Complex Gif Art

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Coloring my Furusato by Kiwa
I will be showing an evolution of my work at the Aquarium of the Pacific in a few weeks.  This is a group show and they asked us to share work from the beginning, middle, and current.  The image above is my current. 

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Gif Obsessed -- > http://www.gifart.org/





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I really like this Joe A from PDX + his crew of creative folks.  Very inspiring.  Thanks for sharing creative juice.  Gonna spread it in LBG.

It even had a show in Miami:  http://movingthestill.paddle8.com/



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