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Joel Pedersen

@xxyxxy.com

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Human. Artist. Doing human, artist things in the desert at xxyxxy.com! - Born at CO2 327ppm. - Find me at https://mastodon.art/@joel when this place eventually goes bad!

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Joel Pedersen @xxyxxy.com · 9d

Hey! You can now check my books out from the San Diego County Library:

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#library #poetry

MMXXIV — San Diego County Library

MMXXIV — Pedersen, Joel E., — "Another little collection of poems..."--

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Danielle Rose Baker 🚀 @planetaryartist.com · Aug 19

Still thinking about last Saturday, driving on the Oregon Coast, south of Bandon where I took the photo that inspired this painting! I don’t think I could replicate that lighting if I tried, it was one in a million conditions. 😍

#watercolor #landscape #ocean #OregonCoast #driftwood #art

BANDON DRIFTWOOD by Danielle Rose Baker.
A watercolor painting of multiple driftwood trunks emerging from the beach at Bandon, Oregon. Purplish clouds hang in the overcast sky above the whitecapped horizon. The wood is painted in warm oranges and browns.

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Joel Pedersen @xxyxxy.com · 4h

Oh my gosh, I’m outnumbered!

Joel Pedersen @xxyxxy.com · 4h

You say that as if, with my refined palette, I should feel some kind of shame! 🧐

Joel Pedersen @xxyxxy.com · 4h

Okay Mrs. “Got the Big Hunk ‘cause your Dad said you could only get one thing, and that was the biggest thing!”

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Joel Pedersen @xxyxxy.com · 4h

NOOOO!

Joel Pedersen @xxyxxy.com · 6h

NO! That is one of the finest candies out there!

Joel Pedersen @xxyxxy.com · 7h

Current tools of the trade over at xxyxxy.com

#graphiteCrayons #neccoWafers

A set of Lyra graphite crayons, sharpener, chunks of eraser, a paper towel, and an unopened roll of Necco wafers.

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Joel Pedersen @xxyxxy.com · Aug 20

So, I've landed on offering small prints to fill in the gaps in paintings, and since I've been doing a lot more sketching lately.

Anyway, they're up on xxyxxy.com/available/Pr... if you're interested in checking them out!

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Joel Pedersen @xxyxxy.com · 12h

Portraits Hang:

#graphiteOnPaper

Portraits Hang

A 5x7 fine-art print on 50lb matte paper from a graphite sketch of some dictator’s portrait hanging off a building. Image is 4x6 on a 5x7 inch sheet (1/2 inch border). (May be shipped first class wit...

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Joel Pedersen @xxyxxy.com · 1d

As You Are:

#graphiteOnPaper

As You Are

A 5x7 fine-art print on 50lb matte paper from a graphite sketch of a speaking politician, propelled to immanent incapacity. Image is 4x6 on a 5x7 inch sheet (1/2 inch border). (May be shipped first c...

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Michael Van Vleet (he/him) @signalstation.bsky.social · 2d

Day 1 as a motivational speaker: When I was a child, the only person who hated Mondays? Just one cat. And now, look around you. Everyone here today hates Mondays. Amazing, right? That cat changed the world. Changed all of us. Which begs the question: what's MY Monday?

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Joel Pedersen @xxyxxy.com · 2d

obviously!

Joel Pedersen @xxyxxy.com · 2d

A Disaster:

A Disaster

A 5x7 fine-art print on 50lb matte paper from a graphite sketch of a nauseating windbag making a ridiculous shape with his mouth. Image is 4x6 on a 5x7 inch sheet (1/2 inch border). (May be shipped f...

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Joel Pedersen @xxyxxy.com · 2d

It makes me a bit nostalgic for the days when print was the only option… I really like physical objects!

Joel Pedersen @xxyxxy.com · 3d

Isn’t it? Lovely!

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Joel Pedersen @xxyxxy.com · 3d

Recently subscribed to @mcsweeneys.net hard copy quarterly and holy smokes the quality is astoundingly good. That hardback cover is embroidered! The interior layout and design is impeccable! Made me a bit teary, tbh…

A copy of McSweeney’s quarterly with an elaborate, embroidered orange cover.

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Joel Pedersen @xxyxxy.com · 3d

Subscribed to your blog rss. Thanks for offering that!

Joel Pedersen @xxyxxy.com · 3d

So beautiful!

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Pete Calandra @petecalandra.bsky.social · 7d

A look into a recording session I ran 10 days ago to record some soloists on 3 new tunes of mine. This is an ethereal, atmospheric piece titled "The Stillness Between"
I've been friends with these players for years. nJoy!
#musicsky #musiciansky #newmusic #composer #orchestral #newage #ambient

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Joel Pedersen @xxyxxy.com · 3d

Latest:

#graphiteOnPaper

Speech

A 5x7 fine-art print on 50lb matte paper from a graphite sketch of a man making an emphatic speech with a raised fist. surely a rousing speech is the thing that will turn this disastrous situation ar...

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Joel Pedersen @xxyxxy.com · 4d

ugh! I hate that.

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Jason Dunavin @jdunavin.bsky.social · 4d

Pleased to tell you about the re-launch of my art website! I'll be posting work there for sale, plus new blog posts every Thursday or as close to that as I can manage. I'll still be posting sketches, paintings, and stuff here too, until the Careless People arrive at least.
#art
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Jason Dunavin Fine Art

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Joel Pedersen @xxyxxy.com · 4d

If you see this post something monochromatic

#traditionalart #drawing

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Joel Pedersen @xxyxxy.com · 4d

That’s clever!!

Joel Pedersen @xxyxxy.com · 4d

Perhaps Jim Desmond can pen his umpteenth Opinion, calling for a solution to be found... or criticizing other's proposed solutions. Killing time while eyeing the next office to run for!