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I was lucky enough to have a chance to visit this wall while I was over in L.A. recently and I'm sure some people out there know what it is from. For those of you who might not know it is a wall that was photographed and used in the design work of the Elliott Smith album "Figure Eight" It really was a great album cover. The only trouble really is that people had written all over it which is nice and all from a "let's pay our respects to the late Elliott Smith by writing a personal note in his memory" but it seems like over time the writing has gotten to be somewhat abused and it kind of defiles the original feeling I'm sure the wall had. All the same it was nice to be able to visit. Seems like not to many people know that the album cover for Figure Eight was actually two different photos which you can clearly see if you look around the edges of Elliott's body on the cover. At any rate I hope that there are some of you out there that would appreciate this image because that is what its there for and I hope you enjoy it.

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So here is a subject that I thought about shooting for quite some time now and I am just now getting around to posting something of it. Not quite as exciting as I thought it might be but thats ok, they still turned out pretty nice I think. Can anyone guess the subject here? I guess its a pretty specific product really but I'm sure some one knows what it is.

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I see desktops all over the web and I am always paying attention to the latest trends in what people seem to like on their desktops. Seems like everyone loves a nice vector illustration or an overzealous image killed by photoshop. Im not saying that there's not anything good in all of that, I love a bit of illustrative work here and there but eventually it all seems to blend together you know? I have a huge amount of respect for artists that seem to be doing something that appears to be a reflection of what they see in their mind and through their eyes rather than making shallow attempts to keep up with the trends within design or show off the fact that they learned how to use the latest graphics app. Alternately, taking these trends to some sort of personal level and fusing their own visions with them in a way that might allow for design and art to continue to evolve.

I have no idea if I help inspire anyone with my work or not but here within these desktops you will find little pieces of my life, little pieces of the world around me that I think others might enjoy. Sometimes these things are elaborate but generally these little peaks into my everyday are really simplified versions of the things I see. I can only hope that I continue to grow as an artist and garner the respect of other artists along the way. I guess sometimes I wonder if I will stand out as an artist or get lost in the mix. Only time can tell right?

So onto the new desktops, I have a couple of simple additions to the gallery here today. These shots are of the side of the head of a guitar amp. Bonus points for anyone who can tell me the name of the amp/company. Sorry for that bit of heart to heart with everyone. Enjoy the images! (I love the color of the blue in these, they make for a nice cushy looking computer screen. )

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