WordPress based info architecture enabling client to publish extensive searchable detail on catalogue of tests & associated research.
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ReproSource, Inc
posted on November 16, 2011 in Digital, Web Design, WordPress websites
and tagged information architecture, wordpress, wordpress taxonomy
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Level One Art Installation
posted on November 3, 2011 in Digital, Facebook, Small Business Websites, WordPress websites
and tagged artist portfolio, San Diego, wordpress
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WordPress portfolio for art installation specialist, helping them capitalize on 20 years of success to expand brand awareness & client base
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Faux wood grain in Pittsburgh
posted on October 8, 2011 in Analog, Faux Finishes
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I also faux painted wood grain on the front door, which is actually metal and started out battleship grey.
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Painted faux stone arch detail, Pittsburgh
posted on July 15, 2011 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged Faux Finishes, Faux Painting, Faux Stone, Pittsburgh
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Faux painting details of stone “blocks”, properly befitting the main entrance of a historic home in Pittsburgh’s Point Breeze neighborhood.
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Independence Day Taxonomy Talk
posted on July 6, 2011 in Analog, Digital, Project Design
and tagged wordpress taxonomy
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The fun part was being able to use my work on this site to help tell a coherent story, particularly using the analog/digital taxonomy I decided on to both distinguish and unite my work across many mediums and many years.
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Portfolio Storytelling: Project Design
posted on June 7, 2011 in Digital, Small Business Websites
and tagged artist portfolio, Project Design
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Most of the work I do involves things that haven't exactly been done before, requiring extra clear vision, explication & client education. More →
Pittsburgh small business website also has one of my first custom Facebook business pages using new iframe capabilities implemented in March 2011.
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Demo of the results from WordPress/social content publishing in terms of search rankings & what every business wants: new clients!
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Allegheny Conference on Community Development
posted on June 1, 2011 in Digital, Social Media for Businesses
and tagged social media integration
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Consulting project to assist the Conference in planning website development.
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Portfolio updates and taxonomies
posted on May 30, 2011 in Digital, Project Design, Search Engine Optimization
and tagged artist portfolio, Website Content, wordpress, wordpress taxonomy
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most of the taxonomies I design for clients are based on keyword research, so that the content is findable by people looking for it.
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Kids rooms: ocean beach mural
posted on May 18, 2011 in Analog, Kids Murals
and tagged beach mural, doors, kids rooms, ocean mural, trompe l'oeil
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Using the organic shapes of the rocks to obscure their outlines makes the two sets of doors part of the fun once you’re inside.
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The LifeChain video series
posted on May 18, 2011 in Digital, Social Media for Businesses, Video
and tagged jewelry, metalsmith, SEO, youtube
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Three of the seven videos I designed and produced in 2009 for my wife, metalsmith Heather Reilly, as she developed her LifeChain concept.
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Tuscan flavored ceiling faux finish
posted on May 7, 2011 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged ceiling finish, dining room, tuscany
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“John did an incredible job on our dining room ceiling. It makes a huge impact when people enter our home.”
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Golden Thread Studio
posted on May 4, 2011 in Digital, Facebook, Search Engine Optimization, Small Business Websites, WordPress websites
and tagged gyrotonic, pilates, Pittsburgh, yoga
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The prettiest small business website I’ve ever designed, for Pittsburgh holistic health counselor.
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Polished plaster ceiling
posted on April 22, 2011 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged ceiling finish, Frank Hope, piano room, San Diego, venetian plaster
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This polished plaster ceiling is designed to add a jewel box type of glow & resonance to the room commensurate with the grand piano itself.
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trompe l’oeil detail
posted on April 11, 2011 in Analog, Murals
and tagged Architectural Drawing, michelangelo, trompe l'oeil, tuscany, vineyard, wall mural
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The other side of the arch detail from the Tuscan wine room project painted back in San Diego in 2003.
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Tuscan wine room detail
posted on April 10, 2011 in Analog, Murals
and tagged Architectural Drawing, michelangelo, spolvero, trompe l'oeil, tuscany, wall mural
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Detail from the first of several Tuscan themed mural and faux painting projects in San Diego.
