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Konahrtist

Spy Name: Jimbo Paps

aka Whiskey Gnome aka Daddylicious aka Lines aka Intellectual Demon (according to the Wu-Tang Name Generator) aka Boney Bad Boy Parker (according to the Blues Musician Name Generator) aka Shit Head (according to my neighbor).

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MacArthur BART Station in Oakland, California (right by the large bushes near the designated Patron Pick-Up area).

Recent Posts By: Konahrtist

Mike Mitchell Part Deux

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May 20, 2013

art blog - Mike Mitchell - empty kingdom
Featured previously back in June 2012, Mike Mitchell makes his way back on to EK with more of his illustrations. Mitchell is currently based out of Los Angeles, California where he continues to pump out hilarious and fun illustrations that he is well-known for.
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Richard Wilkinson

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May 19, 2013

art blog - Richard Wilkinson - empty kingdom
Currently based out of Brighton, UK, Richard Wilkinson is an illustrator who has worked for numerous clients, such as TIME Magazine, New Scientist, The Telegraph, Saatchi & Saatchi BBH, Random House, and Harper Collins among many others.
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Akira Beard Returns

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May 18, 2013

art blog - Akira Beard - empty kingdom
Initiating BRAIN-MELTING-SEQUENCE in T-minus 10 seconds. Akira Beard was featured previously in November 2010 and June 2012, and holy shit, does Beard have new works for us to feast our eyes on since then. BRAIN-MELTING-SEQUENCE initiating...
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Pedro Matos in Solo Show, LA

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May 17, 2013

art blog - Pedro Matos - empty kingdom
Pedro Matos is no stranger to EK. Matos was previously featured back in September 2011, December 2010, and August 2010, and we bring him back today in time for his solo show at the Martha Otero Gallery in Los Angeles, California!
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Hara Katsiki

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May 16, 2013

art blog - Hara Katsiki - empty kingdom
Hara Katsiki is a visual artist originally hailing from Greece who expresses her creative vision across various types of media ranging from drawing, painting, graphic design, animation, and music. I encourage everyone to check out her Tumblr page to give her music a listen.
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Edwige Fouvry

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May 15, 2013

art blog - Edwige Fouvry - empty kingdom
Artist Edwige Fouvry extensively paints in layers creating texture and depth in her body of work that helps brings attention to the medium itself. Fouvry works with many mediums ranging from watercolor, pencil, oil paint, ink, and what have you.
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Cian McLoughlin

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May 14, 2013

art blog - Cian McLoughlin - empty kingdom
Cian McLoughlin is an artist originally hailing from Dublin, Ireland who has such a beautifully raw style that makes me want to punch a dog.
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Jennifer Nehrbass

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May 13, 2013

art blog - Jennifer Nehrbass - empty kingdom
Currently based out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Jennifer Nehrbass is an artist who creates figurative and surreal oil paintings that we couldn't resist sharing on this Monday morning. Top of the morning to ya.
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Aaron Ansarov and his Jellyfish

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May 12, 2013

art blog - Aaron Ansarov - empty kingdom
Aaron Ansarov is photographer currently based out of Florida who worked as a military photographer for 15 years after initially joining the Navy after high school. What you see today isn't abstract mirrored photography edited digitally in post, but rather Ansarov photographing actual Portuguese Man O’ War. Say whaaaaa?
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Caroline Mackintosh

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May 11, 2013

art blog - Caroline Mackintosh - empty kingdom
Caroline Mackintosh is a photographer currently based out of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. If you like what you see, I definitely encourage folks to check out more of Mackintosh's work on her site because she has a significant and very diverse body of work that we couldn't shove into one post.
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Mark Styling

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May 10, 2013

art blog - Mark Styling - empty kingdom
I couldn't resist sharing the works of Mark Styling after coming across his body of work on the interwebs. Styling creates historically accurate illustrations of actual military aircraft that were in operation during WWII and the Korean War (B-17, B-24, B-26, B-29, PBY Catalinas among many others) including matching serial number or bureau number, aircraft number, unit markings, crew names and nose art with classic pin-up girls.
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Sandra Chevrier’s Revisit

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May 9, 2013

art blog - Sandra Chevrier - empty kingdom
Sandra Chevrier was recently featured back in March of this year, and we eagerly bring her back to share more of her work with all of you. Today, we present Chevrier's mixed media on woven paper paintings where she uses traditional mediums combined with actual pages from comic books to create her colorful and lively pieces.
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Franz Falckenhaus

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May 8, 2013

art blog - Franz Falckenhaus - empty kingdom
Franz Falckenhaus is an artist originally from Bartoszyce, Poland, but is currently based out of the city of Krakow. Falckenhaus is a self-taught artist, and it was his life-long interest in photography, film, and collage art that motivated him to pursue art as a career. Most of Falckenhaus' work is created digitally comprised of carefully selected vintage illustrations.
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Esao Andrews Revisit

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May 7, 2013

art blog - Esao Andrews - empty kingdom
Esao Andrews was previously featured back in September 2010, and we're glad to bring Andrews back to check out his newer pieces since then. Andrews is originally from Mesa, Arizona, but currently is based out of Brooklyn, New York where he continues to pursue his art.
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BEFORE THE CRASH (2009)

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May 6, 2013

art blog - Lora Zombie - empty kingdom
The wonderful Lora Zombie was featured way back in 2009 before the infamous server crash (commonly referred to as "BC 2009" - Before the Crash) that some of the original staff writers mention from time to time. Essentially "BC 2009" is when we lost a year's worth of posts due to a server overload from a sudden surge of visitors that brought it down unexpectedly. We love you guys too! And now since we've redesigned and relaunched our site (which we hope you guys like), we're finally bring back Ms. Zombie to share her work with everyone.
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Mark Maggiori’s Update

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May 5, 2013

art blog - Mark Maggiori - empty kingdom
Mark Maggiori was previously featured back in August 2011, and I'm excited to bring him back because besides a successful photography career, Maggiori is also a painter...and a damn good one. Today, we feature some of Maggiori's paintings as well as some of his newer photographic works since his last feature.
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Svetlana Tiourina

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May 4, 2013

art blog - Svetlana Tiourina - empy kingdom
Svetlana Tiourina is a fine artist originally from Urals, Russia who creates gorgeous oil on canvas panitings. Currently, Tiourina is based out of Amsterdam, The Netherlands where she continues to pump out amazing art.
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Rosalie Kate Whittingham

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May 3, 2013

art blog - Rosalie Kate Whittingham - empty kingdom
Rosalie Kate Whittingham is an artist based out of Manchester, United Kingdom who is an illustrator and lingerie designer (according to her Behance profile). Whittingham's illustrations and drawings are light, delicate, and clean, only using color to accent and highlight specific sections of the piece.
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Milan Hrnjazović

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May 2, 2013

art blog - Milan Hrnjazović - empty kingdom
Don't be alarmed...your morning beverage was not spiked with acid nor did anyone slip magic mushrooms into your breakfast. That is, unless, you consumed either of the two yourself, which in that case, it's going to be a memorable and interesting day! Milan Hrnjazović is an artist from Valjevo, Serbia who creates oil on canvas paintings that are wonderfully trippy.
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Urs Fischer

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May 1, 2013

art blog - Urs Fischer - empty kingdom
Urs Fischer is an immensely prolific artist originally from Switzerland who creates both sculptural and installations pieces. Fischer is currently based out of New York where he continues to create amazing art.
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