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Mike  

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  • Deviant of Many Talents
  • Male/United States
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  • Deviant since Nov 22, 2007, 4:02 PM
  • 64 Deviations
  • 3 Scraps [browse]
  • 27 Deviation Comments
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Technique

Journal Entry: Sat Nov 24, 2007, 12:23 AM
Almost all of my work is done from the window of a moving car, my Minolta Maxxum 9000 stuck out the window as I drive. I use Ilford HP5 almost exclusively, and I do all my own developing and printing. I set the camera for a depth of field from 30 feet to 50 feet, with an ISO of 320, and a shutter speed of 1/250.

I've traveled from Key West, Florida to Big Sur, California, to Eugene, Oregon to Portland, Maine.

I've lived in Pittsburgh, Pa., Atlanta Ga., Athens, Ga., and Austin, Texas. I've also lived in a Ford van as I followed The Grateful Dead out West.

I can also draw, paint, sculpt, blow glass, airbrush, work wood, and etch glass. Next I'll be building furniture, and I wanna learn how to weld.

I'll never hold a "straight" job again, and if I do, someone shoot me twice behind the left ear and dump my dumb ass in a ditch.
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Here's a place to get to know some of the other artists, or get some support and/or advice: [link]

  • Mood: Artistic
  • Listening to: Billy Bragg, The Cure
  • Reading: The Gulag Archipelago by Solzhenitsyn
  • Watching: The Simpsons, Firefly
  • Playing: Secret Weapons Over Normandy
  • Eating: Nuthin' good
  • Drinking: Diet Cherry Coke

Devious Information

  • Current Age: Older than most of you punks...45 (Taurus)
  • Current Residence: Georgia mountain house
  • Interests: Art, Reading, Writing, staying alive
  • Favourite movie: Fight Club, The Blues Brothers, The Cooler
  • Favourite band or musician: Tom Waites, The Beatles, Robert Cray, Billy Bragg
  • Favourite genre of music: 1980's College/Underground
  • Favourite artist: Edward Hopper, Jackson Pollack (Jack the Dripper)
  • Favourite poet or writer: H.D. Thoreau, Walt Whitman, Tom Robbins, Alexandr Solzhenitsyn, John Irving
  • Favourite photographer: Walker Evans, Margaret Bourke-White, Sally Mann, me
  • Favourite style or digital art: I hate digital...I work with light, not pixels
  • Operating System: Windows XP
  • MP3 player of choice: Don't own one
  • Shell of choice: I don't even know what this means
  • Wallpaper of choice: Thick rubber so I can't hurt myself
  • Skin of choice: Jessica Alba's
  • Favourite game: combat flight simulators, WW2 era
  • Favourite gaming platform: My PC
  • Favourite cartoon character: Bugs Bunny, Super Chicken, Jessica Rabbit, Curious George
  • Personal Quote: Art is style, and life is an art
  • Tools of the Trade: Love of Light, 10 film cameras, moving car, 3 enlargers

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Devious Comments

*wytherwing:iconwytherwing: Apr 16, 2008, 3:18:32 AM
hey Mike thank you very much for the :+fav: on Vegas Noir 4. :highfive:

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~karosia:iconkarosia: Mar 5, 2008, 2:32:30 PM
thank you for your fav... i hope you'll take a look on the other photos ; ) it's always good to hear some critique

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but i'm not the only one'
~ArtAtLarj:iconArtAtLarj: Feb 29, 2008, 4:30:04 PM
You are welcome. It's a fantastic image, very lonely, very beautiful. Nice gallery, too.

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~Oro91:iconOro91: Jan 31, 2008, 10:00:03 AM
Haha wow. That's some serious stuff right there. Awesome. I'm glad you like my work. :) Thanks again.

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"There are just some kind of men who are so busy worrying about the next world that they never learn to live in this one." Miss Maudie, To Kill A Mockingbird.
~ArtAtLarj:iconArtAtLarj: Jan 30, 2008, 4:16:53 PM
You're welcome. I'm no fan of digital, but I really like your work, especially the B&W, melancholy images.
And thank you, for the Favorite of "This is Paul 2." It was done with a Yashica-Mat D, Ilford FP4 125 ASA film, Kodak Ektalure paper (no longer made, thank you Kodak), and Marshall's Photo Oil Pencils.

