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It's finally out. Get yours before it sells out. (And while you're at it, buy his Landscapes and Still Life art collection books too. And Alla Prima II. And all his DVDs. Just buy everything.) #richardschmid
June 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ja... We just lost one of cinema's most polarizing geniuses. No one else makes the surreal feel so visceral the way he did. Mulholland Drive is one of my favorite films of all time.
David Lynch, Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive director, dies aged 78
Film-maker who specialised in surreal, noir style mysteries made a string of influential, critically acclaimed works including Wild at Heart and Eraserhead
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January 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Here is a blog post I just wrote about the Wayward Wormhole novel writing workshop experience, for those who might be curious about what happens when a bunch of sci-fi/fantasy/horror writers get together to learn and socialize: www.ethereality.info/ethereality_... #waywardwormhole
The Wayward Wormhole novel writing workshop experience – Ethereality News & Weblog
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December 15, 2024 at 5:12 AM
I am so ready. youtu.be/EqUNNtV0450?... I wondered why Cillian's name is not listed, and from the trailer it looks like he has been turned into a zombie? #28yearslater
28 YEARS LATER Trailer (2025)
YouTube video by ONE Media
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December 10, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Back from #waywardwormhole for about two weeks now, and still coughing from the cold I caught in the middle of the writing workshop. I now have two manuscripts to write the next draft for and send out, so my 2025 is going to be very busy. Oh, and here are some photos I took while I was there.
December 8, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Took these a few hours ago at a local park. #coyotepondpark #landscapephotography
December 5, 2024 at 7:16 PM
The new novel from my friend, @MVMelcer, is out!Inversions is the sequel to her debut novel, Refractions, and although they are connected, they are standalone, so you don't have to have read the first one to enjoy this one. #scifibooks

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Inversions (The Guardian Cycle Book 2)
Inversions (The Guardian Cycle Book 2) - Kindle edition by Melcer, M V. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Inversions (The Guardian Cycle Book 2).
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December 5, 2024 at 7:16 PM
New portrait painted for class demonstration (using Rebelle 7 Pro) #ArtistOnTwitter #DigitalArtist #digitalpainting #madewithrebelle @escapemotions #fromis_9 @realfromis_9 #nagyung #portraitart
December 5, 2024 at 7:16 PM
New portrait, painted in Rebelle 7 Pro
#ArtistOnTwitter #DigitalArtist #digitalpainting #madewithrebelle @escapemotions @VIVIZ_official @GFRDofficial #EUNHA #viviz #GFRIEND
December 5, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Reorganized the studio recently and took some photos.
December 5, 2024 at 7:16 PM
New portrait (Danielle of NewJeans) painted for a live class demonstration. Started in Procreate, then finished in Rebelle 7 Pro. @NewJeans_ADOR #newjeans #ArtistOnTwitter #DigitalArtist #digitalpainting #madewithrebelle @escapemotions @Procreate
December 5, 2024 at 7:16 PM
My annual wrapping-up-the-year blog post:

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Wrapping up 2023
Here’s the last portrait I finished, painted in Rebelle 6 Pro. It’s Yulhee, formerly a member of Laboum.
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December 5, 2024 at 7:16 PM
My copy of Refractions that @MVMelcer sent me just arrived. She thanked me in the acknowledgments, which is lovely. If you're a fan of The Expanse, it has similar qualities that fans of hard sci-fi with political intrigue and mystery thriller elements will enjoy.
December 5, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Someone asked for a YouTube version, so here it is:#YUKIKA #citypop #plasticlove @YukikaGlobe

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December 5, 2024 at 7:16 PM
I did a mix of Yukika's cover of Plastic Love, where I took the clip of her singing it during a live stream with just the camera mic, then added vocal effects and mixed it with the original version. #SoundCloud#YUKIKA #citypop #plasticlove

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Plastic Love - Yukika & Mariya Duet version (mixed by Rob Lunatique Chang) by Rob “Lunatique” Chang
I did a mix of Yukika's cover of Plastic Love, where I took the clip of her singing the song in a clip she uploaded to Instagram, and the audio was just the camera mic with the instrumental music heard at lower volume in the background, and then inserted it into the original version's instrumental and added effects to make it sound like a full studio mixed/mastered version. But since her clip didn't include the full song, I only had the clips she posted on her social media to work with. To solve that problem, I just kept the original vocals by Mariya for the missing parts, so it's like they traded off with each other in the song. There was no way to get the vocal effects to sound exactly like the original since they used old analog gear and I have no idea what they used, so I just used whatever I could in my arsenal to achieve a similar enough feel to not be too jarring. Also, Kika's clips were camera mic recording, so it's not going to have the same sonic characteristics as the very expensive tube mic that was probably used in the original recording in an expensive commercial studio.
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December 5, 2024 at 7:16 PM
My favorite City Pop artist, Yukika, delayed the new EP for a year, then dropped the AOTY (for that genre/adjacent genres), and announced she was retiring. 😭I'm gonna miss hearing new music from her.#YUKIKAISBACK #YUKIKA #Citypop

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Album - Time-Lapse
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December 5, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Painted this for a class live demonstration for students, in Procreate with iPad Pro. #Procreate #digitalart #fantasyart
December 5, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Took one of my photography students to a local park to shoot some landscapes. I used the Olympus E-M1 Mark II and the 12-40 f/2.8 Pro #landscapephotography #photography
December 5, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Timelapse video of the Yulhee portrait painting. You can see how much I struggled with indecision on how to paint the background, but in the end it was worth it because I think what I ended up with is the best version (IMO#madewithrebelle @escapemotions

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Yulhee of Laboum, portrait painting (timelapse) with Rebelle Pro 5 & 6
This painting started in Rebelle 5 Pro, and finished in 6 Pro. At 1:22 there is a small jump because I had to export to Photoshop to use its Liquify tool (Rebelle 5 didn't have it yet, but got that feature in version 6), so it didn't get recorded.
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December 5, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Re-uploaded an updated version. Previous upload had a problem I didn't notice. It's a portrait of Yulhee, formerly of Laboum. Painted in Rebelle 6 Pro, with a little bit of Photoshop #ArtistOnTwitter #DigitalArtist #digitalpainting #madewithrebelle
@escapemotions #yulhee #laboum
December 5, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Just took a few photos of the backyard. That ugly cardboard box is for when I'm writing and need to cut the glare from the sun to see the screen better. It's a cheap but effective solution. #writerscommunity #backyard #WritingCommmunity #WritingLife
December 5, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Another portrait of my wife, Elena. It started in Photoshop and finished in Rebelle. I supposed I could have done it all in Rebelle, as I didn't use any of Photoshop dynamic brushes for this. #ArtistOnTwitter #DigitalArtist #digitalpainting #madewithrebelle @escapemotions
December 5, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Finished a portrait of my wife, Elena, painted in Rebelle 6 Pro. It's been years since I last painted a portrait of her and this is my fave so far of all the ones I've done of her over the years. #ArtistOnTwitter #DigitalArtist #digitalpainting #madewithrebelle
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December 5, 2024 at 7:15 PM