May 23, 2009
Spastikwax Reborn
In March, I rebuilt the Spastikwax website from the ground up, using WordPress as a content management system. Many of the external features (blog, music hosting, etc…) have been built directly into the site, which makes things much simplier for the artists and for the webmaster (me).
I also created a new LiveStream channel, Spastikwax TV, which allows us to stream live mixes for our fans anywhere in the world, which is pretty darn cool.
New Stuff
These days, I find myself working with more and more with video, so I’ve added a Multimedia page to Joe Veen Presents. It’ll feature my latest project, which is a disc golf movie at the moment.
Current Projects
I’m still working on Twilight Girl, which is a large format watercolor painting. It’s almost finished and looks gorgeous. Once this one is framed and matted - I’ll have 6 pieces ready to exhibit… somewhere… If you know of a coffee shop or gallery that might be interested in my work, please post a comment with contact information.
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April 28, 2009
Honestly, I completely forgot about my art blog for awhile there. What can I say - I got busy and much has changed since December.
Good Tech!
In January, I sold my aging home-built PC (I’ll miss you old buddy!) and replaced it with a Dell Studio Desktop from Best Buy. This new machine is a MONSTER compared to my old PC and handles even the biggest .PSD files like a champ!
While I was at it, I picked up a brand new Canon LiDE 200 to replace my old Canon LiDE 80 scanner, which needed to be smashed with a sledgehammer years ago. The 200 model isn’t the biggest or the best scanner out there, but it’ll get the job done and sounds awful doing it.
Seriously, when will they make a quiet scanner?!?
Bad User!
In February, I started hosting a live DJ show on TorqDJTV. I mixed the latest house music and streamed both video and audio through the Mogulus “Videoblog” system. The show was extremely well received, but came to a grinding halt when my Xponent broke down…
My new kit (Denon mixer, (2) Stanton T.92 turntables, M-Audio Connectiv, etc…) was purchased to replace the Xponent, which turned out to be just fine and not broken at all. Some life lessons hurt more than others, but at least I was able to sell the Xponent in the end…
To be continued…
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December 4, 2008
Here’s my Solid Snake art duel submission. It’s a mixed media piece created from a pencil sketch of Solid Snake, a loose drawing of some trees, some digitally painted tonal values and a half tone created from those same tonal values.
Overall, I’m very happy with this piece - it’s gritty and Snake looks dangerous. It’ll be interesting to see who wins this one…
Finished size: 8.5×11″
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