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Custom Picture Framing
posted on April 1, 2011 in Analog, Custom Art
and tagged picture-framing, San Francisco
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When I started working at a custom picture framing shop in San Francisco in 1990, I had no idea how pervasive and influential an experience it would be.
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Stage & lighting design | Drew University
posted on March 19, 2011 in Analog, Project Design
and tagged Drew University, Jesus Christ Superstar, lighting design
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I majored in philosophy at Drew University from 1986-1990, but did enough work in the theater department to get a major in that, too
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Tuscan landscape mural doors
posted on March 18, 2011 in Analog, Murals
and tagged animals, doors, kitchen, trompe l'oeil, tuscany
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Developed from my client’s travel photos of Tuscany this time,this mural is actually painted on a set of four pantry doors.
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More faux stone pictures from Pittsburgh painting
posted on March 11, 2011 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged Faux Painting, Faux Stone, Pittsburgh
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East coast faux painting project continues with new pictures, painting faux stone block throughout an old home main entry and stairwell.
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Scenic painting: San Diego, Los Angeles
posted on March 4, 2011 in Analog, Faux Finishes, Scenic Painting
and tagged Faux Painting, San Diego, SeaWorld
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I worked as a scenic artist in San Diego & Los Angeles both after moving to San Diego in 1999, including this painting gig at SeaWorld.
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Custom woodworking | San Francisco, CA
posted on March 2, 2011 in Analog, Custom Art, Project Design
and tagged Custom Woodworking, Furniture, San Francisco
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From creating custom picture frames I began building custom art furniture & display pieces, & designing custom finishes for other…
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Pittsburgh faux stone painting progress 2/25/2011
posted on February 28, 2011 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged Faux Painting, Faux Stone, Pittsburgh
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… all the natural light in the stairwell is heavily filtered. I’m happy to say that this finish is stubbornly bright and warm on cloudy grey days.
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Business of Art Scholarship Studio Visit
posted on February 27, 2011 in Digital, Fine Art, Teaching
and tagged Business Of Art, jessica-siemens, picture, project-created, scholarship, school, sdsu, studio visit
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I love this picture of Jessica in the studio over at SDSU. We had a solid meeting about the body of work she is developing and how best to select and present in the 10′ x10′ booth space provided by ArtWalk .
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"John Hiemstra was the co-creator of the "Business of Art Scholarship"...something ArtWalk had hoped to do for 5 years, but John's enthusiasm for the project made it a reality." More →
ART NOW SAN DIEGO
posted on February 21, 2011 in Digital, Twitter
and tagged Art Business, MCASD, San Diego, social media, Website Content
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This is my first significant Twitter project, and where I’ve tried out a lot of tools, strategies, met a lot of people, and learned a lot about social engagement.
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New pics: Faux stone painting in Pittsburgh
posted on February 14, 2011 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged Faux Finish, Faux Stone
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After a long time of working only on the computer since arriving in Pittsburgh, I’m blessed with two great opportunities to paint again.
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Scenic painting: Joseph at Interlochen
posted on February 9, 2011 in Analog, Scenic Painting
and tagged Interlochen Arts Academy, Scenic Art, stage design
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This is a picture of the very first painting work I ever got paid for, as a scenic artist on Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
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Sky Paintings 2005-2009
posted on January 29, 2011 in Analog, Fine Art
and tagged Art Portfolio, San Diego, Sky Paintings, tuscany
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The body of work I was developing independently of commissioned artwork in San Diego before moving to Pittsburgh in the fall of 2009.
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New Year faux finish painting project in Pittsburgh
posted on January 18, 2011 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged Faux Painting, Faux Stone, Flickr, Pittsburgh
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Faux finish painting project in Pittsburgh starts with paint samples, using Flickr photo galleries cloud-style to share with out of town client.
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Vibrant Pittsburgh
posted on January 11, 2011 in Digital, Project Design, Teaching, Twitter, WordPress websites
and tagged Pittsburgh, SEO, social media integration, wordpress
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Online hub for activities of an established Pittsburgh regional development non-profit, timed with an organizational branding overhaul.
