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Give Camp and ColdFusion

cvramen — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:22:11 +0000

I’m going to the Southern Maryland GiveCamp tomorrow to contribute my graphic design skills. I’ll be posting from there tomorrow and Saturday and maybe Sunday. This seems to be a much bigger event than originally planned. I was supposed to be the Head Judge for the Pokémon TCG State Championship for Maryland this Saturday, but unfortunately, I registered for GiveCamp long before the info about the State Championships was available. Oh well, I can always judge at States next year, but this is the first GiveCamp ever on the US East Coast!

I am in the middle of learning ColdFusion, which is a programming language commonly used by web developers. While figuring out how it works (ColdFusion makes a lot of sense for folks like me who already know HTML) I have been thinking of various ways to use it now, while still at a beginner level. During the past few days, I’ve made some computer-generated art exclusively with ColdFusion. I was thrilled to see this kind of potential in ColdFusion code. I will be posting the results of my experimenting on Tuesday.

Digital Desktop Background

cvramen — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:36:00 +0000

New artwork:
Full size here. 1280 x 1024

I’m Still Here

cvramen — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:57:00 +0000

You may be wondering why I haven’t posted anything in a while. I probably should have mentioned this before it happened, but I have been moving. I’m still in SoMD, and still taking on new customers, so don’t worry. I’ve been doing that, and taking care of something else, which I won’t talk about right now (perhaps in the future), and those two things have taken a bit more effort and time than I thought they would. I’ll just say that a mistake in my life has come back to bite me. I stopped watching TV, but perhaps I may have to make even more cut-backs in my life to get things done.

Down Time

cvramen — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:10:00 +0000

I’ll be experiencing some down time today. It shouldn’t be longer than 10 minutes. This website should still be functional but if it’s not, my apologies.

Nkirkpatrick.com Now Online!

cvramen — Thu, 29 May 2008 05:01:00 +0000

Welcome! This is the first public version of my website. Nkirkpatrick.com is finally online. I’m really happy that it’s up. I’ve been wanting to get this thing ready and online for a while but it always seemed there was something in the way.

I tell my friends that this website is like a big rock. I am trying to push this rock up a hill. When I get it to the top of the hill, it’s going to feel so good and I can finally move on with my life. This website (the fact that I did not have it online yet) has caused a lot of trouble for me. But now it’s finally up and I am ready to make use of it!

Expect me to update this site with new artworks and new features from time to time.

At the home page, you can see an example of my latest work. You can double-click on it if you’ like to see the full version. Let me know if there are any broken links or if you notice anything wrong with the site.

Looking for Work

cvramen — Thu, 29 May 2008 00:51:00 +0000

What is this website all about? I’m a computer artist from Southern Maryland. I am looking for work. It helps to have online examples of my work I can point to. Who am I? Below is a bio from a previous version of my website:

“My interest in computer art was activated in 1996, when I saw a program on my computer that came with Windows 98, known as Microsoft Paint. In my ignorance, I thought it was a game, as it resembled a video game I played as a child, Mario Paint. Only a few years later, I discovered its practical uses. I remember using it for practical jokes; I tricked my 9th grade Spanish teacher into believing that I once traveled to Panama.

In high school, I stepped into the realm of non-recreational use of computer art (I also evolved past using Microsoft Paint). I was able to make graphics to help me in many assignments. I could reach levels of efficiency I had never experienced without computers.

After high school, I acquired 59 credits at the College of Southern Maryland. I was accepted to St. Mary’s College of Maryland in 2006, and have been allowed to seek a student-designed major in Computer Art.”

Anyway, I’m looking for work. You can see examples of my art on the portfolio page. You can take a look at my résumé too. I’m always interested in finding new things to do. If you are interested in hiring me, my email address is nicholaskirkpatrick@hotmail.com