woodcut by Robin Rocoma My friend Robin has been a professional artist forever. I really love her work. With her permission I’ll show you more of her amazing creations in the future. Mahalo Robin ❤️🔥
Tag: Art
Kung Fu & Art
The study of what we see is absolutely mind blowing. It’s connection to our Wing Chun is inextricable. Most if not all of what we see is not as it appears. We see very little in terms of the full spectrum of what is visible to oh say a fly or an eagle. Things look… Continue reading Kung Fu & Art
Tour of the NHS Skateboard Museum
Thanks Robin…lol😂 https://youtu.be/LhoCRjbPAZ8?si=grw8wkP-Ijj69Cy0 I met Roland a long time employee of NHS whom had just retired. I told him I was in Santa Cruz to skate and he directed me to the museum that is sorta private. The folks over at NHS were kind enough to let me check it out. Thanks! I’m letting an… Continue reading Tour of the NHS Skateboard Museum
Taking Back Agency
Monk @ the Atheist Festival in DC watching Wu Tang Clan I was talking to my friend Louise on the iPhone for hours about this very topic in the video below. It was posted by The Cinema Cartography channel the same day. This morning the video came up on my feed. The AI at work… Continue reading Taking Back Agency
For The Love of Santa Cruz
So far my stay here in Cruz has been surprisingly enjoyable if not, dare I say, spectacular. People are for the most part happy and pleasant. The ocean air must be good for the brain. Here is some cool art I have run into so far while skating around town. Enjoy!
Only Once A Year
Visit The Pompidou with Sifu Z
This is the first of a series of montages that I’ll be producing. The series will include more world famous museums and destinations I’ve had the great fortune to visit. As a painter Paris is a Mecca and it’s easy to see why it has sustained such worldly appeal. Some day I’d like to revisit… Continue reading Visit The Pompidou with Sifu Z
AI Art Promting: Machine Beauty
https://youtu.be/MwB8aoyMln0 Apparently A.I. doesn’t do hands very well. But then again perhaps AI has a much broader view of what beauty is. Humans really have advanced through the knowledge learned from the sick, diseased and infirm. The following images were created on the CrAIyon website. The music was also A.I. generated via a couple sources.
Blue Sky by Z
Original photo and manipulation by Z
Self Portrait 3/26/23
Self Portrait ®️©️ 2023