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eIVF Network
posted on December 18, 2010 in Digital, Facebook, Project Design, Twitter, WordPress websites
and tagged community sites, SEO, social media integration, Website Content, wordpress
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Information sharing WordPress site featuring the blog & social media contributions of eIVF clinics, doctors & staff; news; research and…
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Old School Chargers and Padres Logos at Lucky D’s
posted on December 13, 2010 in Analog, Murals
and tagged Chargers, Faux Painting, Mural Painting, Padres, San Diego
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Custom mural painting for a restaurant in San Diego features faux antique style mural painting to render old school sports logos for local pro teams.
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AJ Fresh – DJ & Video DJ
posted on December 4, 2010 in Digital, Facebook, Small Business Websites, WordPress websites
and tagged artist portfolio, artist sites, Pittsburgh, social media integration
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Websites for artists are where it all started for me with WordPress and social media, and I still love to do them here in Pittsburgh.
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Cezanne "forgery" for Franco Colavecchia at NCSA
posted on December 1, 2010 in Analog, Custom Art
and tagged Cezanne, Custom Art, Franco Colavecchia, reproduction
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Franco and I had many a conversation about the “technicalities” of paint– the drips, smears and sub-consciously intentional “moments” of beauty and truth that only happen when you’re in a groove in this oldest of mediums.
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I got to dive into their identity and not only make a site that’s pretty to look at and faithful to The Picket Fence style, but build it in such a way that….
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Congratulations, Franco- and thank you!
posted on November 22, 2010 in Analog, Teaching
and tagged Franco Colavecchia, Painting, scene painting, set design
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I’m going to take a little more time out of that to write a bit about my mentor Franco Colavecchia, who is retiring from teaching this week after his latest 15 year tenure at North Carolina School of the Arts, where we met in 1998.
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One of Franco’s strategies for us was to spend time copying master painters’ work, in order to understand how they addressed our issues.
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more scene design with Franco Colavecchia
posted on November 19, 2010 in Analog, Project Design
and tagged scene design
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I loved the two quarters I had Franco Colavecchia directly for scene design at NCSA– his classes focussed on big concept, gesture and insights like lightning bolts, rather than on how to build it or how would you defend it …
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scene design with Franco: The House of Bernarda Alba
posted on November 18, 2010 in Analog, Project Design
and tagged Franco Colavecchia, scene design, set design
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I loved the two quarters I had Franco Colavecchia directly for scene design at NCSA– his classes focussed on big concept, gesture and insights like lightning bolts, rather than on how to build it or how would you defend it …
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WordPress satisfactions and gratitudes.
posted on November 17, 2010 in Digital, Project Design
and tagged artist portfolio, ecommerce, Search Engine Optimization, social media integration, wordpress
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WordPress solution to jeweller’s online portfolio, shop and mobile presence, integrated with social media and optimized for search.
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The Picket Fence
posted on November 15, 2010 in Digital, Facebook, Small Business Websites, Social Media for Businesses
and tagged ecommerce, Pittsburgh, retail, SEO, social media integration
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An optimized WordPress site comes to the online rescue of small Pittsburgh retail boutique.
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scene design – Look Back in Anger -Â NCSA
posted on November 14, 2010 in Project Design
and tagged Franco Colavecchia, Project Design, scale model, set design
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In honor of the retirement this month of my mentor Franco Colavecchia this month, I dug out some scenic painting and scene design stuff…
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In honor of Franco's retirement this month, I'm reprinting this post on his San Diego show from The Frame Maker blogs I kept in 2008-2009. More →
My interview on ArtRocks! Radio from summer 2009
posted on November 6, 2010 in Digital, Teaching
and tagged ArtRocks radio, interview, mp3, San Diego
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... talking about marketing art and art events online, and my marketing training for artists here at the San Diego Finishing School. More →
San Diego Mural Video Trailer #1
posted on November 4, 2010 in Analog, Custom Art, Digital, Murals, Video
and tagged Architectural Drawing, Mike Brown, San Diego
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http://vimeo.com/16504573
Trailer of coming time-lapse documentary film of my 2009 San Diego cityscape mural painting project.
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“Engage or Die!”: Brian Solis backs me up
posted on November 1, 2010 in Digital, Social Media for Businesses
and tagged Brian Solis, social media, social networking
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why the future of any business today is meaningful relationships with people developed where they focus their energies: in social media activity.
