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	<title>Creative Cogitation &#187; jake beckman art</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>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>
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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>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>
		<category><![CDATA[#twitterartexhibit]]></category>
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		<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>While I Paint… Just a Kiss</title>
		<link>http://akajake.com/blog/2011/07/11/while-i-paint-just-a-kiss/</link>
		<comments>http://akajake.com/blog/2011/07/11/while-i-paint-just-a-kiss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random Reverie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[abstract painting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AKAJake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[artistic process]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fibonacci knot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[golden spirals]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Just A Kiss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[orange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[original painting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[painters progress]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[passion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pink]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[red]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[romance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sunset colors]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[violet]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[yellow]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I begin this painting having seen an image of a rather intricate crop circle on Facebook. It strikes me that I might be able to create one of my knots, with an asymmetric element to see what kinds of symmetries result from repetition and rotation. ]]></description>
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		<title>Doing Time With My Muse</title>
		<link>http://akajake.com/blog/2011/07/07/doing-time-with-my-muse/</link>
		<comments>http://akajake.com/blog/2011/07/07/doing-time-with-my-muse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Creative Cogitation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creative inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[firework]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to get inspired]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Just do it]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I guess that is another artist type of feeling, I sometimes feel like an unfinished work that has been kicked in the corner is sucking energy away from me.  If I really wanna rile up my muse, I just tell her I am going to stake one of her minions.]]></description>
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		<title>How Does Your Garden Grow?</title>
		<link>http://akajake.com/blog/2011/06/23/how-does-your-garden-grow/</link>
		<comments>http://akajake.com/blog/2011/06/23/how-does-your-garden-grow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 04:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Creative Cogitation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[art commissions]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[conversation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garden commission]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[purity of artistic vision]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[selling out]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[vegetable stakes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water tank commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[your audience]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have no problem taking on commissions as long as the person desiring the commission can give me a clear idea of what they want, and if the commission is something I feel comfortable doing.  One thing I am never comfortable doing is copying someone elses work; it comes up more often than you might think.]]></description>
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		<title>On Muses and Other Weird Little Creatures</title>
		<link>http://akajake.com/blog/2011/06/14/on-muses-and-other-weird-little-creatures/</link>
		<comments>http://akajake.com/blog/2011/06/14/on-muses-and-other-weird-little-creatures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Insane Imaginings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creativitiy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sun God]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Then there is my Muse, an annoying little fairy, who flits around and head butts me at the most inopportune of times, trying to get my attention, telling me she has this really cool idea and that I need to work on it now.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Loving the Embrace of Nightfall</title>
		<link>http://akajake.com/blog/2010/09/04/loving-the-embrace-of-nightfall/</link>
		<comments>http://akajake.com/blog/2010/09/04/loving-the-embrace-of-nightfall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[abstract representation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Broadway Gallery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cape of stars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dragon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eye]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gazing down]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[golden ratio]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[golden section]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[New York City]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[night unfurls its wings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nightfall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[selene]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[stars]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the midst of the Binary Birds series I was contacted out of the blue by an artist out of  Florida.  She commented on my painting Mother Night, which made me think about it some.  Since I am in the midst of my 100 Paintings projects I do not turn down any ideas that feed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Andy Warhol Lives On!</title>
		<link>http://akajake.com/blog/2010/08/16/andy-warhol-lives-on/</link>
		<comments>http://akajake.com/blog/2010/08/16/andy-warhol-lives-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:15:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://akajake.com/blog/?p=692</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever since I started doing PopCult paintings I have wanted to do something inspired by Andy Warhol.  But I have never been one to just copy something.  The germ of the idea behind Social Networking! came to me as soon as I started doing the Binary Birds, but it did not erupt as a full [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Day 48, Finally Getting Back To It.</title>
		<link>http://akajake.com/blog/2010/08/12/day-48-finally-getting-back-to-it/</link>
		<comments>http://akajake.com/blog/2010/08/12/day-48-finally-getting-back-to-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Creative Cogitation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[100 paintings]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cell phone keypad]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hash]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[nine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personal issues]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[seven]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[six]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Splat!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the web]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[time management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The lack of art production is incredibly depressing. What have I been doing? I did get most of the tax class website up, all but 3 pages-but they are for part 3 which is not even going to be taught until October.  I have spend 82 hours on it so far.  I also did my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>100 Paintings Day 23 — Falling Behind</title>
		<link>http://akajake.com/blog/2010/08/04/100-paintings-day-23-falling-behind/</link>
		<comments>http://akajake.com/blog/2010/08/04/100-paintings-day-23-falling-behind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jake</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hang up]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[So it is day 23 of 100 paintings in 100 days.  I have completed 9 paintings and I have 9 others in various stages of completion.  With a good days work I probably can complete all of them, but my life is a continuous juggling act and I don’t know when I am going to get [...]]]></description>
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