fiftystatebanana

Obscurity is eternal.

By fiftystatebanana July 31, 2022September 5, 2022

Unexpected Carpetbagger

Oil on canvas, 20” x 16”, enjoy

By fiftystatebanana July 30, 2022July 30, 2022

Featuring an ancient 19th century funicular, originally powered up and down Coal Hill using steam engines. A summer rain came through and drenched everything. A half hour later, the sun … Continue reading Duquesne Incline

By fiftystatebanana July 26, 2022August 13, 2022

Midjourney efforts

Check out these AI compositions generated from technical text prompts that eschew biased and derogatory terminology, and you win prizes like these:

By fiftystatebanana July 23, 2022July 24, 2022

Somehow not appropriate – Oil in progress

Oil on canvas, 16”x 12”. Everything will be contoured, then filled with washes. Crumbs. Bits of words. Will use Liquin on this one, alternating Liquin and boiled linseed oil. And … Continue reading Somehow not appropriate – Oil in progress

By fiftystatebanana July 22, 2022August 13, 2022

Midjourney is dope

I occasionally try new software that can be useful for generating images. I LOVE oil painting, but the material effort can take weeks and months. What if I was a … Continue reading Midjourney is dope

By fiftystatebanana July 6, 2022July 6, 2022

Ban Assault Weapons

You are going to need to try real hard to convince me an assault weapons ban is not a good idea. Keep them in the military, of course, but Main … Continue reading Ban Assault Weapons

By fiftystatebanana July 5, 2022August 1, 2022

Finished oil painting – Summer Trampolinox Among the Zealots of Zoltan’s Cottage

Oil on canvas, 16”x 12″ I chose some figures hopping outside of a sanctuary. I took the name from a variation of a video game character who curated a legendary … Continue reading Finished oil painting – Summer Trampolinox Among the Zealots of Zoltan’s Cottage