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Mural painting film preview & premiere
posted on October 29, 2010 in Analog, Custom Art, Digital
and tagged Architectural Drawing, San Diego, vertical blinds, wall mural
1 Comment
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Architectural rendering has been central to my work in the entertainment industry and many of my trompe l’oeil mural designs.
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most woodworkers and picture framers doing simple clear finishes (usually wax or a light coat of laquer) or even light to medium stain work will run away screaming from poplar as a material.
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On refreshingly home turf in a new city
posted on October 26, 2010 in Teaching
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This weekend, I had the opportunity to speak to a group of fiber artists about digital portfolio creation and the use of social media for professional development in Indianapolis, a city I have never visited before. While I echoed many … More →
Archive: 2009 Art Show, Little Italy, San Diego
posted on October 15, 2010 in Analog, Fine Art
and tagged Art Galleries, Little Italy, San Diego, Sky Paintings
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Spent a couple hours of this gorgeous San Diego Sunday in the studio working on the sky paintings for the show with Joe Bedford.
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In the name of search.
posted on October 13, 2010 in Digital, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media for Businesses
and tagged search, small business, social media, social networking
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The pattern of my specialties & interests obvious: Get found! Its the foundation to all things good online, for businesses anyway.
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Archive: Last San Diego mural projects.
posted on October 9, 2010 in Analog, Murals
and tagged Mural Painting, San Diego mural
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Using my iPhone, some social media services and my new Wordpress blog , I’ve been tracking two mural projects developing this summer/fall…
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Archive: chalk painting, Little Italy, San Diego 2003
posted on October 7, 2010 in Analog, Chalk Painting
and tagged Little Italy, michelangelo, Public Art, San Diego, trompe l'oeil
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one of my favorite projects from years of chalk painting in San Diego’s Little Italy every October until leaving for Pittsburgh last year.
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Resetting the stage, one year later.
posted on October 7, 2010 in Social Media for Businesses, Video
and tagged business consulting, Faux Finish, Faux Painting, Painting, San Diego
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Pittsburgh, to be honest, has turned out to be a very rich place and robust place to put down business roots in a generally cold and uncertain business environment and at almost exactly one year to date of my arrival … More →
Lots of work, but a different kind of art.
posted on September 28, 2010 in Digital, Social Media for Businesses
and tagged business consulting, social media
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for the last two years I've been working almost exclusively as a small business consultant specializing in social media practices More →
heather reilly, metalsmith
posted on September 26, 2010 in Digital, Facebook, Small Business Websites, Twitter, WordPress websites
and tagged artist portfolio, artist sites, ecommerce
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Artist identity, branding, CMS portfolio & blog thru custom WordPress development for custom jeweller, integrated with social media.
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Yaaargh, maties! It was a long summer.
posted on September 21, 2010 in Updates
and tagged Pirates, Pittsburgh, social media
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I have a new roadmarker for the beginning of fall on my own private calendar: my kids’ birthdays on Sept 18 and 20th, and so having survived the Pirate and Princess weekend with the help of my wonderful wife Heather, …
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scenic painting for the stage: San Diego Opera
posted on September 14, 2010 in Analog, Scenic Painting
and tagged backdrop, San Diego Opera, Scenic Art, Scenic Painting, scrim
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One of the few pictures of me painting at the San Diego Opera scenic studios, my first gig in southern California after leaving NCSA. Erratic management made that shop a tough place to make art, but it also created the …
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The Regional Internship Center
posted on August 27, 2010 in Digital, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media for Businesses, Teaching
and tagged Pittsburgh, professional training, social media
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Customized professional training: keyword research, online writing, search & social media optimization for Pittsburgh non-profit.
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Waldorf School of Pittsburgh
posted on August 14, 2010 in Digital, WordPress websites
and tagged communication, Pittsburgh, RSS, Search Engine Optimization, social media integration
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An interactive website design solution created to keep the Waldorf Pittsburgh community of families, teachers & administrators connected at modern speed.
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Ed Rombout Photography
posted on August 5, 2010 in Digital, Small Business Websites, WordPress websites
and tagged artist portfolio, artist sites, photography, Pittsburgh
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Simple, clean portfolio site for Pittsburgh commercial photographer Ed Rombout.
