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The Boy Who Ate Ice Cream
December 6, 2021
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This is Lion. That is literally his name. In Russian anyway.
He is the son of an amazing Russian photographer Maria Patsan (@Maria_patsan).
Before seeing Maria’s work, I had never seen anyone eat ice cream from a cone with a spoon, yet alone with the ice cream cone, then also…
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TVNeck
November 22, 2021
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What can I say, I’m a Radiohead fan. But not just the “Creep” or “Ok Computer,” I have literally never heard a Radiohead song or album that I didn’t like, and often will listen to their entire discography, front to back, for hours upon end. “Pablo Honey,” “The Bends,” “I…
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And Your iPod Only Has One Song In It
November 18, 2021
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This is Jordan.
Jordan is a quirky, creative, expressive, talented tattoo artist here in Houston. She also battled cancer and whipped its ass.
When working on this piece, Jordan had told me that she had no problem if I featured the chemotherapy port scar she carried on her upper…
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The Genius of Norman Rockwell’s Triple Self-Portrait
September 28, 2021
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Norman Rockwell - GettyImages
Norman Rockwell is the quintessential American painter and illustrator and one of my favorite all-time artists. He has produced over 4,000 works in his lifetime. Among those, he has illustrated over 40 books including the two iconic works Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn from my favorite…
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Yearbook Photo
September 5, 2021
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This is Barbra Streisand. In high school.
I can’t quite understand why I appreciate her so much. Perhaps it’s her toughness, an edge to her that says she won’t easily be pushed around. Maybe that’s what happens when you grow up in Brooklyn or when your dad dies when you…
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Saint Sonya of Tuscany
August 3, 2021
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This is Sonya.
Sonya is a fierce Russian-speaking Armenian-blooded ball of fury who had fallen madly in love with Italy and promised to one day make it her home and have a family there.
She realized her dream.
To acknowledge her Russian heritage the portrait was done with a nod…
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Stacie in Summer
July 15, 2021
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This is Stacie.
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This is Stacie’s line art.
Stacie is such an eclectic mix of a human being. She is intelligent, intuitive, creative, musical, artsy, and she also has the ability to recall nearly every moment from her waking life. A skill I think would be awesome to have but…