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~Oro91:iconOro91: Jan 30, 2008, 2:14:57 PM
Thanks for the add

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"There are just some kind of men who are so busy worrying about the next world that they never learn to live in this one." Miss Maudie, To Kill A Mockingbird.
=lucidreamer20:iconlucidreamer20: Jan 12, 2008, 5:45:48 AM
thanks. =)

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Dreams are real while they last, can we say more of life? :airborne:
=NoHoRimpianti777:iconNoHoRimpianti777: Jan 11, 2008, 10:37:58 PM
digital...and yes i'm sure i'm not the only one.
~ArtAtLarj:iconArtAtLarj: Jan 11, 2008, 10:32:39 PM Mood: Content
You're welcome. Great work, nice technique.
Film, or digital?
Maybe the reason people have been hassling you is that they would never have the nerve to do the kind of work you are, and resent your confidence and bravery.
You are not the only person doing self-portrait nudes who has been hassled by various jerks.

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~ArtAtLarj:iconArtAtLarj: Jan 11, 2008, 5:24:00 PM Mood: Zest
You're quite welcome for the watch. I especially like "Under the Gloomy Sky" and "A Blissful Afternoon."
I noticed that you have several motifs you work with, like some street art, some still life, some nature stuff...keep up the good work.

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=lucidreamer20:iconlucidreamer20: Jan 11, 2008, 9:15:26 AM
ty for watching! =D

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Dreams are real while they last, can we say more of life? :airborne:
~ArtAtLarj:iconArtAtLarj: Dec 21, 2007, 9:33:04 PM
You are most welcome.
I found that this book was a big help to me when I was suffering from Artists Block myself. I snapped out of it pronto when I read that book, and haven't had any problem in the 2 years since.
If you have any questions about the book, I still have my copy, so let me know. If you have any questions, period, let me know. I love my new ArtistsHospital job, and will be happy to help in any way I can.
ArtAtLarj
Mike

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~chemical-failure:iconchemical-failure: Dec 21, 2007, 7:12:22 PM Mood: Joy
Ive read the note, and thank you for the info... Ill go check it out soon... thanks again!

Jan

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~texaswxgirl:icontexaswxgirl: Dec 16, 2007, 11:05:25 PM
thanks for the fave!!! Happy Holidays!!!!

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" Life is like photography...you use the negatives to develop"
=JRd1st:iconJRd1st: Dec 16, 2007, 4:43:00 AM
Thanks for the fav on [link] ! :w00t:

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-JR


:bow: Most Faved Photo :deviation: One of My Best
~HiiKagomie:iconHiiKagomie: Dec 15, 2007, 5:54:58 AM
Ohh thankyou =D

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*Black-White-Club:iconBlack-White-Club: Dec 14, 2007, 11:05:04 PM
Thank you for adding *Black-White-Club to your watch :aww:

If you would like to have art submitted first you will need to read How to become a member

Again thank you for the watch :aww:
Remember to take a look at the clubs PRINTS
:new: *Just-Sepia-Club Sister club to *Black-White-Club

-BWC-

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A club for members who love Black & White photos :aww: About the Club
:new:Sister club *Just-Sepia-Club
~ArtAtLarj:iconArtAtLarj: Dec 14, 2007, 12:59:45 PM Mood: Approval
You're welcome. Good art is good art and I wanna keep an eye one it.

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~HiiKagomie:iconHiiKagomie: Dec 14, 2007, 2:36:36 AM
Thnx for the watch dude":P

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!100pxsquare:icon100pxsquare: Dec 14, 2007, 2:22:28 AM
i know me, and i think im pretty neat.

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~ArtAtLarj:iconArtAtLarj: Dec 14, 2007, 2:18:03 AM
I wi5|-| I k|\|3w u.

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!100pxsquare:icon100pxsquare: Dec 14, 2007, 2:02:39 AM
i so would. leet (1337) like, w3ird h4x0r t4lk... you know :P

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~ArtAtLarj:iconArtAtLarj: Dec 14, 2007, 1:41:41 AM Mood: Aroused
Well, I don't know what "leet" is, but I smoke a lot of weed too, and if you were any "cooler" you really would shit ice cubes.

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