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Susan Scarlata
posted on July 30, 2010 in Digital, WordPress websites
and tagged artist sites, poet, poetry, sites for writers, wordpress
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Literary themed WordPress custom style for poet, author and teacher Susan Scarlata.
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The Social Media Learning Institute
posted on July 27, 2010 in Digital, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media for Businesses, WordPress websites
and tagged social media integration
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This site originally had a really cool dynamic updating/”live catalog” function built from WordPress components to keep schedules current across instructor profiles, registration pages and different catalog search return pages.
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WESCO
posted on July 27, 2010 in Digital, Facebook, Teaching, WordPress websites
and tagged Pittsburgh, social media integration
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Corporate WordPress site delivered with a customized social media training program.
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Jessica Siemens
posted on July 26, 2010 in Digital, Social Media for Businesses, Teaching, WordPress websites
and tagged artist portfolio, artist sites, business strategy, professional training, San Diego
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Artist portfolio site developed in WordPress as part of an artist marketing training program for an incredibly talented young painter, Jessica Siemens.
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scenic painting for the stage: Ring ‘Round the Moon
posted on July 18, 2010 in Analog, Scenic Painting
and tagged North Carolina School Of The Arts, paint charge, Scenic Art, set design
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I was charge artist as part of my graduate work at NCSA in scenic art. Designed in 1998 by my advisor & tormentor-in-chief Howard Jones…
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Public Art Installation & Dedication Speech
posted on July 16, 2010 in Analog, Public Art
and tagged Public Art, San Diego, speaking, tile mosaics
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This picture of me speaking at the dedication of my San Diego public art project in 2006 has been my social media profile picture forever.
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Scenic art | North Carolina School of the Arts
posted on July 14, 2010 in Analog, Scenic Painting
and tagged Andi Blady, North Carolina School Of The Arts, opera, paint charge, Scenic Art
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I was in charge scenic artist for this opera production in the winter of my second year at North Carolina School of the Arts.
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Canvas mural: Pittsburgh to San Diego
posted on June 19, 2010 in Analog, Murals
and tagged Pittsburgh, pittsburgh artist studio, san diego canvas mural
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This is a shot of the first canvas mural I’ve painted in my new Pittsburgh studio for a home back in San Diego. I wrote about the storyline of this mural project put up some images of the mural renderings …
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Mural painting finally in Pittsburgh- sort of.
posted on May 26, 2010 in Analog, Custom Art, Murals, Project Design
and tagged Murals, nova color paint, Pittsburgh, San Diego
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next post in series of mural I’m painting right now in Pittsburgh studio & (ironically enough) shipping back to San Diego for installation!
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Mural painting in Pittsburgh
posted on May 21, 2010 in Analog, Murals
and tagged Mural Painting, Pittsburgh, pittsburgh studio
2 Comments
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This project IS mine, but continues on the theme, because even though I’m painting it in my studio here in Pittsburgh its destination is back in San Diego and southern California. This client and I met several years ago at …
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Southern California mural work
posted on May 18, 2010 in Murals
and tagged mural
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No, its not mine--please check out the lovely mural work of new friend Mark Kolodziejczyk, with more online at http://specialchildrensart.org , the non-profit getting it done. Their mission: “To provide children with special needs the opportunity to express themselves through … More →
Archive: Chalk painting with Hunter
posted on May 18, 2010 in Analog, Chalk Painting
and tagged Hunter, Little Italy, San Diego
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Just rediscovered this picture I love from 2008 of us in Little Italy San Diego and had to post.
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Fin Restaurant Group
posted on April 27, 2010 in Digital, Facebook, WordPress websites
and tagged RSS, sites for writers, Website Content
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A reasonably complex RSS driven WordPress Multi-User (MU) site designed for a fictional restaurant world inhabited by an ensemble cast of crazy characters.
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Public art: Cesar Chavez tile mosaic mural #2
posted on March 29, 2010 in Analog, Project Design, Public Art
and tagged Cesar Chavez, San Diego, tile mosaics, Trolley Station
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Here is the second eight-foot tile mosaic panel I designed & produced for the Cesar Chavez Station public art project in San Diego.
