After quitting her day job in Los Angeles and moving to Martha's Vineyard, a quiet island off the Massachusetts coast, Susan Gibbs aka MVKnits had a great idea. She started Martha's Vineyard Fiber Farm and figured out how to make a living making yarn. Why not use the local food movement's model of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and apply it to a yarn harvest? Shareholders pay for a share in the yarn harvest as a way to support a local farm (or in this case, a local farm supported through the internet) and in return they get weekly updates, photos from the farm, an invitation to the shearing and ultimately a share of the yarn. Etsian Tara Young aka weirdwolf headed to Martha's Vineyard to visit Susan Gibbs and her fiber farm. Music by Barry London and Charlie Parr.

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500 Years of Male Self Portraits in Western Art by Philip Scott Johnson Artists in order of appearance: 0:08 - Leonardo da Vinci 1452-1519 0:15 - Francisco Goya 1746-1828 0:22 - Albrecht Dürer 1471-1528 0:29 - Sir Joshua Reynolds 1723-1792 0:35 - Rembrandt 1606-1669 0:42 - Andy Warhol 1928-1987 0:48 - William-Adolphe Bouguereau 1825-1905 0:55 - Henri Matisse 1869-1954 1:02 - Eugène Delacroix 1798-1863 1:09 - Jean-François Millet 1814-1875 1:15 - Jan van Eyck 1395-1441 1:22 - Peter Paul Rubens 1577-1640 1:28 - James McNeill Whistler 1834-1903 1:35 - John Singer Sargent 1856-1925 1:42 - Kazimir Malevich 1878-1935 1:49 - Nicolas Poussin 1594-1665 1:55 - Paul Cézanne 1839-1906 2:02 - Paul Gauguin 1848-1903 2:08 - Vincent Van Gogh 1853-1890 2:15 - Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1828-1882 2:22 - Diego Velázquez 1599-1660 2:28 - Nicholas Hilliard 1547-1619 2:35 - Anthony van Dyck 1599-1641 2:41 - Titian 1485-1576 2:48 - Paolo Veronese 1528-1588 2:55 - Lucas Cranach the Elder 1472-1553 3:01 - Édouard Manet 1832-1883 3:08 - Pablo Picasso 1881-1973 Music: Bach's Bouree 1 and 2 from Suite for Solo Cello No. 3, BWV 1009 performed by Antonio Meneses. eggman913@gmail.com http://www.myspace.com/eggman913

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by Philip Scott Johnson 500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art Music: Bach's Sarabande from Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 performed by Yo-Yo Ma Nominated as Most Creative Video 2007 YouTube Awards For a complete list of artists and paintings visit http://www.maysstuff.com/womenid.htm eggman913@gmail.com http://www.myspace.com/eggman913 for higher resolution version go to http://www.vimeo.com/1456037

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Introduction to the Learn to Draw Portraits Series.

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A world of lp portraits. Inspired by the flickr group LP Portraits: http://www.flickr.com/groups/lp_portraits/

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Read more at http://www.botjunkie.com/ and http://www.calinon.ch/showVideo.php?video=5

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Learn to draw Portrait Series Episode 2 Part A This episode covers value, contrast, and some optical illusions. You'll be happy to know this is this last all talking episode with no doing.

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From Mark Diamond Holographer/Artist (DiamondImages.com): In 1990, I was invited to an inter-tribal Pow Wow in Washington, DC by the late Melody Lightfeather. I was planning a series of holographic portraits of indigenous peoples for over 10 years .... this event coincided with the 20th anniversary of Earth Day....The Secretary of the Department of Interior had invited many Native American tribes to participate...and granted us permission to film the first of these holographic portraits in the auditorium of the department of interior in Washington D.C.and then on the mall where the groundbreaking and blessing of Native American Museum was to be held. It is my hope to convey a sense of reverence and respect for the Earth and its indigenous peoples as well as preserve and share these traditions visually through this powerful anthropological study and holographic series. This video of the footage is accompanied with permission by the music of Bill Miller an extraordinary Native American composer/ performer more at www.billmiller.com

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Music from John Barry's great soundtrack; and, in order of appearance: Anna May Wong; Robert Montgomery; Kay Francis; Greta Garbo; Joan Crawford & Clark Gable; Jean Harlow; Robert Montgomery; Greta Garbo; Louise Brooks; Charlie Chaplin; Joan Crawford & Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.; Frances Farmer; Myrna Loy & Ronald Colman; Barbara Stanwyck; Greta Garbo; Dolores del Rio; Kay Francis & Herbert Marshall; Norma Shearer; Miriam Hopkins; Marlene Dietrich; Bing Crosby; Carole Lombard; William Powell; Norma Shearer; Greta Garbo; Marlene Dietrich; Loretta Young and Tyrone Power; Veronica Lake; Loretta Young; Gary Cooper; Vivien Leigh; Lauren Bacall; Rita Hayworth; Jean Harlow; Vivien Leigh; Lana Turner; Humphrey Bogart; Greta Garbo; John Gilbert; Greta Garbo & John Barrymore; Joel McCrea; Vivien Leigh; Clark Gable; Greta Garbo; Maureen O'Sullivan & Johnny Weismuller; Kay Francis; Ann Harding & Leslie Howard; Sally Blaine & Jeanette MacDonald; Jean Harlow & Clark Gable; Jean Harlow; Joan Crawford; Marlene Dietrich & Gary Cooper; Claudette Colbert; Bette Davis; Lauren Bacall; Lucille Ball; Adolphe Menjou; Myrna Loy; Gilbert Roland; Carole Lombard; Jean Harlow; Joan Crawford & Dana Andrews; Errol Flynn; Tyrone Power; Greta Garbo; Joan Crawford & Clark Gable; John Garfield; Shelly Winters & John Garfield; Carole Lombard; Marlene Dietrich; Bette Davis; Hedy Lamarr & William Powell; Louise Brooks; Vivien Leigh & Leslie Howard; Ann Harding; Charles Boyer; Gene Tierney; Ronald Colman; Ronald Colman; Joan Crawford; Leslie Howard; Hedy Lamarr & Robert Taylor; Mary Astor; Lillian Gish; Bette Davis & Leslie Howard; Gene Tierney; Cary Grant; Barbara Stanwyck.

