J Dunster
@greenverdugo.bsky.social
Oil painter of cats and portraits. I went to Otis Art College of Design in Los Angeles.
"El esposo" 8x8" oil on linen panel.
June 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
"El esposo" 8x8" oil on linen panel.
"La esposa" 8x10" oil on linen panel. A recently completed painting.
June 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
"La esposa" 8x10" oil on linen panel. A recently completed painting.
“Her Name is Blot” 8x8” oil on panel. Portrait of one of my cats. She’s actually very sweet tempered.
January 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
“Her Name is Blot” 8x8” oil on panel. Portrait of one of my cats. She’s actually very sweet tempered.
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The marginal details of the David Lynch memorial at the Burbank Bob’s Big Boy are what make it.
January 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The marginal details of the David Lynch memorial at the Burbank Bob’s Big Boy are what make it.
I'm trying to upgrade my skills, which hopefully (hopefully!) will translate to more paintings. I entered this painting in the Raw Umber Studios contest, using one of their reference photos. "Tousled Hair," 6x6" oil on canvas panel. Zorn palette (White, Cad Red, Yellow Ochre, Black only).
January 16, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I'm trying to upgrade my skills, which hopefully (hopefully!) will translate to more paintings. I entered this painting in the Raw Umber Studios contest, using one of their reference photos. "Tousled Hair," 6x6" oil on canvas panel. Zorn palette (White, Cad Red, Yellow Ochre, Black only).
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20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it.
The law only ever serves capital.
The law only ever serves capital.
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says
‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says
Pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their productsBusiness live – latest updatesThe developer OpenAI has said it would be impossible to create tools like its groundbreaking chatbot ChatGPT without access to copyrighted material, as pressure grows on artificial intelligence firms over the content used to train their products.Chatbots such as ChatGPT and image generators like Stable Diffusion are “trained” on a vast trove of data taken from the internet, with much of it covered by copyright – a legal protection against someone’s work being used without permission. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2024 at 4:34 PM
20 years ago we were suing teenagers for millions of dollars because they were torrenting a single Metallica album and now billionaires are demanding the free right to every work in history, so that they can re-sell it.
The law only ever serves capital.
The law only ever serves capital.
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I wish Warren Zevon were alive to write a song called “Busted At A McDonald’s In Altoona.”
December 10, 2024 at 2:06 AM
I wish Warren Zevon were alive to write a song called “Busted At A McDonald’s In Altoona.”
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Good morning, Bluesky
December 3, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Good morning, Bluesky
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I wanted to provide a thread here of some of the things I've been involved with in the fight against unethical generative AI for easy reference, starting with my work with @GaryMarcus.bsky.social. Our article shows irrefutable evidence of blatant plagiarism 🧵
spectrum.ieee.org/midjourney-c...
spectrum.ieee.org/midjourney-c...
Generative AI Has a Visual Plagiarism Problem
Experiments with Midjourney and DALL-E 3 show a copyright minefield
spectrum.ieee.org
November 11, 2024 at 11:01 PM
I wanted to provide a thread here of some of the things I've been involved with in the fight against unethical generative AI for easy reference, starting with my work with @GaryMarcus.bsky.social. Our article shows irrefutable evidence of blatant plagiarism 🧵
spectrum.ieee.org/midjourney-c...
spectrum.ieee.org/midjourney-c...
"Orange Crush," 4x4" oil on canvas panel.
December 2, 2024 at 5:32 AM
"Orange Crush," 4x4" oil on canvas panel.
"Eleanor," 12x12" oil on panel.
December 2, 2024 at 5:31 AM
"Eleanor," 12x12" oil on panel.
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At this point it’s been said in a hundred different ways, so I think people are being intentional about not getting it.
December 1, 2024 at 8:42 PM
At this point it’s been said in a hundred different ways, so I think people are being intentional about not getting it.
"Alain in Limited Palette" 6x6" oil on canvas panel. Limited palette is White, Burnt Sienna, and Ultramarine Blue.
November 30, 2024 at 3:06 AM
"Alain in Limited Palette" 6x6" oil on canvas panel. Limited palette is White, Burnt Sienna, and Ultramarine Blue.
An old acrylic painting: "Mellow Tiger," 5x5" (or 6x6", can't remember.)
October 19, 2024 at 3:53 AM
An old acrylic painting: "Mellow Tiger," 5x5" (or 6x6", can't remember.)
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Se você pensa que sabe tudo sobre Alien (1979), ouça nosso novo episódio que fala da treta gigantesca entre Ridley Scott e Jerry Goldsmith, e em como o diretor retalhou o trabalho do compositor. No Spotify e em todas as grandes plataformas.
open.spotify.com/episode/3vGd...
open.spotify.com/episode/3vGd...
October 15, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Se você pensa que sabe tudo sobre Alien (1979), ouça nosso novo episódio que fala da treta gigantesca entre Ridley Scott e Jerry Goldsmith, e em como o diretor retalhou o trabalho do compositor. No Spotify e em todas as grandes plataformas.
open.spotify.com/episode/3vGd...
open.spotify.com/episode/3vGd...