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Kyle Kolbe
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Tabletop miniature painter, pigment and color geek, audiophile, videophile, Midwest dad.
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americanbar.org
The ABA stands firmly with Chief Justice John Roberts’ statement rejecting calls by government officials to impeach federal judges who issue rulings with which they disagree.
The American Bar Association stands firmly with Chief Justice John Roberts’ statement rejecting calls by government officials to impeach federal judges who issue rulings with which they disagree. For more than 200 years, our legal system has afforded individuals the right to disagree with judicial decisions and to appeal them if they are the aggrieved party. Targeting judges personally or threatening to remove them because they rule a certain way has never been acceptable. Such efforts are intended to intimidate judges and our courts and weaken public trust and confidence in our judicial system. The ABA remains committed to upholding the rule of law that forms the bedrock of our democracy. The courts are a co-equal branch of our government, and they must be treated that way. Respect for judicial independence is nonnegotiable. We call upon the government and our elected officials to cease making statements that undermine our fair and impartial courts and the rule of law.
March 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…
an archival black and white photograph of the KKK marching in Washington DC with the capitol behind them
February 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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americanbar.org
The ABA supports the rule of law. Read full message: www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
February 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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andrewtorrez.bsky.social
The American Bar Association has just called upon every attorney, regardless of their political views, to join them & stand up for the rule of law & at minimum insist that our government "follow the law."

Every lawyer has an ethical responsibility to do so.

www.americanbar.org/news/abanews...
We call upon our elected representatives to stand with us and to insist upon adherence to the rule of law and the legal processes and procedures that ensure orderly change. The administration cannot choose which law it will follow or ignore. These are not partisan or political issues. These are rule of law and process issues. We cannot afford to remain silent. We must stand up for the values we hold dear. The ABA will do its part and act to protect the rule of law. We urge every attorney to join us and insist that our government, a government of the people, follow the law. It is part of the oath we took when we became lawyers. Whatever your political party or your views, change must be made in the right way. Americans expect no less.
February 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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newyorkstateag.bsky.social
My office will always fight to protect New Yorkers’ right to be who they are.

For more information about New York's laws protecting transgender, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, and intersex people, visit:

ag.ny.gov/resources/in...
Health care information for transgender, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, and intersex New Yorkers
Health care information for transgender, nonbinary, gender nonconforming, and intersex New Yorkers Know your rights , Health care information for transgender
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February 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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thebrushsmith.bsky.social
Creativity

over

Cruelty

🖤❤️
January 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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joshuawcotter.bsky.social
Three Chicago landmarks (from ‘nod away, volume 2’) -@quimbysbookstore.bsky.social, Margie’s Candies and Reckless Records
3 pen and ink drawings of busy Chicago street scenes
January 12, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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The Vallejo strike has been going for two full weeks. They are striking for safer working conditions, a policy to protect against workplace harassment, as well as a 15% pay raise to bring them closer to the regional average wage. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVqE...
Why the Vallejo staff is on strike and what can we do to support them?
YouTube video by Zombie Sashimi
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December 7, 2024 at 7:14 PM
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goobertownhobbies.bsky.social
The longer the owners hold out and refuse to negotiate, the louder the art and mini painting communities should get. I'm barely at 10% volume right now, but I am making the choice to NOT feature Vallejo products in my videos until this is resolved with all of the workers' demands met.
December 7, 2024 at 7:19 PM
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quiddityks.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 7
My interpretation of Werner's Nomenclature of Colours, based on the excellent information from this site: www.c82.net/werner/
A long skinny book, the boards are covered in paper with blue and grey rectangles in a grid and it is bound on the left side with a single bolt so it can pivot open. The same book, showing the first printed page which reads "Werner's Nomenclature of Colours Based on the 1821 Original by P. Syme as adapted by Nicholas Rougoux." The same book, with the pages spread open in a fan to reveal a rainbow of colours. The same book, once again in open in a fan, this time revealing pictures of plants and animals on the reverse side.
December 7, 2024 at 1:33 PM
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tdaleillustration.bsky.social
A 40k commission I just finished!
Was asked to paint the clients best mate as Marneus Calgar of the Ultramarines in a stately portrait style.
Always good fun painting space marines!

