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erikjonesartist · 4 months

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"The Coming Wave"

Oil, wax medium on cradled birch panel.

30x40" (76.2 x 101.6cm)

2023

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theaskew · 2 months

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Erik Jones (American b. 1982), Three graces, 2023. Oil and wax medium on paper mounted to cradled panel, 64 x 48 in. | 162.6 x 121.9 cm.

#art #artwork #modern art #contemporary art #21st century modern art #21st century contemporary art #figurative art #American art #modern American art #contemporary American art #American artist #American painter #Erik Jones #human figure #female figure #female nude #three graces

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gregor-samsung · 9 months

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Acute Misfortune (Thomas M. Wright, 2018)

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stealfocus · 1 year

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ARTIST: Erik Jones

#artist #erik jones #painting #stealfocus

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supersonicart · 2 years

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Erik Jones’s “Abiogenesis.”

Opening on Saturday, September 3rd, 2022 at Hashimoto Contemporary in San Francisco, California is artist Erik Jones’s solo exhibition, “Abiogenesis.”

Jones' new work reflects on the theory of original evolution from inorganic non- living matter into what we are today. Jones uses this concept while creating loose pours of paint, sometimes mixing up to 80 different colors, waiting for them to harden and then collaging them into his work. The evolution of these pieces start with a realistic, ambiguous figure and are transformed by adding the cured drip patterns to form an abstracted body shape, creating a subtle expressiveness and life within the paintings.

Jones new paintings reflect on the genesis of our creation while also using AI 3D generated images of people to use as his references. This new process, acquired during the pandemic, compliments the abstraction of his shapes while also removing his previous technique of hard- edge lines, creating a more organic and enigmatic body.

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#art #painting #erik jones #hashimoto contemporary

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deanwinchesterswitch-events · 10 months

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Well, we're almost at the halfway point for the event. This month is going fast!

The event is open to everyone - artists, authors, gif/image/video editors, and even followers!

Readers and admirers spread some love and show support for your favorite creatives. Reblog and comment on a post (old or new) with a Christmas-related theme that includes one of the characters below. Then submit the link to your reblog and earn an entry for the prize drawing. Easy-peasy!

There are lots of characters and fandoms to choose from.

Characters:

Jensen Ackles~Dean Winchester~Soldier Boy~Beau Arlen

Ben Barnes~General Kirigan(The Darkling)~Billy Russo(Jigsaw)~Logan Delos

Sam Claflin~Billy Dunne (Daisy Jones & The Six)

Tom Ellis~Lucifer Morningstar

Chris Evans~Steve Rogers~Captain America~Andy Barber~Ari Levison

Charlie Hunnam~Jax Teller~Raleigh Becket

Christian Kane~Eliot Spencer~Jacob Stone~Lindsey McDonald~Leo Webb

Joel Kinnaman~Col. Rick Flag~Erik Heller~Takeshi Kovacs

Jeffrey Dean Morgan~Negan~Denny Duequette~JD Richter~Jason Crouse

Timothy Olyphant~Raylan Givens~Agent 47~Seth Bullock~Cobb Vanth

Glen Powell~Jake Seresin

Keanu Reeves~John Wick~Neo~John Constantine

Sebastian Stan~Bucky Barnes~TWS~Nick Fowler~Max(Sharper)

Karl Urban~Billy Butcher~Leonard McCoy~Black Hat~Woodrow F. Call

Learn more about the TGWRC Christmas in July Event.

#tgwrcjulyevent #dw's witch events #support creators #support authors #support artists

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Top 15 Phantoms from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera”

Tomorrow, “The Phantom of the Opera” closes on Broadway. I’ve covered two of the major characters from the show already, with description-less lists of my favorite actors to play the beautiful Christine Daae, as well as Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny. I have saved the best for last. Today, it’s time for me to share my favorite versions of The Phantom himself.