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Learn to draw Portrait Series. Episode 2 Part B See the high quality illusion pictures here.. http://EclecticAsylum.com/ltdp/ep2.html This episode covers value, contrast, and some optical illusions. You'll be happy to know this is this last all talking episode with no doing.

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In October of 2004, photographer Alec Soth went on assignment for LIFE magazine to capture weekend soldiers at an Airsoft military simulation in Joelton, Tennessee. In anticipation of his upcoming Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program exhibition, filmmaker Mike Dust traveled alongside Soth for this three-day excursion, interviewing and shooting alongside him as he worked to capture images for, both the magazine shoot as well as for his personal work. A number of these photographs (Odessa, Joelton, Tennessee, 2004 and Josh, Joelton, Tennessee, 2004) became part of the exhibition Alec Soth: Portraits at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts the following spring. The video piece created during that shoot was installed in the gallery as an accompaniment to the exhibition. The video is broken into three segments entitled On Assignment, Portraiture, and The Ground Glass. Alec Soth: Portraits - Portraiture (2:25, segment 2 of 3), 2005, Video, 8 minutes, produced and directed by Mike Dust, © 2005 National Projects http://www2.artsmia.org/wiki/index.php/Video:_Alec_Soth:_Portraits http://www.alecsoth.com/

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Learn to draw Portrait Series. Episode 3 Part B This Episode covers graphite drawing pencils and the kneaded eraser. Get the practice exercises here.. http://www.EclecticAsylum.com/ltdp/ep3.html

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Produced by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Department of State in partnership with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, this brilliant propaganda piece plays in international airport arrival areas while foreign visitors wait to run the Customs gauntlet, getting fingerprinted, searched and verbally abused by agents of our oh-so-welcoming Government. This video is a product of the U.S. Government in the public domain under U.S. law.

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This episode covers sketching, how to properly sharpen a pencil, and ways to hold a pencil. Find all the videos for this series in one easy playlist... http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DE90A0B005052EFB

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Learn to draw Portrait Series Episode 5 Part A Link to Part B http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXTZu-Ti9aI Link to a Playlist of all videos in this series http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DE90A0B005052EFB link to exercises http://www.eclecticasylum.com/ltdp/ep5.html

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Learn to draw Portrait Series Episode 5 Part A Link to Part C http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxc_C0FueBU Link to a Playlist of all videos in this series http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DE90A0B005052EFB link to exercises http://www.eclecticasylum.com/ltdp/ep5.html

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[Part 2]David Watkins, a civil war photographer arrives in Colorado Springs. Dr. Mike diagnoses David's diabetes and is frustrated that he refuses treatment and will ultimately go blind. David suggests taking a portrait of the town and an argument ensues over who will be in it. When the camera equipment is destroyed, the whole town must pull together to create a camera and take the photo before David's eyesight fails. At the same time, Mrs. Bing, Horace's mother, is brought to town, seriously ill. Mrs. Bing disapproves of Myra until she learns how much they love each other, and on her deathbed bestows her blessing on their marriage.

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Link to Episode 6 Part B http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQOQucZQiqs Link to a playlist with all episodes and parts. http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DE90A0B005052EFB

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Learn 3 different studio portrait lighting techniques using just one light. More info at prophotolife.com .

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It seems like a lot of people are either better at drawing women and have trouble with men, or vice-versa. Usually females have an easier time drawing females and males have an easier time drawing males. So I wanted to do a side-by-side comparison of some of the differences when drawing males compared to females. I know that the presentation is a bit weird and awkward, but it's the best way I could think of to show the differences. I included a colouring portion to show some of the concerns that need to be taken into account when colouring also. I had no idea what to call this, hence the crappy title. Hope it helps some people. Tools: Painter IX Photoshop 7 Camtasia Studio Wacom Intuos Tablet Music from Amelie

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Roughly half of all American homes have guns. But, why? Because it is our constitutional right? For protection? For the joy of hunting and sport? In 2004 after a fractious election in which the gun argument played a significant part, photo-journalist Kyle Cassidy hit the road to learn why so many people owned so many guns. His search for answers took him on a journey that extended over two years and 15,000 miles. Ultimately, more than a hundred gun owners opened their doors and their lives to him, answering the single question he asked: "why". The result is a collection of striking and thought provoking photographs: ARMED AMERICA: Portraits of Gun Owners in Their Homes (Krause Publications; August 2007; Hardcover). Few issues generate as much debate as firearms. Without taking a pro or con stance, ARMED AMERICA shows the faces of American gun owners and gives voice to each individual "why"...without ancillary comment, editorializing, or judgment. These "everyman" portraits reveal people from different backgrounds, living in various locations, with one common connection.

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Just a tribute to the Master Rembrandt. A slideshow with some of his self-portraits. Music by Johann Sebastian Bach.

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A selection of pastel portraits and a pastel demonstration by Mike Beeman

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Link to Episode 6 Part C http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3gzCTolMwc Link to a playlist with all episodes and parts. http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DE90A0B005052EFB

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Link to Episode 6 Part E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdS2snE8rJM Link to a playlist with all episodes and parts. http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=DE90A0B005052EFB Link to Reference Pictures http://www.eclecticasylum.com/ltdp/ep6.html

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