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Public art | Cesar Chavez tile mosaic mural #1
posted on March 25, 2010 in Analog, Public Art
and tagged custom design, Public Art
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There are two separate (but related) series of mosaics that focus on two aspects of the life of Cesar Chavez and fit the two styles of benches installed on the station platforms.
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Trompe l’oeil window mural
posted on March 17, 2010 in Analog, Murals
and tagged trompe l'oeil, wall mural
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I want to put up some more detail pictures from the vertical blind mural project, but after some time working on other projects it seems like my mural gallery here needs a little variety right now, so I’m posting this …
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Graphic design gallery
posted on March 10, 2010 in Digital, Project Design
and tagged branding, graphic design, identity
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Because someone asked, I’ve collected some of the graphic design work I’ve done for my clients over the last few years.
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Interact Now!
posted on February 21, 2010 in Digital, WordPress websites
and tagged San Diego, SEO, social media, Website Content
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Corporate identity development and search engine optimization through custom WordPress design.
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Set in to custom made concrete benches, there are a total of 14 different mosaic designs in this picture of the eastbound trolley platform.
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Finally painting in Pittsburgh, even with the snow.
posted on February 17, 2010 in Analog, Updates
and tagged afm safecoat, Painting, People, pittsgurgh, Plaster, Resin, Safecoat, Shout Out, Shovel, Sleep
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Its been crazy busy as the snow continues to fall here in Pittsburgh. Since we’re moving this month into our new house, we have two houses to shovel and the typical delays accompanying a total of some 30″ of snow … More →
Faux stone entry | main archway
posted on February 14, 2010 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged archway, Faux Stone, San Diego
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This picture just captures the shady & stately interior feel in pleasant contrast to its splashy views of San Diego bay.
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Faux stone entryway details continued
posted on February 13, 2010 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged faux limestone, Faux Painting, Faux Stone
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Here’s a shot looking from the lower foyer the other way up the staircase archway. You can see the faux stone block pattern adapted to each stage of this carefully articulated entry.
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Vertical blind mural, continued
posted on February 13, 2010 in Analog, Custom Art, Murals
and tagged Murals, wall mural
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So here is the finished right hand panel of the San Diego cityscape mural, rendered with lots of patience on a set of vertical blinds for a penthouse apartment with a similar view. Each panel is approx 16′ wide x …
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Cesar Chavez tile mosaic installation
posted on February 5, 2010 in Analog, Custom Art, Project Design, Public Art
and tagged Cesar Chavez, San Diego, tile mosaics, Trolley Station
1 Comment
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Public art, design & production services for the City of San Diego 2004-2006.
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Return to the vertical blind cityscape mural
posted on February 3, 2010 in Analog, Murals
and tagged Murals, Pittsburgh, San Diego, vertical blinds, wall mural
2 Comments
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This is the left “panel” finished on the shop floor. There are sixty actual blinds making up the paint surface/image plane in this photo.
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Faux stone entry details | stair archway
posted on February 3, 2010 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged Faux Finishes, faux limestone, Faux Stone
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Okay, birthday week and pagan midwinter are over, its officially the new year and back to work. Continuing on the faux limestone entryway documentation, this picture reveals some of the “inset” panel painting I did in the unusual plaster archways leading …
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Benchmark Project Installation, 2003
posted on January 25, 2010 in Analog, Custom Art
and tagged Benchmark project, Botticelli, Custom Art, Public Art, San Diego
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Me and my “Three Graces Bench” after installation for the Benchmark Project during 2003 Super Bowl in San Diego.
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Archive: Chalk painting San Diego, 2002
posted on January 24, 2010 in Analog, Chalk Painting
and tagged Botticelli, Little Italy, San Diego
1 Comment
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Predictably, I didn’t screw around my first time, taking on a Botticelli Madonna, generating a full size drawing on paper ahead of time…
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Scenic painting, San Diego in the year 2000
posted on January 24, 2010 in Analog, Scenic Painting
and tagged east village, San Diego, Scenic Art
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Heather and I were subletting space in the brick building on 10th Street in East Village San Diego that is now Cowboy Star.