In the book, the Phantom’s real name is revealed to be “Erik,” although I don’t think that name is ever actually uttered aloud in the musical. Whatever you like to call him, the Opera Ghost is typically regarded as one of musical theatre’s most coveted and applauded roles. Playing the Phantom of the Opera is considered one of the single most prestigious roles any performer can add to their resume, and it seems like just about every person to play the Phantom - no matter how popular or how obscure - has their fair share of fans. Part of the reason for this is simply the enormous popularity and longevity of the musical itself; another part is the iconography of the character, in general, as the Phantom is considered one of the most well-known Gothic horror characters in fiction, in the same ranks as Dracula and Frankenstein’s Creature. But I think another big part of it is simply that the Phantom is, without a doubt, the most interesting and fascinating character in the play. The Phantom is the villain in the original musical. There can be no mistake about that. He is NOT the good guy, and I think he, himself, on some level or another, actually recognizes that. However, he is one of those great, recognizable, and much-applauded types of Sympathetic Villains: the ones who, despite being completely in the wrong in everything they do, you can relate to and even feel sorry for. He’s lived a hard life, and a myriad of personal traumas have led to him becoming a mad genius, desperate for love and vengeful towards the world around him. He is a mystery in the Lloyd Webber show, in many ways, but everything we know about him only makes him more fascinating and more pitiable. It doesn’t change the fact he does things like hang people from the flies for no good reason at all, or attempt to brainwash the supposed love of his life and force her to marry him by threatening her fiance, but you can understand WHY he acts the way he does, and somewhere, deep down, you almost wish he could win. All of the greatest Phantoms know how to juggle the many intricate parts of the characters personality: he has to be deranged and completely unhinged, yet he also has to be refined and sophisticated. He is an artist and an intellectual, but he is also a hopeless and desperate romantic. He is a killer and a lover, a dream and a nightmare…an angel and a demon, all wrapped into one. Choosing for this list was harder than either of the other two, but I think I’ve made good choices overall. Here are My Top 15 Favorite Portrayals of the Phantom, from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera!

15. Colm Wilkinson.

14. Howard McGillin.

13. Scott Davies.

12. Peter Karrie.

11. James Barbour.

10. Ben Lewis.

9. Ben Crawford.

8. Gerard Butler. (I don’t care if it’s an unpopular opinion, I’m sorry, I unironically really like his Phantom!)

7. John Cudia.

6. Michael Crawford.

5. Hugh Panaro.

4. Anthony Crivello.

3. Anthony Warlow.

2. Ramin Karimloo.

1. John Owen Jones.

Tomorrow: My Top 10 Favorite Songs from “Phantom of the Opera!”

#list #countdown #best #favorites #top 15 #actors #acting #theatre #musical theatre #musicals #broadway #west end #andrew lloyd webber #phantom of the opera #phantom #erik #rip phantom on broadway

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Au-gust 2022

1. Underwater 2. Artist’s Muse 3. Countryside 4. Dinosaurs

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5. Teachers

Pairing(s): Cherik, Xavierine, Cherigan, Starles Warnings: Past mpreg, total crack

