Nerd Art
The three of you that I wish read this blog have no idea that I like art. I come from an artistic family have have quite a collection of fine pieces. Anyway, surfing around and I’m want to do…I found this post by some fellow geek out there.
For Christmas, Danielle bought me a piece called Starstronaut(s) by local artist Mark Alan Miller. We had gone to an art show one Friday night in December, and the piece had caught my eye, but I left as I always do with the phrase, “I’ll think about it”. Knowing how I work, Danielle went back and bought it for me.
Starstronaut(s) captivated me in a big way. It’s a pencil drawing that appealed immediately to the engineer in me—intricately detailed, with gorgeous straight lines and impossibly small beautiful penmanship, interlaced with subtle humor only a true geek could’ve dreamed up. It’s now hanging on my living room wall, and I’ve literally spent hours staring at it, each time picking up some new nuance or other. (There’s a picture above, but it doesn’t begin to capture it.)
Looks like his significant other loved him enough to purchase the piece. Well due to a snarky comment on the post I’ve decided to throw a bone to the artist.
The artists name is Mark Alan Miller and here is some of his work. I have no idea how to purchase but I’m sure with a little encouragement he’ll continue to churn out find pieces of nerd art like these.
There is more on his blog so check them out.
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