I found these, from a brief trip to NYC sometime in the early ’90s. Scanned from film with Nikon Coolscan scanner in 2000. Originally shot with Pentax K-1000 and the standard f/1.7 lens that came with it, no record of what film. More in replies.
September 1, 2025 at 12:33 AM
No paintings to show you, but going through old photos I found these, from a brief trip to NYC sometime in the early ’90s. Scanned from film with Nikon Coolscan scanner in 2000. Originally shot with Pentax K-1000 and the standard f/1.7 lens that came with it, no record of what film. More in replies.
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Newsom knows that there will be no place for him in public life if Trump destroys our democracy. It’s a mystery to me why other Democratic politicians don’t quite get that, because there will be no place in public life—or at least no power—for *any* of them if Trump succeeds.
August 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Newsom knows that there will be no place for him in public life if Trump destroys our democracy. It’s a mystery to me why other Democratic politicians don’t quite get that, because there will be no place in public life—or at least no power—for *any* of them if Trump succeeds.
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It’s important for professional Democrats (and everyone, really) to recognize that these people are not a loyal opposition making good faith efforts to enact reforms they believe will make the country better for people who live in it. They are the enemies of free society, intent on shutting it down
August 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
It’s important for professional Democrats (and everyone, really) to recognize that these people are not a loyal opposition making good faith efforts to enact reforms they believe will make the country better for people who live in it. They are the enemies of free society, intent on shutting it down
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🔭. My friend Thomas Spirock captured this spectacular image of the near-full moon a couple nights ago, using the 13” Schupmann telescope at Stellafane. As shown here it’s downsampled to 30% size, and jpg compressed for posting. Much more about it in ALT text and some full-res details in replies.
August 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
🔭. My friend Thomas Spirock captured this spectacular image of the near-full moon a couple nights ago, using the 13” Schupmann telescope at Stellafane. As shown here it’s downsampled to 30% size, and jpg compressed for posting. Much more about it in ALT text and some full-res details in replies.
oh, ooohh, oh, OH, OH, OOOOH.
[My kind neighbor provided this. My love, inexplicably, did not want any of it, and I ate the whole thing. That big slice went on my chicken burger last night, which needed no other condiment.]
[My kind neighbor provided this. My love, inexplicably, did not want any of it, and I ate the whole thing. That big slice went on my chicken burger last night, which needed no other condiment.]
August 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
oh, ooohh, oh, OH, OH, OOOOH.
[My kind neighbor provided this. My love, inexplicably, did not want any of it, and I ate the whole thing. That big slice went on my chicken burger last night, which needed no other condiment.]
[My kind neighbor provided this. My love, inexplicably, did not want any of it, and I ate the whole thing. That big slice went on my chicken burger last night, which needed no other condiment.]
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old enough to remember Kent State, full of forboding
August 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
old enough to remember Kent State, full of forboding
Everything I do now is experimental; I’m slowly building a new visual vocabulary and grammar. This could hardly be more different (unless I suddenly channeled Vermeer or someone) from the earlier image. Sorry for bad photo, too lazy to make a better setup for that. See ALT text for more.
August 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Everything I do now is experimental; I’m slowly building a new visual vocabulary and grammar. This could hardly be more different (unless I suddenly channeled Vermeer or someone) from the earlier image. Sorry for bad photo, too lazy to make a better setup for that. See ALT text for more.
These days any good thing gets my full attention, and at the moment that good thing is that this is the best summer for peaches in a while. The regular less expensive non-Amish, non-novelty-shape, Eastern peaches making their way into our local grocery are just terrific,
August 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
These days any good thing gets my full attention, and at the moment that good thing is that this is the best summer for peaches in a while. The regular less expensive non-Amish, non-novelty-shape, Eastern peaches making their way into our local grocery are just terrific,
The skull lurking in there wasn’t directly intended but I sort of encouraged it after noticing it was present.
Been a while since I’ve posted any new paintings. Here’s a smallish (17.7×22.1 inches) exploration, paper mounted on matboard, mounted on a wood frame behind (trying to work out a way to present these that’s practical for me and allows easy hanging.
August 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The skull lurking in there wasn’t directly intended but I sort of encouraged it after noticing it was present.
Been a while since I’ve posted any new paintings. Here’s a smallish (17.7×22.1 inches) exploration, paper mounted on matboard, mounted on a wood frame behind (trying to work out a way to present these that’s practical for me and allows easy hanging.