This is a little snippet from an unfinished chapter from my fic Charles Xavier's Baby. You don't really need to have read it to understand this ficlet, though I personally think it would be funnier if you did. Just know that the story is inspired by Bridget Jones's Baby, and Charles got knocked up with twins from two different guys :D ---- They’re already halfway through a very nice roast beef dinner before it happens; the slow, dawning realization by both Erik and Logan of the girls’ intentions, inviting their art teacher over for an in-home visit. Charles pretends not to notice the mental alarm bells coming at him from two different directions, merely smiling at Mr. Rogers as he takes a sip of the man’s contribution to the meal; a very fine - and expensive - vintage Bordeaux. Mr. Rogers, Charles notes, seems to have excellent taste in French reds. “Mr. Rogers, you have such exquisite taste. This wine is absolutely delightful.” The man really is ridiculously handsome, and muscular to boot, sweet and well-mannered but with a delightfully dry wit. He’s exactly Charles’ type – and Charles ‘pre-twins’ would have been all over Steve Rogers like a slutty octopus – which only makes Laura and Lorna’s plan all the funnier to a slightly inebriated Charles. “Please call me Steve,” hot art teacher Steve says, as Erik’s mental nudges escalate to urgent pokes, and Logan looks like he’s minutes away from to sticking his claws into that broad, well-defined chest. “Thank you again for the invitation to dinner. It was an absolute delight having the girls in my art class this year.” He’s not surprised at all to hear that they’re well-behaved for him, since it seems they have very specific ideas for what role they want Mr. Rogers to play in all their lives. In a way that makes perfect sense to seven-year-olds just finishing their second year of school, they’ve decided they want a baby brother or sister, and – because they have different fathers – they obviously need to find another father for the new baby too. “You’re very welcome, Steve,” he says, and maybe, just maybe he bites his lips a little as he reaches over to refill the man’s wine glass. “You’re their favorite teacher by far. It’s always ‘Mr. Rogers is so smart’, or ‘Mr. Rogers is so good at painting’ with these two.” Both Lorna and Laura beam at him and then at Steve, their heads turning in perfect synch. Charles doesn’t have the heart to be too upset at their misguided matchmaking, though he’s not looking forward to the conversation they need to have about how they’re definitely not going to be getting a new sibling. (There is no way Charles is going to have another baby, after the insanity of getting impregnated by his ex and his new boyfriend in one pregnancy.) “Mr. Rogers, did you know Daddy is a teacher like you?” Lorna says, a conspiring Laura whispering in her ear. “He’s a Professor of Genetics at the university. And he’s rich and we have lots of expensive art at the house in Westchester. So you have lots in common.”

Steve, bless him, doesn’t see the evil terrors that the twins really are, lulled by their pretty smiles and the perfect manners they pull out whenever it’s convenient. “Oh, really? That’s wonderful. Do you have a favorite period or artist in your collection, Charles?” “Charles doesn’t know a damn thing about art,” Erik snaps rudely, in a way that would normally get him thrown out of Charles’ bed for a week. But handsome, fit, talented, artsy Mr. Rogers is driving him crazy with jealousy, in a way he hasn’t broadcast this loudly to Charles since he was fighting with Logan over the (at the time they thought just one) baby. “Any art he owns came with the house.” Logan, usually the one with the cooler head and more laid-back attitude, also seems rather threatened by the very idea that someone like Steve Rogers even exists. “What’s a guy like you doing teaching little kids art anyway?” he growls. “Logan—” “No, Charles, it’s fine,” Steve says affably, though there’s a glint of something in his eye now that makes him even more attractive. “After I retired from the army, I wanted to do something different; something that gave me a reason to get up in the morning again. And being around the kids, teaching them and watching them grow…it makes me happy and fulfilled like I haven’t felt in a long time.” ‘Pre-twins’ Charles would most definitely be sucking his face by now, which is both an indictment of his past self and weird proof that the girls have the same taste in men as their Daddy. He gazes with admiration at a smiling Steve, which solicits another wave of mental grievances being shouted in his direction. Stop flirting with him, Charles! Who invited this guy? Why is he even here? If you’re trying to get back at me for proposing again you are way out of line! Between the wine and Erik and Logan’s incessant complaints, it’s no wonder that Charles misses Lorna turning determinedly to Steve and promptly blowing the entire evening to smithereens. “Mr. Rogers,” she says, smiling her dimpled smile at an indulgent, if slightly puzzled Steve, “would you like to have a baby with Daddy?” Charles absolutely does not dump his entire glass of wine down the front of his shirt.

