http://www.darcyneal.com D+R=C Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:15:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Audubon Zoo in New Orleans just opened up an exhibit featuring our dinosaurs.  This was a particularily enjoyable show to paint for because they wanted to have a certain level of detail with the paint jobs, which allowed us more time and freedom to do our best.  Here's the ... http://www.darcyneal.com/?p=47 Here's a few shots of some of the paintings I've been doing at work.  The color schemes vary widely, depending on who the clientelle is.  Some individuals believe that the prehistoric creatures had duller skintones, while others believed they may have been vividly decorated.  The need for diversity in my ... http://www.darcyneal.com/?p=48 We had our first art/music installation/party at our house last weekend, now reffered to as the "Knight House".  The event was discussed on weshotjr.com, and there were performances by Operation Playmate (Eric Archer and Erich Ragsdale), Phantastes (Lars Larsen), and visuals provided by Tommyboy.  There was also a wind tunnel art installation in one of the back rooms, ... http://www.darcyneal.com/?p=45 We're having our first big gathering at the Knight House this Saturday, Sept. 20th.  WeShotJr.com did a nice writeup about the event, with descriptions of the bands and visuals being shown.  We're going to be doing an installation in one of the spare bedrooms, and there will be a community ... http://www.darcyneal.com/?p=46 I recently relocated from Austin, Tx and moved up to Denton, Tx to take on my new job. I now work as a painter for this company that makes life-size animatronic dinosaurs. I'm really enjoying it, because I get to work on sculpture, painting, drawing, and animatronics! I was ... http://www.darcyneal.com/?p=44 Stan Meyers developed a vehicle that ran completely off of hydrogen,through a process that involves running a current through water. His vision was to market the product with the overall goal to better mankind and follow gods will. He was bribed as well as harassed to be quiet ... http://www.darcyneal.com/?p=42 I'm currently experimenting with modifying my car engine to run partially off of hydrogen.  The hydrogen is extracted from water by running a current through it.  It is extremely simple technology, and doesn't take a strong electronics background to understand it.  I found a great article that describes some of ... http://www.darcyneal.com/?p=43 My friend recommended this video to me through my del.icio.us... The visual/audio correlation totally floored me the first time I saw it. It is simple when you think about it, but really amazing to watch, and fun to play. This will be a good 15 min for you http://www.darcyneal.com/?p=41 Just as much as I enjoy designing and building different circuits and schematics, I equally enjoy creating the design of the piece.  When it comes to musical insturments, I think that the way it looks can be just as important as the way it sounds.  In the past i've used: old cameras, ... http://www.darcyneal.com/?p=40 I Created a second version of the Karaoke circuit-bent Machine.  This second version has been designed inside an old army ammunition case.  It has a detachable lid w/ handle, and if it wasn't for the power jack, it would be waterproof w/ the lid attached.  I omitted the optional tape ... http://www.darcyneal.com/?p=39