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City: Milwaukee
State/Province: WI
Country: US
Age:
26
Height:
6' 0"
Weight:
180 lbs.
Hair Color:
Dark Brown
Eye Color:
Brown
Body Type:
Athletic
Ethnicity:
White
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myInterests
Interests/Hobbies
Music I Like:
Tori Amos
Fleet Foxes
Jeff Buckley
Hot Chip
Cut/Copy
Carla Werner
Antony & The Johnsons
The Killers
LadyHawke
Kylie Minogue
Sarah McLachlan
Heather Nova
Imogen Heap
Remy Zero
Fiona Apple
Emiliana Torrini
Ashlee Simpson
Rihanna
The Shins
Herdules and Love Affiar
Duffy
Esthero
Nerina Pallot
Lenny Kravitz
Jack Johnson
Minnie Driver
Scissor Sisters
Stevie Nicks
Nelly Furtado
Films I Like:
TOP 15 THUS FAR:
Romeo + Juliet
Donnie Darko
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Into the Wild
Brokedown Palace
Pan's Labryinth
Last of the Mohicans
300
Gladiator
Austrailia
The Fifth Element
Disneys Robin Hood
In America
Lord of the Rings
Love Actually
Literature I Like:
You can Run by Jesse Archer
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
I Am Not Myself These Days by Josh Kilmer Purcell
Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer
Stardust By Neil Gaiman
The Beach By Alex Garland
Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
A Home at the End of the World & The Hours by by Michael Cunningham
Hero by Perry Moore
Harry Potter By J.K. Rowling
Anything by David Sedaris
Anything by Martha Stewart
TV Shows I Like:
Planet Earth
Golden Girls
Top Chef
Queer As Folk
The Amazing Race
Arrested Development
I Love Lucy
My So Called Life
Absolutly Fabulous
Sex and the City
Will & Grace
Strangers with Candy
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aboutglowstars
slam it to the left. shake it to the right.
To love. To be loved. To never forget your own insignificance. To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you. To seek joy in the saddest places. To pursue beauty to its lair. To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple. To respect strength, never power. Above all, to watch. To try and understand. To never look away. And never, never, to forget.
MY WEBSITE:
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Michael Coates | Art Blog
- Whats to Come (10/14/09) [View | Hide]
Here is a small preview of what I have been working on (she's very unfinished). It looks like I will have my next opening at Caggio Gallery on Friday January 15th 2010! All of the pieces in this will fit a still untitled theme - but everything will be dark, mysterious and monochrome. I'm exploring a lot of new technique with oil and will be incorporating unusual textures in these pieces. I want people to want to touch them. The other plus, I've been shooting my own models, so everything is totally original from the start.
In related news, I'll be updated the look of this blog and my website. Business has been booming and I want everything to reflect the more solid design aesthetic I have developed. Stay tuned!
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- Boy In Blue (9/23/09) [View | Hide]
So I was commissioned to paint a friends son. She took the amazing photo that I worked from, and left the rest up to me. I added ginkgo leaves because in Japan they represent hope for the future. I thought that was a good symbol to include on this little guy playing in the leaves.
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- I'm For Sale (6/25/09) [View | Hide]
I am now selling PRINTS of many of my paintings through ETSY.com. I am excited to see how this works out. The response to my last opening was overwhelming (thank you to everyone who came to support me) so I thought this was a much more affordable way to get my work into the hands of those who can't buy the originals.
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- Sold! (5/28/09) [View | Hide]
I will be featured in a gallery opening next week here in Milwaukee at a new gallery named CAGGIO. I'm thrilled and honored to be part of this event and hope to have about 8 -15 painting for sale. This includes the one below, which as of today is SOLD. It's my first to sell from the show, and I am so thankful to its new owner.
This piece is titled "Clyde" and is charcoal and acrylic on pine and is 6''x6''. While the original is no longer available, I will have 100 limited edition prints ready for pre-order.
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- Native American Cheif (5/27/09) [View | Hide]
I forget his name, as soon as I can track it down - I will use that for the title. Anyways, I finished this one last night for my Mom. This one was a fun challenge because I was able to use copper leaf for the first time. It's hard to tell in the photo, but every other square is copper with turquoise peaking through.
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- In Progress (5/14/09) [View | Hide]
I'm painting this guy for my Mom. It's not only mother's day, but her birthday this month. I'm excited to get to the next steps on him, which include turquoise paint & copper leaf!
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- "Cheyene" (4/6/09) [View | Hide]
Finished him tonight. I still need to paint the edges, but I was to eager to get him online. Wednesday I'm heading to the supply store to get the stuff to begin my next painting for my mama.
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- Final Website Edits (3/24/09) [View | Hide]
I made a few final changes to my site & all I have left is to upload a few more of the design pages.
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- Website Update (1/30/09) [View | Hide]
I've reinvented my website. I'm trying to create a site that will allow my collections to grow, plus add more features so that as I accomplish more work, I can keep it all in one place.
I'm in the process of adding a store. I'll sell both my art & photos on there soon. Eventually I'd like to get some handmade items like scarves & ties up there. You can also follow the site on facebook & twitter among others.
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- Cowboy Gus (12/29/08) [View | Hide]
For Christmas this year, I painted Gus for my Dad. Gus was a favorite of his when I was a child. Played by Robert Duvall, he was the central(and most likable character) in the "Lonesome Dove" movie series.
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- Carla Number Two (12/2/08) [View | Hide]
Here is a second portrait I've done of my dear friend Carla. I've been using some amazing photos of her, and I have been enjoying working with some new mediums. Hopefully I'll get started on the third and final of Carla after the new year begins. I have some special projects to work on before then.
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- New Direction (10/17/08) [View | Hide]
I have taken a little bit of a new direction in my paintings as of late. I'm using charcoal and pastel rather than graphite. I'm also using less acrylic, and exploring more oil based and metallic paints. I've also decided to incorporate the dozens of line drawings I've collected, and create more organic backgrounds to the portraits.
So, here is my latest piece. The photo quality is terrible (I took it in a hurry with my phone). I'll get a better version up soon. It's titled "Departure".
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- Fashionista (10/6/08) [View | Hide]
My best friend and I took an intro class to fashion design for six weeks not too long ago. I learned a ton, and while my skills in sewing don't compare to my friends, I still managed to learn quite a bit.
Since none of the items I created in class turned out wearable, I was determined to put my new hobby to good use. So using left over t-shirt knits, and some various scraps, I made this gray, black and purple scarf.
My goal is to learn how to construct some of my favorite menswear items such as waistcoats or skinny ties.
 