#gerec writes #au-gust 2022 #day 5 #teachers #cherik #xavierine #cherigan #starles #charles xavier's baby

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isupportzaynxliamxziam · 1 year

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Friday, 6 December 2019

Liam releases his debut album LP1 through Capitol Records. It's hip hop and R&B-oriëntated, drawing influencefrom Usher and Justin Timberlake. A number of singles were released ahead of the album including Strip That Down, Get Low, Bedroom Floor and Familiar. For You, Polaroid and the Christmas track All I Want (For Christmas) are also included as bonus tracks. Stack It Up was released as the lead single from the album. Live Forever is also released simultaneously alongside the album

The opener of the album is Stack It Up featuring A Boogie wit a Hoodie, written by Ed Sheeran, Steve McCutcheon, Frederik Gibson and Artist Dubose better known as A Boogie wit a Hoodie. The production's in de hands of Steve Mac

Remember is written by James Abrahart, Jonathan Price, Stefan and Jordan Johnson, as well as Marcus Lomax aka Marc Lo and Oliver Peterhof aka German. The production is done by The Monsters & Strangerz (= production and songwriting team of Alexander "Eskeerdo" Izquierdo, Oliver "German" Peterhof, Stefan and Jordan Johnson) , Jonny Price and Gian Stone

Heart Meet Break is written by Jake Torrey, Michael Matosic and Joseph Spargur, also known as Joe London, who also did the production of the song

Hips Don't Lie is written by Stefan and Jordan Johnson, as well as by Marcus Lomax, Alexander Izquierdo and Oliver Peterhof. The Monsters & Strangerz and Ben Chang aka Bengineer

Tell Your Friends is written by David Brown, Dylan Bauld and Sam Watters. The two last also produced the song

Say It All is the first song on the album Liam co-wrote. Other songwriters on it are Ryan Tedder, Sandy Wilhelm, Mikkel S. Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen. Ryan Tedder produced the song with Stargate (= producing and songwriting team of Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S. Eriksen)

Rude Hours is written by James Duval, Rudolph Huggins and Daniel Schofield, who also produced the song as DannyBoyStyles

Live Forever featuring Cheat Codes is written by Samuel Preston, Evan Kidd Bogart and Sylvester "Sly" Sivertsen, while the song's produced by Trevor Dahl and Sly

Weekend is a song written by Liam, with Aaron Zuckerman, Simon Wilcox, Nolan Lambroza and Shaun Frank. Both Aaron Z and sir Bilan produced the song

Both Ways is written by Liam, Ruth-Anne Cunningham, Stephenie Jones, Ian Franzino and Andrew Haas. Afterhrs hàndeld the production

Strip That Down featuring Quavo is written by Liam, Ed Sheeran, Steve McCutcheon and a lot of others, while the production is done by Steve Mac

For You featuring Rita Ora, from Fifty Shades Freed is written by Alexandra Tamposi, Ali Payami and Andrew Wotman. The two last produced the song with Peter Karlsson

Familiar featuring J Balvin is written by Gamal Lewis, Sean Douglas, J Balvin and Michael Sabath, wil also handled the production

Polaroid featuring Jonas Blue and Lennon Stella is written by John Paul Cooper, Samuel Romans, Edward Drewett and Jonas Blue, who also handled the production

Get Low featuring Zedd is written by Charles Hinwhaw Jr, Tristan Landymorr, Fabienne Holloway and Anton Zaslavski als Zedd, wil also did the production

Bedroom Floor is written by Charlie Puth, Jacob Kasher Jr, Steve McCutcheon, Ammar Malik, Noel Zancanella and Aaron Jennings. The production's handled by Steve Mac and Ben Rice

The last song the album is All I Want (For Christmas), written by James Newman, Samuel Preston and Phil Cook. The latter also produced the song

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erikjonesartist · 4 months

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"The Thinker"

Pencil, acrylic on cradled birch panel

60x48 (152.4 x 121.92cm)

2023

#art #erik jones #erik jones art #erikjonesart #artist #figure painting #erik jones artist #studio #landscape painting #River #Sad #Depression #Mourning

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thecomicsnexus · 1 year

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TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE ARMAGEDDON GAME - THE ALLIANCE #1 NOVEMBER 2022 BY ERIK BURNHAM, ROI MERCADO, WILLIAM SOARES AND SHAWN LEE

Karai has a dreamy visit by Masato, that makes her realize she has been taking the wrong approach to the Foot Clan all this time, out of fear. She then decides to start rebuilding the clan to take over the city.

