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Mech. Job and new Cromwell

Post author By magick
Post date June 30, 2024

When I moved to Schenectady, the first job I could find was at Harbor Freight. Luckily, after a few months, I found a shop to work as a mechanic called Warren Tire. I have worked at Warren Tire since April and have been very happy there.
I haven’t been able to work on my animated series, The Flying Dutchess, as much as I would prefer. Yet, I have completed the new version of the Oliver Cromwell character.

My representative character, Ace Malagurio, has a new companion animal. His name is Hals, and he is a Dutch Rabbit that rides at the back of Ace’s broom while he flies around.

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The move to Schenectady NY

Post author By magick
Post date January 24, 2024
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view of the backyard with snow

After moving from South Carolina to New Orleans in 2018, back to DFW in 2020, to California in 2022, and briefly back to DFW last year – I have decided to move to Upstate New York for a while to be closer to my mother here and her family.

It is nice to be back in the Empire State. I lived in Brooklyn in 2010-2011 while attending Pratt, the Art and Design school. Although, Upstate is quite different than The City (quite a bit colder).

The move will afford the opportunity to continue my work on The Flying Dutchess and focus on my animation career. I started a part-time job in retail and have met several new friends.

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Highlights – Sketchbook Summer 2023

Post author By magick
Post date July 14, 2023
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Happy Bastille Day everyone! Here are some highlights from my sketchbook this summer I would like to share:

Drawing of priest during Mass @ St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Drawing of Altar @ St. Elizabeth

Hebrew Calligraphy Practice

Watercolor @ Pershing Square in Los Angeles of Beethoven Statue

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New backdrop portfolio

Post author By magick
Post date June 2, 2023
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Check out my newest portfolio of backgrounds and backdrops for animation (mostly for The Flying Dutchess).

Animation Backdrops

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Essay on sunlight throughout Art History as a medium

Post author By magick
Post date April 10, 2023
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Cathedral to Kruip

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Pershing Square Watercolors

Post author By magick
Post date January 9, 2023

I was blessed to move to Los Angeles last year at the end of September 2022. As many of the Old Masters once painted the buildings and sculptures in the parks and squares of cities they lived, I have endeavored to do so in reverence to them.

*Title Guarantee and Trust Company Building* – watercolor on paper, Oct. 2022

In an attempt to cure my insatiable love of Art Deco buildings, I visited Pershing Square. The Title & Trust building is an Art Deco gem situated off the square, named after prestigious WW1 General Pershing himself, mastermind of the Argonne Forest Campaign. In this watercolor, I did not do any underdrawing with pencil or pen and painted this with the brush from observation with no reference photographs. This process increases dexterity with the brush and better economy of line with each brush stroke.

*View from Pershing Square Two* – watercolor on paper, Oct. 2022

Pershing Square was redesigned by Ricardo Legorreta in the 1990s and these elegant, orange spheres feature prominently in the square vibrant new look.

A photograph of the *Title Guarantee and Trust Building* with Orange Sphere in foreground

Tags art, art deco, artwork, dfw, los angeles, magic, magick, mieczy slaw, painting, pershing square, texas artist, ww1

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Ft. Worth Weekly ft. Fringe Gallery Exhibition May 2013

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Post date September 17, 2022
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View the article online here: https://www.fwweekly.com/2013/05/15/gallery-47/

“Urban Bull”- 2013, acrylic and wax on canvas

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Veteran’s Day Art Competition 2009

Post author By magick
Post date September 15, 2022
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I found this from my Junior year of high school in 2009, was blessed to be the winner of this ‘Southlake Carroll Veteran’s Day Art Competition”

“Pledge to Lady Liberty” \\ 16 x 20 – acrylic on canvas, 2009

I was obliged to give a speech at the award ceremony during the ‘Veteran’s Day’ pep rally. I saluted and walked off the stage since I knew they would rather see the picture than hear me talking about it. Sometimes the frame can bring out a mood or more profound statement by monumentalizing the picture plane. I always have been drawn to the play of middle red and blue, like the colors of 3d glasses.