Discussing My Artwork, “The P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act…”

The following correspondence originally took place on my Facebook wall, upon my artwork, “The P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act…“…

Rayn: Created in December of 2008 using Photoshop.

"The P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act: Because, Sometimes, America Does Negotiate with Terrorists (Especially When They Hate Us for Our Freedom)" (by Rayn)

“The P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act: Because, Sometimes, America Does Negotiate with Terrorists (Especially When They Hate Us for Our Freedom)”
(Artwork by Rayn and originally located here)

Sara: Excellent work and sadly, true!

Rayn: Thank you! And, you are correct. It is sadly true…

Discussing My Recreation of Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo’s Cira-1759 “Roofs and Chimneys of Country Houses”

The following correspondence originally took place on my Facebook wall, upon my artwork, “Recreating Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo’s Circa-1759 ‘Roofs and Chimneys of Country Houses’“…

Rayn: Created in Spring 2000 for art class at Stony Brook University.

The assignment was to recreate an illustration of Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo‘s circa-1759 “Roofs and Chimneys of Country Houses” using black ink, a dip pen, water and a paint brush on white 8×10 paper.

(Artwork by Rayn, and originally located here)

Sara: Amazing! I wish I had gotten a chance to work with a dip pen, it looks like a more effective way to work with shading then destroying your hands with colored pencils lol

Rayn: Thanks for the compliment! Dip pens are definitely fun! Well, so long as you’re willing to give up color to work in black and white, that is!

Discussing My Artwork, “An American Classic, Revisited…”

The following correspondence originally took place on my Facebook wall, upon my artwork, “An American Classic, Revisited…“…

Rayn: Follow the Yellow Brick Road…

My artwork was featured on both Infowars.com and PrisonPlanet.com in June of 2007:

http://www.infowars.com/cartoons_10.htm#wiz

http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/june2007/250607pers.htm

“An American Classic, Revisited After September 11, 2001” (by Rayn)

“An American Classic, Revisited After September 11, 2001”
(Artwork by Rayn)

Sara: I love this piece. You really touched on the entire 9-11-01 conspiracy while accurately depicting every key player in the scandal, creatively!

Being Governed by Your Inferiors…

The following correspondence originally took place upon the Facebook wall of my friend, Jordan K…

"Plato: 427 -347 BCE"

“Plato: 427 -347 BCE”

Jordan K.: One of the consequences of refusing to participate in [censored] is that you end up being governed by your [censored].

Rayn: Plato understood the true power of the Republic, and knew the dangers of the citizenry becoming disinterested in politics!

Jordan K.: lol i was wondering if anybody would know who wrote that but i shoulda known!

Rayn: No doubt! To be fair, though, I’ve had a picture of this quote saved inside of my computer for years now (along with many others).