SCORE: 7

I was going to do a binge read and review all the pending chapters of The Armageddon Game, but after reading this issue I realized I just couldn’t mix them.

I have to say, I feel like the issue doesn’t really do a good job. We get some necessary exposition for us to understand where Karai needs to go, but the exposition is incomplete. Casual readers will not know who Masato was, or even who Natsu is.

And speaking of Natsu... it’s been a while since anything happened with Karai in this volume, so I cannot remember it well right now but... it would seem that perhaps she and Karai are romantically involved? I may be misunderstanding the situation, but I got the impression that maybe they shared a bed at some point? It’s probably nothing. Or maybe it is... at this point, it doesn’t really matter.

The art in this episode was a little more realistic, but seeing Bebop and Rocksteady with the look of the Michael Bay movies really took me out of the story for a little bit. Is it that hard for artists to take a look at the established designs?

What really excited me about the issue was its ending, it looks like Karai will be forming an alliance with Casey Jones, a character that desperately needs something to do in the new status quo.

#tmnt #teenage mutant ninja turtles #the armageddon game #the alliance #comics #review #2022 #post modern age #idw comics #idw publishing #karai

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Erik Huey Visits Coals Mines for New Album 'Appalachian Gothic'

Erik Huey, aka Cletus McCoy, co-founder of The Surreal McCoys, is releasing his debut solo album, Appalachian Gothic, on January 20, 2023 via Appalachian AF/CEN/The Orchard. While the McCoys were a cowpunk, outlaw country outfit known for their originals and creative mashups such "Whole Lotta Folsom," Huey dug closer to home for the songs and stories on his debut, mining his own history — he's descended from four generations of West Virginia coal miners — for the album. "Eric "Roscoe" Ambel (producer/guitarist) and I wrote "The Devil Is Here In These Hills" for what we thought might grow into 2-3 songs that could be used in a soundtrack — a future TV series based on historian James Greene’s incredible book about the West Virginia Coal Mine Wars called The Devil is Here in These Hills," Huey says. "As soon as Eric played the opening riff on his Dulcitar, it was like a doorway opened that revealed the entire album. "My father, grandfather and great grandfather (who came over from Ireland) were all coal miners in the Monongahela Valley and I wrote this song before I’d even finished that book," Huey says. "So many immigrants from Ireland, Scotland, Italy and Eastern Europe—along with African-Americans from The South—came to mine coal in Appalachia, and this song is an attempt to tell their story and the story of the generations that followed in their footsteps." On his first solo album, Huey takes a nostalgic deep dive into the Appalachia of his WV youth while wrestling with the contemporary realities of a hardscrabble region that’s been left behind in many ways. While Appalachian Gothic explores darker themes and raw subject matter such as the legacy of coal mining and the ravages of the opioid crisis on songs like “The Devil is Here in These Hills,” “Dear Dad," “The Appalachian Blues,” and “The Battle of Uniontown,” it also taps into a defiant streak of optimism on twangy upbeat rockers like “Winona” and the pro-union anthem “Yours in the Struggle.” Huey mines the Classic Country seam of the '60s and '70s on the rollicking “You Can’t Drink All Day” and the torchlit two-stepper “That’s What Jukeboxes Are For,” a duet with alt-country chanteuse Laura Cantrell, then roams into Spaghetti Western territory on the eerie “Death County.” He taps into his inner punk rocker on the swampy and lustful “Lucy”—songs he co-wrote with Ambel (the pair cowrote roughly half the songs on the LP). In a similar vein, Erik’s chugging cover of John Cooper Clarke’s “A Heart Disease Called Love” nods to The Ramones and is highlighted by the jump-blues baritone saxophone of Steve Berlin (Los Lobos). Appalachian Gothic was recorded at Cowboy Technical Studios in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and produced by rock 'n' roots guitarist Ambel (Bottle Rockets, Jimbo Mathus, Yayhoos, Sarah Borges). Along with Eric Ambel on guitar, musicians include Jeremy Chatzky on bass and Kenny Soule on drums, with additional appearances by Keith Christopher (bass), Andy York (guitar), Neil Thomas (accordion), Cody Nilsen (pedal steel), and drummer Phil Cimino. Guests include Steve Berlin and Laura Cantrell. Coming of age during the early years of punk rock, Huey got into music via on-ramp of The Blasters, X, Jason & The Scorchers, The Beat Farmers, and Mojo Nixon, then wandered upstream along the Hillbilly Highway until he unearthed a couple of old cassettes by Johnny Cash and George Jones — artists he’d first heard as a kid riding along in the cab of his Uncle Jack’s 18-wheeler. Hearing these artists pulled him back to his musical roots. “This record is a love letter to Appalachia,” he says. “Like so many West Virginians, I had to eventually leave the place where I grew up. As the locals say, I had to ‘get out to get ahead,’ which created a lasting sense of exile. So this album is a homecoming of sorts. It’s a realization that although I spent my life tunneling out, those rugged hills kept calling me home.” Read the full article

