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Hi I'm Jeremiah Palecek and
I like to paint.
This is the Blog of my Art

Darth Vader

I had to show my girlfriend Star Wars last night. She hadn’t seen it before so naturally I had to start with episode 4. Here’s an image I repainted from Darth’s targeting computer during the final battle sequence of the film. Sorry, the original painting is already sold:( But if you really want it, [...]

King Hippo

I just started playing Mike Tyson’s Punch Out again, and upon seeing the great contender King Hippo I knew I had to make a painting of him. It was fun to figure out every contenders weaknesses again. If you don’t remember in order to beat King Hippo you have to wait until he opens his [...]

Total Recall

Total Recall is an American Science Fiction film released on June 1st, 1990, starring Arnold Schwarsenegger, directed by Paul Verhoeven. It was based on the novelette We Can Remember it For You Wholesale. by Philip K Dick. At the time of its production Total Recall had the largest authorized budget for a film produced [...]

Wargames computer screen

Oil on masonite. 125 Dollars

WarGames was promoted as a cautionary tale about technology and the dangers of leaving machines in control of unleashing destruction, in an echo of the Doomsday Device of Dr. Strangelove. It also prominently featured the common idea of the Cold War period (particularly the 1970s and 1980s) that somewhere there was [...]

Ok, I didn’t make this. My girlfriend Jana did. But it’s still a super cool Pacman pillow!!:)

Here’s the cover for my new cd. SHould be otu within the next few months.

Magritte Pipe with Blink Tag

This is my take on Magritte famous “This is not a pipe” painting. In the original Magritte painted a pipe, and then below the pipe, Magritte painted This is not a pipe (Ceci n’est pas une pipe), which seems a contradiction, but is actually true: the painting is not a pipe, it is an image [...]

Konami Cheat Code

Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A START

The Konami Code (popularised by the nintendo game Contra) was a cheat code that could be used on many Konami games. The code was inputted during the title screen. This gave your player 30 extra lives. For me, this code has extra signifigance. I [...]

New t shirt shop open

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I ll have some more vector based printed shirts available soon.