South DaCola’s Art Club w/ Cool Graffitti
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Living by the RR tracks, I see a lot of graffitti on boxcars, most of it is the same old Hip-hop crap, but I saw this one last night and thought it was pretty cool.
Art
The new look of solar power
Ghost of Dude  
Who says solar energy has to be ugly and intrusive? Not these folks.
They’ve developed a new system of small photovoltaic cells that look more like ivy growing up the side of a building than giant blue panels. They’re also looking at incorporating wind power into them, which makes sense because the leaves will flutter just like the real thing. It’s functional, it’s creative, what’s not to like?
Innovations like this will drive the clean energy industry into the main stream.
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Disclaimer: in case you couldn’t tell, the picture above is actual ivy. The pics from the site wouldn’t link right.
Props to South Dakota Cartoonists!
This was in the dead tree version of the Argus Leader today, in the reader rant section:
Editorial Cartoonists have rare talent
I am overwhelmed with admiration for editorial cartoonists. They are not only talented artists but purveyors of the human condition in wit, wisdom and humor. They have hyperbole down to a fine science. With uncanny ability, they make serious, controversial, uncomfortable truths into a palatable quick read that may please or rile us, and that is good.
In the September/October issue of South Dakota Magazine, Roger Holtzman pays a wonderful tribute to these clever “Pen Masters” of communication who draw South Dakota.
Mary Ann Rager
Mary, if you see this post, pick out a toon on my site and I will sign it and send it to you for your gratitude!
New Painting – Johnny Gentleman (Rotten)
This was a giclee print I found the other night in my studio. It was print of a postcard I did. so I mounted it to wood and hand accented it with paint and put a custom frame around it. This is actual size. Make me an offer and it’s yours!
A little light reading for you…
Angry Guy I wonder where Meghan’s book will end up on the ratings come January.