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smudgemark · 2 years

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Daniel Kaluuya for the digital issue of Essence Magazine.

Photographer: Erik Carter

Fashion Stylist: Jason Rembert

Makeup Jessica: Jessica Smalls/Forward Artists

Barber: Trell Jones

Production: Fox And Leopard

#Daniel Kaluuya #Essence #Essence Magazine #NOPE

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dispatchdcu · 6 days

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Untold Destiny of the Foot Clan #2 Review

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Untold Destiny of the Foot Clan #2 Review #11 Review #TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles #footclan #TMNT #ninjaturtles #teenagemutantninjaturtles #IDW #IDWcomics #comics #comicbooks #news #mcu #art #info #NCBD #comicbooknews #previews #reviews #Amazon

Writer: Erik Burnham Artist: Mateus Santolouco Colorist: Marco Lesko Letterer: Shawn Lee Cover Artists: Mateus Santolouco; Edison Neo; Santtos; Publisher: IDW Price: $3.99 Release Date: April 17, 2024 Oroku Karai ordered her Foot Clan soldiers to learn about the Dog Star Clan. After scouring the streets for weeks, Natsu and Casey Jones show Karai a finger. Are her ninjas insulting her? Or have…

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fadcreationartsnjdj · 4 months

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Yokoyama Taikan | Japanese Art, Ukiyo-e, Nihonga | Britannica

35 Most Famous Japanese Artists You Should Know (japanobjects.com)

Official Website of Sadhguru, Isha Foundation | India

Yokoyama Taikan | Japanese Art, Ukiyo-e, Nihonga | Britannica

Art - Yokoyama Taikan | Japan Reference (jref.com)

10 Best Spots to View Peach Blossoms in Japan - Japan Web Magazine (jw-webmagazine.com)

Peach Tree Symbolism & Meaning (Fortune & Rebirth) (symbolismandmetaphor.com)

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CHIHARU SHIOTA–塩田千春 (chiharu-shiota.com)

pallidus collocation | meaning and examples of use (cambridge.org)

‘I was on a conveyor belt to death’: the astonishing worlds of Chiharu Shiota | Art | The Guardian

Chiharu Shiota - Artist Profile

Erik Jones | Hashimoto Contemporary

Interview: Erik Jones' Twists and Turns on Art and Beauty | Beautiful Bizarre Magazine

Erik Jones | Widewalls

Kyle Henderson - Anise Gallery - Original illustrations and drawings

Pen & Paper: Kyle Henderson | Hypebeast

72 Kyle Henderson ideas | architecture drawing, architecture sketch, architecture drawings (pinterest.co.uk)

From cobwebs to silk: a world of human uses for spider thread | Science | The Guardian

These colorful sculptures are actually painted spider webs | Installation art, Thread art, Sculptures (pinterest.co.uk)

