Tuesday, 17 February 2026

February 16, 2026

Drawn at Art Buddies in Albuquerque:


Back view of a woman sitting on her knees and ankles,
with her right arm stretched over her head

Woman seated on the floor
folded up with her head resting on her upright knee

 PineTools ONLINE EDGE DETECTION




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FREESTYLING AI

AI combinations of some of the AI images above:

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Deep Dream Generator came out with an AI Editor this month (Flux Klein) and was encouraging people to use it by only charging one energy unit, for a limited time:

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I asked the new AI Editor in Deep Dream Generator
 to put clothes on the female figure

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Seeddance 2.0 by ByteDance makes very realistic videos and upsets Hollywood:
AI Agents:

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Sunday, 15 February 2026

February 13, 2026 -- PORTRAIT

The portrait session on Friday nights is free -- FRIDAY NIGHT FACES -- but the artists had to give their drawings to the sitter:



My two drawings blended in AI, and transformed by my AI drawing style, gave the best result:

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Nano Banana
🎵Sugar Magnolia🎵

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Flatter, more poster style

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🎵Foxygen - San Francisco🎵


MY DRAWINGS

First drawing


Second drawing

  • NOTE: Midjourney would not animate the above image, censoring the result as NSFW essentially.  Midjourney thinks all organic forms are pornography, and as such is hostile to working with the human figure

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Sunday, 8 February 2026

February ABQ ArtWalk 2026

February 6th was a very pleasant (not cold) night for the February 2026 downtown Albuquerque Artwalk:


Truck sculpture by Mark Padilla


CHRISTIN APODACA came up from El Paso to paint a mural at the SECRET GALLERY for the La Malinche Exhibition:









CITLALI DELGADO, also of El Paso, had a beautiful painting hanging the SECRET GALLERY for the La Malinche show:


I have also been following Citlali Delgado, and also her father Francisco Delgado (for over a decade):

Citlali Delgado had a painting
in the 2024 Border Biennial
at the El Paso Museum of Art

PRINT PACHANGA in El Paso
Citlali Delgado with her big print at the El Paso Museum of Art
during the Print Pachanga of 2023


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A mannequin selling art
during the ABQ Artwalk 


ROZ was showing paintings
at the OT CIRCUS






Becca Elbrecht and Alonso Indacochea
in front of their creation "Tower of Cower II"






Seen on the street during the ABQ Artwalk


I've been following JEREMEY MONTOYA and JONITO (Jon Sanchez) for over a decade:



Jeremy Montoya and Jonito
in front of Red Door Bar

VENDORS Center Stage -- PART 1 --
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Jeremy Montoya and Jonito (Jon Sanchez)
at the PRINTERS PLANET in Santa Fe in 2025

Day of the Dead Albuquerque
Jeremy and Jonito selling at the Day of the Dead exhibition
at the South Broadway Cultural Center in 2017

"Prints by Southwest" Opening
Jeremy and Jonito in front of their prints
for our "Print by Southwest" exhibition in 2017
at the South Broadway Cultural Center in Albuquerque

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Mark Williams in front of his blue print
at THE GROOVE Art Space

BEN HARRISON is a 2025 Local Treasure


Looking into the studios downstairs
inside the Curious Toast building


(YouTube): Fine Art Piece "SHORTY" by Mark Padilla 1999
 on Display at Curious Toast in Downtown Albuquerque


REMARQUE OPENING

On the following night -- February 7, 2026 -- they had the first opening of the year at REMARQUE PRINT WORKSHOP in Albuquerque:

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