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	<title>Creative Cogitation &#187; Jake</title>
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	<description>About art &#38; the art of Jake Beckman, painter of magical realism &#38; representational abstracts.  &#34;Currently I paint binary &#38; birds based on humorous observations of social media &#38; other forms of electronic communications. Alternatively I am exploring mathematical abstraction in my new non representational work.-Jake&#34;</description>
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		<title>Don’t paint it black</title>
		<link>http://akajake.com/blog/2012/05/08/dont-paint-it-black/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 04:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am often asked about my framing options-I don’t offer a whole heck of a lot-I usually frame with a white or off-white mat in a narrow black corporate style frame. If the work doesn’t need a mat I usually frame with a simple wooden frame having no fancy fillets, coves or bevels. People ask [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping it Loose, the Golden Light</title>
		<link>http://akajake.com/blog/2012/04/09/keeping-it-loose-the-golden-light/</link>
		<comments>http://akajake.com/blog/2012/04/09/keeping-it-loose-the-golden-light/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[art for sale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bird art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[expressionist art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Golden Light]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[horse art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[horses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jake beckman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jake beckman art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[landscape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[landscape art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Making a Splash]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[painters progress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[technique]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am generally paint things tight.  Every brush stroke and color has a predetermined place to land. I don’t usually paint outside the lines.  I have been working on becoming more painterly, more expressionist.  One  stretch in this direction is painting abstractions, but the other is just painting a little looser. My latest foray into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Scorpion &amp; The Frog</title>
		<link>http://akajake.com/blog/2012/03/17/the-scorpion-the-frog/</link>
		<comments>http://akajake.com/blog/2012/03/17/the-scorpion-the-frog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 01:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Creative Cogitation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abstract painting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fibonacci]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fibonacci spiral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[frog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[geometry in art]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[parable]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Penrose sun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[penrose tile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[representational abstract]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scorpion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[story]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the art of jake beckman]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of my favorite fables is the one of the Scorpion and the Frog. It basically says some will be true to their nature no matter how they are treated or what the consequences are.   Variations of the story swap a youth, man, kangaroo or turtle in place of the frog, and/or a snake in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winds of March</title>
		<link>http://akajake.com/blog/2012/03/12/winds-of-march/</link>
		<comments>http://akajake.com/blog/2012/03/12/winds-of-march/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 02:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Creative Cogitation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abstract]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abstract art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jake beckman]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://akajake.com/blog/?p=1173</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just a little something new I just finished Its called Winds of March. I’ve been working on 11 inch x 14 inch cold press watercolor paper because I bought a brick of 75 sheets of Fabriano watercolor paper in this size. I usually coat both sides of the watercolor paper with gesso; otherwise the paper [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Solar Flare &amp; Runny Paint</title>
		<link>http://akajake.com/blog/2012/03/04/solar-flare-runny-paint/</link>
		<comments>http://akajake.com/blog/2012/03/04/solar-flare-runny-paint/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[abstract]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abstract art]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[golden paint]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[painting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[painting technique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[product review]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[solar flare]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://akajake.com/blog/?p=1160</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When I first started doing art all those years ago I drew pictures.  Even when I painted I more or less drew pictures.  But one day I became a painter, and my first foray into the painting realm was using water colors.  You can get all kinds of nifty effects using water color but because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>cherish #TwitterArtExhibit 2012 Edition</title>
		<link>http://akajake.com/blog/2012/02/20/cherish-twitterartexhibit-2012-edition/</link>
		<comments>http://akajake.com/blog/2012/02/20/cherish-twitterartexhibit-2012-edition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ASCII binary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[binary birds]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[crisis shelter]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://akajake.com/blog/?p=1149</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In 2010 I participated in the first #twitterartexhibit.  It was a charity event set up by David Sandum and others to benefit a library in Moss Norway.  The funds raised from that exhibit purchased 221 new childrens books.  David Sandum got over 260 twitter artists from 24 different countries to participate. Well David is at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The MOB is Back, Name this Painting etc</title>
		<link>http://akajake.com/blog/2011/11/07/the-mob-is-back-name-this-painting-etc/</link>
		<comments>http://akajake.com/blog/2011/11/07/the-mob-is-back-name-this-painting-etc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 05:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random Reverie]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cardinal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[free print]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Name This Painting contest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new artwork]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[November 26-December 10]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[painting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pop culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[raven]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reunion]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[whisical]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Howdy My Fans.  Going to try giving stuff away to find collectors-specifically 8x10 inch prints matted to 11x14 inches.  Haven’t worked out the details yet.  Also thinking of setting up stuff on FineArtAmerica.com as well.  Stay tuned. Meanwhile on of my MonOrchid Bunch (MOB) buddies, Kristine Brambilla, took up roller derby in the guise of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Artistic Biker, Jonathan Manning</title>
		<link>http://akajake.com/blog/2011/08/08/the-artistic-biker-jonathan-manning/</link>
		<comments>http://akajake.com/blog/2011/08/08/the-artistic-biker-jonathan-manning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 23:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About Artists]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[artist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creative life]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I met Jonathan Manning, @BladeTheArtist, via Twitter. He immediately embraced the idea of doing an interview. I am excited because Jonathan promotes his art using online video. He is self-described techy and his entire artistic journey is online. Jonathan’s answers reflect a certain playful outlook on life. I hope you enjoy his art as well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trees For Life, Save the Caledonean Forest</title>
		<link>http://akajake.com/blog/2011/07/19/trees-for-life-save-the-caledonean-forest/</link>
		<comments>http://akajake.com/blog/2011/07/19/trees-for-life-save-the-caledonean-forest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 21:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Creative Cogitation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[#TreesForLife]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://akajake.com/blog/?p=1096</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[November 7, 2011 UPDATE: My Trees For Life Painting did sell at this event along with many others.  The last tally I read said they had made more than 5,000 pounds for their charity.  Not bad. Not bad at all. I generally do not contribute paintings to black-tie charitable events. There are a number of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bold Brush of Franziska San Pedro</title>
		<link>http://akajake.com/blog/2011/07/18/the-bold-brush-of-franziska-san-pedro/</link>
		<comments>http://akajake.com/blog/2011/07/18/the-bold-brush-of-franziska-san-pedro/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About Artists]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[AKAJake]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[impressionist]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[interview by Jake Beckman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[landscape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oil paint]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Bold Brush of Artist Franziska San Pedro This interview is a first in a series of interviews I plan on doing with artists I have met online and in other places.  I recently completed my first online interview with Franziska for her blog so I feel there is a certain symmetry satisfied with having Franziska as the first interview for my blog.  Franziska's abstract landscapes have bold color and well-defined strokes.  I hope you enjoy images of her art as well as finding out a little more about the artist that creates such brightly colored impressions.]]></description>
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