Spider-obsessed artist Tomás Saraceno is spinning the architecture for climate change (qz.com)

Spiderwebs Transformed into Colorful Works of Art (mymodernmet.com)

Giant Spider Webs Woven From Tape And String - IGNANT

numen/for use stretches giant installation across dockyard chatham (designboom.com)

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davidisen · 4 months

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NYC December 2023 - Part 1

[Updated to cover seven nights, December 19-25]

My winter music safari took me from New Orleans to Laguardia on Tuesday, December 19. I arrived at Mona's just a bit after the jam started. Here's the video - credit Dennis Lichtman. Fast forward to the music, 9 minutes:

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On Wednesday night I had the amazing good fortune to catch both sets at Smoke. From L to R, the band was Emmet Cohen, Jon Webber, the great George Coleman, Joe Farnsworth and Peter Bernstein.

In the first set, my seat was right by Joe Farnsworth's left elbow.

I definitely have a better understanding of jazz drumming than I used to have. And I got some great shots from that angle.

I had a better view for the second set.

Here's Peter Bernstein.

This was probably my best photo of the night.

The music was bebop, not quite in my sweet spot. But it was absolutely delightful. Each of these guys is a master craftsman and inspired artist.

On Thursday, I ventured out to far Red Hook, to Sunny's Bar to hear Samoa Wilson sing. To my pleasant surprise, she was backed by Michaela Gomez, who I have not seen since before the pandemic, on guitar, and Brian Nalepka on bass.

Michaela's guitar work was strong. Samoa's singing was a perfect match for the jazz standards she sang.

On Friday night, I went to hear Jeanne Geis at Frankie and Johnny's on 37th. Her band consisted of Joe Cohn (guitar), with Mark Lewandowski (bass) and Paul Bollenback (guitar).

Joe Cohn is the father of Shaye Cohn from Tuba Skinny.

I had not seen Jeanne in many years.

I hadn't seen her in many years. Listening to an old friend sing, sitting on the corner of the bar, chatting with a few other friendly jazz fans. It felt familiar and comfortable.

On Saturday night, I went to hear Tatiana Eva-Marie at The Whitby Hotel on 56th Street. She was flawlessly accompanied by Paul Sikivie on Bass and Felix Lemerle on guitar.

Sunday,December 24 began with a trip downtown to hear Tamar Korn's brunch gig at the Temple Court. It's not a temple or a court. It's a hotel, with a delicious, expensive brunch.

The band, L to R, is Sam Chess (trombone), Jared Engel (bass) and Josh Dunn (guitar). The music was stunningly well-executed. Tamar's version of "Do the New York," which is usually kickass, was restrained by the genteel surroundings.

The usual Sunday evening jam at The Ear was typically excellent.

That's Tal Ronen (bass), Jay Rattman (sax), Chris Flory (guitar) and Jon Erik Kellso (trumpet).

Neal and his friends, Dr. Janet Sora Chung and Joe Jones (bassoon, not drums) enjoyed the show.

Musician friends Brennen Ernst and Jen Hodge were at the bar . . .

. . . until Maestro Kellso invited them to play a few tuned. They both leaned in with serious energy.

In the foreground, that's Phillup Debucket - a major supporter of the band. Phillup eagerly accepted my input.

On Christmas Day, Monday, December 25, Neal Siegal and I got the best seats in the house for Tamar's reprise Temple Court gig. It was a new lineup.

That's Tal Ronen (bass), Tomas Majcherski (tenor, clarinet), Jared Engel (4-string, 3-cone, resophonic not-a-banjo), and Tamar, vocals.

I never heard Tomas Majcherski play before. His playing was delightful and deep.

Tamar's singing seems to capture the rapt attention of the youngest listeners. I've seen it before. Now I've got a photo:

Neal and I spent the entire rest of the day looking for the great music, but a strange hush had descended on New York . . .

#jazz #hot jazz #nyc #Smoke jazz club #Youtube #TheEarInn #EarInn

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