#fantasyart #scifiart #warhammer #warhammer40k #spacemarine
A blue space marine stood holding a helmet and a white banner with personal heraldry and insignia
December 5, 2024 at 5:38 PM
gkwfm.bsky.social
Post a face!

And please add ALT text to your photos for accessibility and discoverability. Just describe what you see in the picture. It’s fun to write little stories about your little guys.
#miniaturepainting
A disembodied miniature head partially painted. The head sculpture depicts a 1940s era Russian male tank pilot with a large mustache and leather tank helmet. Super-deformed or chibi board game miniature figure depicting a floating vampire with bat wings. The vampire’s face holds a grimace displaying large red eyes and pointy teeth. A partially painted fantasy hill giant miniature for use in tabletop roleplaying games like Dungeons and Dragons. The giant has a large fat head with drooping double chins and cheeks. A close up of a painted 75 mm scale figure cropped to their head. The figure is a flesh golem similar to Frankenstein’s monster with decayed grey and green skin. World War 2 era goggles cover his eyes and metal bolts protrude from each side of his neck.
December 5, 2024 at 6:06 PM
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TIME'S PASSING (2007)
Oil on Panel - 26" x 16"

As a native Californian, I really enjoy the change in seasons that I experience living in New England. There is even beauty to be found in the shadows of the leafless trees against the pale gray winter sky. 1/2
The view through an open archway of a ruined stone structure. Beyond the winter sky is pale and desaturated with the sun barely visible in contrast. Thin stones make up what remains of the structure. A weathered copper sun sits above the keystone. The trees in the background are all skeletal and bare. The snow in the immediate foreground suggest the last dregs of winter when the season drags on forever.
December 4, 2024 at 3:52 AM
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For now it would be this one, which I considered as my best painted mini
#minipainting
#infinitythegame
#miniatures
December 3, 2024 at 3:23 AM
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ricciado-paints.bsky.social
This is what’s currently on the painting table, a gift for a friend. Trying to push the cast shadows and environmental lighting again. Trust in the power of the greys #minipainting #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #warhammer
December 3, 2024 at 11:20 AM
gkwfm.bsky.social
WIP of a bust of Tom Hardy as James Keziah Delaney in the 2017 FX series Taboo. Painted in oils and acrylics. Trying out cast shadows. Still a ways to go. #miniaturepainting #paintingminiatures
A partially painted miniature sculpted bust of actor Tom Hardy portraying his James Delaney character from the 2017 FX TV series Taboo. The bust cuts off mid-torso and upper arms. The character’s skin is tan from their time in Africa and their face is scarred through the left eye with a poorly kept goatee facial hair. Back in the United Kingdom before 1900, the character wears a black stove pipe hat, dress shirt and pin striped vest, and an outer black leather coat with a broad fur lined collar.
December 3, 2024 at 6:21 AM
gkwfm.bsky.social
I like to revisit this Warhammer necromancer every few years. I may never finish them. My latest attempt left them in fluorescent colors and some glow experiments. My next attempt will try to match the grim dark illustration and I’ll cut away all the sharp points on the cloak.
Warhammer Age of Sigmar Necromancer 32mm painted miniature. The figure resembles an ancient death wizard in magenta and blue robes gripping a glowing skull and in the other hand a craggily wooden staff decorated in more skulls. Warhammer Age of Sigmar Necromancer 32mm partially painted miniature. The figure resembles an ancient death wizard in dark magenta and purple robes gripping a skull and in the other hand a craggily wooden staff decorated in more skulls. Warhammer Age of Sigmar Necromancer 32mm partially painted miniature. The figure resembles an ancient death wizard in sepia and white robes gripping a skull and in the other hand a craggily wooden staff decorated in more skulls. An illustration of a porcelain skinned necromancer in a dark red cloak and bat wing high collar. The figure relies on a craggily staff and holds a spell book.
November 26, 2024 at 4:35 AM
gkwfm.bsky.social