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- Barack (10/6/08) [View | Hide]
Here is the finished piece. I ended up adding a little bit more a few weeks ago, so here is an updated picture.
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- Jordan & Elena (9/26/08) [View | Hide]
I had the honor of shooting my good friend Elena and her fiance Jordan this past weekend for some engagement shots. I've never done photography, let alone portraiture as a job, but I thought it'd be fun and good practice.
I think they turned out alright. I just hope the happy couple likes them.
You can see most of the HERE.
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- The Miller Farm (9/1/08) [View | Hide]
I was up north once again visiting my friends parents farm. It was a beautiful weekend with perfect weather for some photos...
See the all HERE
  
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- Obama Contest (unfinished) (8/19/08) [View | Hide]
A good friend alerted me of this neat contest running through to the Democratic National Convention. So, over a few hours sunday night I began this. Unfortunately since I didn't read the deadline correctly, I missed the cut-off at noon yesterday. But the good news is that I'm still going to finish him this week, and if anything at least I got some new work done.
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- Farm Camping (7/27/08) [View | Hide]
Last weekend my friends and I headed up to northern WI to do some camping. We stayed at my friend AJ's beautiful farm. I only took pictures for about an hour, as I had camping activites to attend to - but here are the results.
Click here to see them all!
  
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- "Hold Your Hand" (7/7/08) [View | Hide]
I finished this guy rather quick on Sunday. It was so nice out this weekend it was hard to stay in & focus, so I brought him outdoors with me. The best part, I got on quite the kick and started two more after him!
(again sorry for the crappy quality. It's about time to get a new digicam.)
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- Arizona Hike (6/3/08) [View | Hide]
I was home last weekend in Prescott. Every morning I went on a hike near my parents place up this beautiful trail near Thumb Butte. It's spring in AZ, so all of the flowers were in bloom, and the cactus has just began to grow their flowering buds. Here are some pictures.
Click here to see them all!
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- "Witness" (5/14/08) [View | Hide]
Number three of eight. I'm trying to complete these within small amounts of time, such as an afternoon. I see these more as practice work than anything else - especially since using charcoal on the wood was rather unfamiliar territory. I still think I need to sand the wood down more.
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- "Despite The Tears" (5/12/08) [View | Hide]
I finished this one over the weekend. I'm not terribly happy with it yet, but I'm glad to be getting more work done. The goal is to have 2 more by the weeks end.
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- Just a bit More (5/12/08) [View | Hide]
I added some finishing touches to these two. I'm happy I did. The picture quality is rather poor though, sorry!
 
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- Not original (4/28/08) [View | Hide]
These are two of three ocean texture inspired tiles I am creating. I've barely dabbled in sculpture - but when I saw a seller on Etsy.com creating these I was inspired to steal the idea. These are for my own personal collection - and I would have supported the seller, alas I didn't have the extra cash. Please visit Element Clay Studio & check out the amazing work.
This one is "Scales"
This one is "Coral Polups"
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- For Holly (4/28/08) [View | Hide]
Finished this one on Sunday, it was a quickie. The random title is inspired by the song I had in my head the entire time. This is #2 of 8.
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myFriends'Comments (33)
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GunPowder
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Comment left on: 11/11/09 10:43 PM
;) love this song!
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hi_im_justin
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Comment left on: 5/13/09 4:03 PM
hey what's up?
i was waiting for someone to make a bonnaroo group xD! HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
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KkrisTAn
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Comment left on: 5/12/09 10:26 PM
thanks so much for inviting me to join your bonnaroo group, hope you don't mind i post a date.
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Comment left on: 3/8/09 3:05 PM
your photography is quite nice :)
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JanLo
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Comment left on: 2/5/09 7:00 AM
I love this song.
Actually i love FLEET FOXES
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Comment left on: 2/2/09 9:07 PM
ahhhh, fleet foxes!
mykonos rocks my monkey.
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greg88rx
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Comment left on: 1/31/09 8:10 AM
Hey! Hope your 2009 is going well. Have a great weekend.
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John_Galt
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Comment left on: 12/2/08 8:37 PM
Nice. Antony won't know what hit him.
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wilDzine
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Comment left on: 9/1/08 6:58 PM
Hey how's it goin? I hope you had a great weekend. LOVE the new pics. Really cool!
-wil
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fatherjmbd
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Comment left on: 8/18/08 7:03 PM
thanks for the add. <3
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