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Archive: Chalk painting, Little Italy 2002
posted on January 22, 2010 in Analog, Chalk Painting
and tagged Botticelli, Little Italy, San Diego
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My first chalk painting piece in Little Italy’s annual sidewalk chalk festival, back in the day when your chunk of asphalt was 9′ x 12′.
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More faux stone painting in grand entry
posted on January 17, 2010 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged Faux Painting, Faux Stone
1 Comment
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I always wanted to publish this picture because it gives a great sense of those overwhelming moments that happen on jobs where you wonder how you got this far into it, and then, when and where does it end? I …
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Kids murals | ocean theme room details
posted on January 15, 2010 in Analog, Kids Murals, Murals
and tagged beach mural, Murals, ocean mural
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Detail shot of third corner treatment in the ocean theme kids room mural.
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Kids murals | ocean theme details
posted on January 13, 2010 in Analog, Kids Murals
and tagged beach mural, kids murals, ocean mural
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While I was on the subject of kids room murals, I thought I’d finish off this ocean and beach room painting project from La Jolla, CA created in early 2006.   Here, you the by-special-request turtles moving towards us from …
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Here’s a shot of the urethane jacket of the oversize corinthian capital mold, freshly removed from its first concrete pull…
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New Year, new mural, and art faux portfolios taking shape
posted on January 12, 2010 in Updates
and tagged artist portfolio, wordpress
1 Comment
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Sorting through old pictures on the computer is interesting... [no] fading, dust or deterioration of the paper.... More →
Faux stone wall finish in grand entryway
posted on January 12, 2010 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged Faux Finishes, Faux Painting, Faux Stone
2 Comments
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Keeping in mind that these walls are completely flat plaster, I think the perspective with the wall and painted faux stone block pattern coming at you on the left tells the story nicely….
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Design sketches and sources | circus room
posted on January 11, 2010 in Analog, Faux Finishes, Kids Murals, Murals, Project Design
and tagged circus playroom, custom design, design renderings, mural design
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I’m posting a few of the different design pieces I worked up on the way to the circus themed kids’ playroom I’ve been recently documenting in my murals and faux galleries. This is quick paste-up of the jpegs I sent …
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Design sketches | circus room
posted on January 9, 2010 in Analog, Kids Murals, Project Design
and tagged circus, circus playroom, kids murals
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This is the initial concept sketch for the circus tent wall finish and trompe l’oeil “hero” wall revealing what’s inside the big top.
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Kids mural design sample set | circus room
posted on January 7, 2010 in Analog, Kids Murals, Project Design
and tagged Faux Finish, mural design, Murals, Paint Samples
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I’m posting a few of the different design pieces I worked up on the way to the cirus themed kids’ playroom I’ve been recently documenting in my murals and faux galleries. Here is the set of samples just after the …
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Faux finish fireplace mantel and surround
posted on January 6, 2010 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged beer glazes, Faux Painting, fireplace, fireplace surround, painted wood grain, shellac
1 Comment
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There are quite a few things going on in this picture, a project completed in Rancho Santa Fe (San Diego) back in 2003. The home itself is a clean line California modern design which the client and designer wanted to …
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Kids murals | Circus playroom completed wall mural
posted on January 5, 2010 in Analog, Custom Art, Faux Finishes, Kids Murals
and tagged circus playroom, Faux Finishes, kids murals
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Okay here’s the final-final shot of the complete hero wall of the Circus playroom– faux wood grain, lions, ringmaster & monkey…
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Kids circus room design | cabinet finish sample
posted on January 5, 2010 in Analog, Faux Finishes, Kids Murals, Project Design
and tagged circus playroom, crackle finish, kids murals, playroom
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This is a close up of the crackle faux finish sample board I prepared for the circus playroom cabinet.
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Faux wood grain | Mahogany burl cabinet
posted on January 5, 2010 in Analog, Faux Finishes
and tagged Faux Painting, faux wood grain, Furniture, painted furniture
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More painted wood grain, this from a home in Del Mar, CA I worked on in 2004. Its not the greatest photo, but I’ve always had a soft spot for this job because both the general contractor and the straight …
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Kids murals | Circus playroom mural details
posted on January 4, 2010 in Analog, Custom Art, Kids Murals
and tagged circus playroom, Murals, trompe l'oeil
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