magdalena long

roadside cafe

January 16, 2010 · 1 Comment

You can drink your coffee beside neon lit fish tanks enclosed in plexi cells. The coffee was excellent as was the decor.

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book of students?

January 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment

I found this booklet of portraits in the back of a used bookstore, i think they may be students.

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found at yersin market

January 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment

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schools and swarms

January 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment

After painting schools of fish for an undersea mural, i can’t seem to stop drawing schools / swarms of dots on pretty much anything i find. It may turn to madness, case and point the last example of dots on collage . . .

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“slow rock” sheet music

December 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment

1960’s and 1970’s vietnamese sheet music. Found behind Tan Dinh market Q1, HCMC.

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two new collages inspired by bollywood disco

December 15, 2009 · 2 Comments

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velvet touch lettering

December 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Many thanks to Richard Streitmatter for lending me the transparencies from his own personal collection.

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background textures

November 18, 2009 · 1 Comment

Some collaged textures for a new project. Maybe as fill for background shapes . . . more clarity to come.

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birthday present

October 31, 2009 · 4 Comments

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Turns out you can commission a painting of pretty much whatever you like if you happen to wander over to the backpacker district in Quarter 1. There are a plethora of painters-for-hire, most of which can complete most anything in the span of a week. Soooooo for my birthday, I was surprised with THIS! Apparently I am surrounded by my spirit animals . . . I now must find a frame that rivals the majesty of this painting.

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October 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Soap

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