downfall
06-13-2009, 11:08 PM
I buy old books, like textbooks, dictionaries, phone books, etc. that usually end up in the garbage from yard sales and thrift shops, find and remove interesting pages, and paint related video game imagery on them. I've made a bunch of these in the past few years for fun, and I've mostly sold them to friends who keep telling me I should make more of them.
I moved about a year and a half ago and stopped doing any art for a while. That said, I've finally had the time and opportunity to find some interesting books and start painting again. Each one is one of a kind and will not be reprinted - because I can't legally reproduce the book pages, and because I don't ever expect to find multiple copies of any of these books because I never have.
Price is typically $30, which includes shipping anywhere in the US. I'm also donating $5 from each painting sold straight to Child's Play (http://www.childsplaycharity.org/), because it's something I feel good about.
Paintings are shipped in a nice padded envelope in between some cardboard sheets so they make it to you intact. I also don't mind shipping outside the US so long as you don't mind paying the actual cost. I take Paypal - nickgatens AT gmail DOT com - but don't send me any money until everything is confirmed.
I'll be adding new stuff pretty often - I've been painting quite a few over the last week or two. I can also take requests/commissions, but I don't always have a page that is appropriate for your request - I'm always looking for new pages though.
Here's what I have available right now. Newer stuff will be added to the top somehwat frequently:
http://www.randomintelligence.com/sa/viruses.jpg
Viruses - $30
(Approx. 6" x 9" - Painted on a page of scale drawings of microorganisms from a microbiology text.)
http://www.randomintelligence.com/sa/starman.jpg
Starman - $30
(Approx. 8.25" x 10.75" - Painted on a Winter star chart from a late 90's astronomy textbook)
I moved about a year and a half ago and stopped doing any art for a while. That said, I've finally had the time and opportunity to find some interesting books and start painting again. Each one is one of a kind and will not be reprinted - because I can't legally reproduce the book pages, and because I don't ever expect to find multiple copies of any of these books because I never have.
Price is typically $30, which includes shipping anywhere in the US. I'm also donating $5 from each painting sold straight to Child's Play (http://www.childsplaycharity.org/), because it's something I feel good about.
Paintings are shipped in a nice padded envelope in between some cardboard sheets so they make it to you intact. I also don't mind shipping outside the US so long as you don't mind paying the actual cost. I take Paypal - nickgatens AT gmail DOT com - but don't send me any money until everything is confirmed.
I'll be adding new stuff pretty often - I've been painting quite a few over the last week or two. I can also take requests/commissions, but I don't always have a page that is appropriate for your request - I'm always looking for new pages though.
Here's what I have available right now. Newer stuff will be added to the top somehwat frequently:
http://www.randomintelligence.com/sa/viruses.jpg
Viruses - $30
(Approx. 6" x 9" - Painted on a page of scale drawings of microorganisms from a microbiology text.)
http://www.randomintelligence.com/sa/starman.jpg
Starman - $30
(Approx. 8.25" x 10.75" - Painted on a Winter star chart from a late 90's astronomy textbook)