My only remaining minis from my childhood. A few very early TSR DND minis (from late 70s), and some oldhammer Citadel minis from the late 80s. Anybody else have stuff this old?
25 millimeter dungeons and dragons lead miniatures from TSR, from left to right, a dwarven spearman with shield, a monstrous orc archer readying an arrow to string his bow, and a blue cloaked wizard with a white beard down to his toes in a pointy hat and gripping a jewel headed staff. Five Games Workshop and Citadel Warhammer Fantasy 28 millimeter miniatures displayed on a redwood block. From left to right the miniature figures are a rotting zombie clothed in rags raising a stone axe over their head, a chaos warrior in blue plate armor and T slit helmet draped in wolf hide gripping a large battle axe, a chaos abomination with tentacles instead of a right arm, blue skin, red eyes, a steel mask covering half their face grasping a small axe over their head, a skeleton knight drenched in chainmail presenting the severed head of a fallen enemy, and a blue brute warrior with a striking red Mohawk and holding a shield.
November 26, 2024 at 4:09 AM
gkwfm.bsky.social
As much as I like miniature painting, I tend to devote more time to organizing, swatching, digitizing, and cataloging my 100s of hobby paints and matte artist acrylics. This chart finds the paints in my collection with the highest chroma and value (brightness), plus neutrals and shades. For mixing.
Selection of paint swatches organized by hue around a 10 step color wheel. Diagram includes key for paint brand abbreviations and 9 neutral greys.
November 22, 2024 at 1:21 AM
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Some early sketching WIPs of Warhammer Age of Sigmar miniatures. A jaundiced Orruk Krule boy and a witch hunter.
Warhammer Age of Sigmar plastic miniature partially painted. The figure is monstrous with mustard yellow skin, purple blue rags, spiky armor and sword, and a round teal shield with a monster face sticking out its tongue in sculpted relief. Warhammer Age of Sigmar plastic miniature partially painted. The male figure with a wide brimmed hat, long coat, vampire hunting wooden stakes, sword, flintlock pistol, and cape strides through cobblestone streets led by his outstretched arm grasping a lantern that contributes the only illumination.
November 22, 2024 at 1:08 AM
gkwfm.bsky.social
During parents weekend at Brehm preparatory school in Carbondale IL, we stayed at a cabin in Shawnee national forest and it was dark enough to see the Milky Way!
Milky Way Astro photography from Carbondale Illinois, with fall trees in foreground.
November 22, 2024 at 12:51 AM
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I’ve been spending some of my hobby time transferring my tubed artist oil paints to dropper bottles, thinned with gamsol and oil matte medium. Goes on smooth on my warhammer little guys.
Messy hobby desk with tubed oil paint in the foreground, a syringe, and dropper bottles with decanted thinned oil paint for fantasy miniature painting.
November 22, 2024 at 12:34 AM
gkwfm.bsky.social
I’m 3 years late to the party, but this web series has some great aesthetic vibes that resonate with me. Mash up of Möbius, French comics, Luc Besson, Delicatessen/Alien Resurrection/City of Lost Children, Blade Runner. Plus it’s weird in the best way. youtu.be/29E-HNTWEOE?...
Prepare for Execution - DYNAMO DREAM - Ep1 Pt2
YouTube video by IanHubert
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September 6, 2024 at 4:01 AM
gkwfm.bsky.social
With a variety of silicone beads, you can create a large reference of chroma and value gradation in consistent form light. Then load your photo reference into ChromaMagic for analysis. #color #colour #colortheory #artreference #2dart #traditionalart
A selection of silicone beads in many hues analyzed by ChromaMagic displaying its Munsell color notation tab. A selection of silicone beads in many hues analyzed by ChromaMagic displaying its grayscale value tab. The selected bead has a value of 4, a mid gray, where the scale reads 0-10, 0 is black and 10 is white. A selection of silicone beads in many hues analyzed by ChromaMagic displaying its chroma tab in grayscale. The beads with higher chroma or color intensity approach white while lower chroma approach black. A selection of silicone beads in many hues analyzed by ChromaMagic displaying its color hue wheel tab.
September 6, 2024 at 3:47 AM