Q and a

What do you think is the future of AI?

Hola galeras,

We haven’t done one of these in a really really long time. First, let me explain that. I am a classically trained artist that trained our master artist. I trained for decades and I’ve been a professional painter full-time for the last 20 years. At least so I think of AI, I think of anger, because the idea of someone taking all that hard work, and then scanning into a computer, and then ripping off my artwork, or my friends artwork or people I respect artwork, and then claiming it as their own to be despicable. I think the problem that I’ve ran across with people who are pro AI is that they don’t see it from the perspective of how an ethical it is. I just feel like in any other situation. You wouldn’t be arguing to play dry someone else’s work.

Now beyond that on a peely personal feeling it feels like people are just trying to kind of skate around the idea of slavery but without people. It’s that whole concept of like it gets too smart and then they have to turn it off because they don’t want it to become its own thing and that’s mean it’s just strange. The genuine fear of this growing into actual intelligent. So you’re trying to make it. Intelligent just feels so evil. We’ve just read all these dystopian books about stuff like this, do robots, dream of electric sheep, etc. and all of it always goes like humanity sucks. And then it makes some thing and then it mimics humidity. And it sucks. So like we should stop doing this. There’s so many people who are so bad at being parents. Why would you make a super computer You’re gonna be bad at that too. Probably.

Stopping stealing artist artwork.

Painter out,

Back at it

Hola Galeras,

So it all starts over. The days feel shorter. I guess as the light cuts back it might be by a few. It’s an odd thing we live. The art is coming along well. More making to make.

I try to have a few projects/ paintings going at a time.

Planning out Jawtober

I have to come up with prompts. Also Hola Galeras,

I’m excited and nervous about it. I have to sit and plan out the stuff.

Starting a new

Hola Galeras,

I’ve been working on some new practices to share. For a few years now I’ve been smudging my paintings.

You are loved and appreciated. Just in case no one told you today.

Making

A day in the life

Hola galeras,

Outside of painting I’m a bike mechanic. I meet a lot of interesting people from all over time and space.

And of course I have a lucky cat in my bay.

I play with the idea of making content about shop life some times. You never know.

Monday, Monday , Monday

Hola Galeras,

I hope you are all well. Today for some people is very special. It’s in memory of family members and loved ones who served in the military at some point in time. I feel like I have a complicated history with this so it’s interesting to me to see how I end up feeling about it.

When my grandfather served, there was a draft and he was a black man in World War II much like many people he did not enjoy it. He had no great stories just horrible things that he saw and he came back to a country that wasn’t particularly nice to me though so today I think about him and his life.

Vote for me

So I’m in this art contest and I really need all your votes Galeras.

https://peoplesartist.org/2026/jawara-blake

I will win a magazine article, a spot in a museum and 25k.

Please vote for me.

Conversations with artists

Hola Galeras,

I’m trying a new tool in my art box. I want to include you in the discussion.

I’ve been an artist for a very long time. I want to help newer artists with questions. When I was younger I always wanted help with the little steps so I want to be that guy now.

I feel like a lot of help was given out that day. We are starting an irl group called the Sletchbook club. It’s fun to just sit around with artists and shoot the shit, and draw.

Naturally there has been push back. It feels so easy to say “but this”, when you are starting out. I had every reason at one point on why I didn’t have an art book out. It came down to fear of failure and cost. You have to let go and make art. See if it feels good and roll with it.

More to come.

Painter’s lunch

Hola Galeras,

I honestly love this dish. It’s a Japanese sweet potato over rice and spicy hand cut pickles.

I found the recipe many years ago for the sweet potatoes.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTRmbvhD3CE/?igsh=Ymo1cXo2NWszdzhm

It’s very easy but takes a bit of time.

It’s one of my favorite meals and it keeps my blood sugar down too.