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For many different reasons I've contemplated having a blog. Mainly, I always wanted a place where I could post updates about my work that would also act as an archive. I've also become fed up with the censorship problems that plague Facebook and to a certain extent, Deviant Art. I understand both websites and their respective censorship policies - both are just trying not to rile the masses. Unfortunately it's prohibitive to the kind of work I do and ultimately, I want to be able to reach more people. Facebook and Deviant Art, for all their strengths, are still closed networks that require participation in order to view content. Case in point, I was recently contacted by an artist in China who was unable to view my work due to government restriction.

Enter, the blog. I plan on posting tons of images and updates about what I'm working on, the stories behind each painting, invitations to upcoming events, tutorials and other miscellany I might find pertinent. I'm still going to keep my DA and Facebook accounts - they are a wonderful way to reach a ton of people and actively keep people in the loop. But for content that's too racy for Facebook and Deviant Art or for people who may not have accounts on either site, my blog will be the way to go.

So check it out and let me know what you think. It's all very new to me so I appreciate your comments.

Here's the link: [link]

Cheers!

Reuben Negron
  • Mood: Euphoric
  • Listening to: Mumford and Sons
  • Reading: Fluorescent Black by MF Wilson and Nathan Fox
  • Drinking: Espresso

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:iconmistah-binx:
good looks, I'll be watching -_-
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~cobotenuss Apr 26, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
Sweet, thanks for your continued support, man.
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:iconvanilla-vanilla:
I subscribed to the RSS feed on your blog.
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~cobotenuss Apr 26, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
Woo-hoo! I believe you might be the first. Thanks so much!
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~forthemoment Apr 15, 2011  Professional Digital Artist
"appeal to the lowest common denominator so as not to rile the masses" couldn't agree more.

your work is too good for DA anyways, and I'll be looking forward to following your blog.
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~cobotenuss Apr 15, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
Ha! Thanks man, but I actually edited the post after re-reading it. I didn't mean to come off as hostile towards Deviant Art - for all it's shortcomings I've yet to find a place that better connects so many artists.

Cheers!
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`IanStruckhoff Apr 15, 2011  Professional General Artist
DA doesn't seem to care if you show genitalia, as long as you use a "mature" tag. Facebook is definitely inflexible-- and very opaque about the process.
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~cobotenuss Apr 15, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
I re-read my post and edited it to better explain why I started the blog... not that anyone NEEDS to have a reason to start a blog, I'm just in the mood to rant today. :P
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~cobotenuss Apr 15, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
True, and I should state that the genitalia remark was directed more towards Facebook, although I have dealt with some pretty idiotic censorship here as well. Frankly, I'm kinda over it. But don't get me wrong, I still love dA as a social networking platform. It's pretty irreplaceable in that respect.
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