August 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Been a while since I’ve posted any new paintings. Here’s a smallish (17.7×22.1 inches) exploration, paper mounted on matboard, mounted on a wood frame behind (trying to work out a way to present these that’s practical for me and allows easy hanging.
@catsofyore.bsky.social does this one count?
August 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
@catsofyore.bsky.social does this one count?
Read that article all the way through, where you can learn that men with long guns harassed a pride gathering with kids present but “people's worst fears largely did not materialize.” Yikes. But credit where due: Idaho (Coeur d'Alene) cops did OK with this.
Arriving en masse in a nondescript rental truck is a tactic white supremacist agitators have recently developed www.npr.org/2022/06/11/1...
August 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Read that article all the way through, where you can learn that men with long guns harassed a pride gathering with kids present but “people's worst fears largely did not materialize.” Yikes. But credit where due: Idaho (Coeur d'Alene) cops did OK with this.
I will follow back anyone who can identify the red thing in my avatar
August 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I will follow back anyone who can identify the red thing in my avatar
Krasner is drastically underrated, and as so often with women artists, hidden in the glare of her male partner. I love Pollack’s work, but I’m starting to think she was deeper. This is a great painting, it does what abstraction does best.
August 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Krasner is drastically underrated, and as so often with women artists, hidden in the glare of her male partner. I love Pollack’s work, but I’m starting to think she was deeper. This is a great painting, it does what abstraction does best.
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🔭Stellafane is one of the coolest places on the planet. More people should know about it, so I’m reposting this, which I promise you is worth 2:44 of your time. The place is 88 acres with multiple observatories. Much more at stellafane.org — dig the groovy retro website style. That site is HUGE.
August 5, 2025 at 1:25 AM
🔭Stellafane is one of the coolest places on the planet. More people should know about it, so I’m reposting this, which I promise you is worth 2:44 of your time. The place is 88 acres with multiple observatories. Much more at stellafane.org — dig the groovy retro website style. That site is HUGE.
My alter-ego’s pizza adventures thread this evening. I could attest that it was good, but that would be redundant, wouldn’t it?
Pizza in the works. Dough: Portland Pie Company (ME not OR). Sauce: Bove’s Marinara, citric acid, sugar, garlic powder, years-past-expiration-date Red Boat. More about this over time, as I get the chance. See ALT text.
August 4, 2025 at 1:54 AM
My alter-ego’s pizza adventures thread this evening. I could attest that it was good, but that would be redundant, wouldn’t it?
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So the little prickly guy was back again today in the same spot, and I began to understand why we get few apples from that tree
August 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
So the little prickly guy was back again today in the same spot, and I began to understand why we get few apples from that tree
For the record I just followed this account, much of value here, but I’m not at all sure what’s supposed to be wrong about artists making relatively inexpensive prints that can be owned by the merely wealthy instead of only the super-rich. Maybe he just doesn’t like pop art?
Examples: Lichtenstein's Gemini GEL sculptures, Warhol's print portfolios, Oldenburg and van Bruggen's later public commissions, a lot of Wesselmann's nude prints:
August 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
For the record I just followed this account, much of value here, but I’m not at all sure what’s supposed to be wrong about artists making relatively inexpensive prints that can be owned by the merely wealthy instead of only the super-rich. Maybe he just doesn’t like pop art?
Could there be a clearer example of billionaires vs. the rest of us?
#BrokenTimes #MamdaniVendetta continues on the home page.
July 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Could there be a clearer example of billionaires vs. the rest of us?
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I’m at an age when one routinely checks obituraries, and this one hit me kind of hard. I never knew hims—must have met him once or twice—but his music, his library work, and especially his radio show had a big impact on Vermonters including me. Parkinson’s sucks.
www.sevendaysvt.com/life-lines/o...
www.sevendaysvt.com/life-lines/o...
Obituary: Robert Jay Resnik 1953-2025
Beloved musician, librarian, DJ and host of radio show All the Traditions made a lasting impact on the music and culture of Vermont
www.sevendaysvt.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I’m at an age when one routinely checks obituraries, and this one hit me kind of hard. I never knew hims—must have met him once or twice—but his music, his library work, and especially his radio show had a big impact on Vermonters including me. Parkinson’s sucks.
www.sevendaysvt.com/life-lines/o...
www.sevendaysvt.com/life-lines/o...