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Jorge Velez Art

@jorgevelez.bsky.social

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Illustrator, producer of electronic music and former editor of tv shows. No AI art here. I love to create. website at www.jorgevelez.art

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Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · Nov 16

What’s Some Recent (Or Maybe Not So Recent) Illustration Work You’re Proud Of?
Repost this thread! Would love to see the variety of #art and #illustration on bluesky!

Here’s one of mine from 2023. Album cover illustration for @jamesholden.bsky.social

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Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · 6h

His passing has made me remember how many hours I’ve spent listening to Soft Cell over the years as well as what I loved about synthesizers and their evocative nature when approached with love and a wild imagination. Thank you, Dave Ball.

Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · 6h

The way his synths seemed to almost wheeze to life, burst with a decadent grandeur or careen around jagged drum programs influenced how I programmed my own machines when I was regularly making music. I held - and hold -his style as a hallmark of electronic music production.

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Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · 6h

Dave Ball’s passing is sad and bittersweet for me. Of all the 80’s UK synth geniuses Ball was, for me, the one who really touched me with the way he programmed his machines and constructed his arrangements. I was happy to be able to tell him this on FB some years ago.

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Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · 21h

Some pre-Halloween #spooky #sketching while here in #Medellin.

Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · May 19

Happy Birthday Pete Townshend!
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#thewho #musicsky #blueskyart #petetownshend

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Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · May 11

Close…

Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · May 11

Guess which Cure song this is.

First correct answer gets a copy of my new ep & zine “S-O-C” in their inbox !

#music #musicsky #blueskyart #thecure #illustration #drawasong

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Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · May 10

Morning Sketches

#sketchbook #blueskyart

Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · May 9

Totally enjoying the new PBS series “Bugs That Rule The World” featuring fantastic music by Steve Moore.🐞🐛

Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · May 1

S-O-C out now
a little ahead of
@bandcamp Friday.

7 track #album + 26 page PDF #zine

Mastered by Justin Van Der Volgen
(!!!, Out Hud)

templo bandcamp com

#synthsky #zine #synths #drummachines

Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · May 1

S-O-C is out now on @bandcamp.com .

7 tracks mastered by the great
Justin Van Der Volgen. Bonus PDF zine full of strange wonders.

templo bandcamp com

#synthsky #music #zine #electronicmusic

Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · May 1

Love Manet - lukewarm on Monet - but this was funny

Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · Apr 27

Sunday! Get out and enjoy some fresh air.

#blueskyart #bigfoot #flower

Reposted by Jorge Velez Art

Edouard Manet @edouardmanet.bsky.social · Apr 26

The Jetty at Boulogne

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Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · Apr 25

A Holy Grail book when I was a kid. Found a beautiful mint copy today at the weekly antiquarian book market. €10 ( haggled down from €15).
I almost popped a gasket when I saw it.

#illustration #barrysmith #jeffjones #mikekaluta #berniwrightson

Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · Apr 21

This quote came to mind thinking back on the last 10 years of influential, wonderful yet human persons who’ve left this plane. And what we’re left with…
from a very old Arabic poem:

“Iniquitous, unequalling death
I would not complain
if you were just
but you take the worthy
leaving fools for us.”

Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · Apr 18

Wabbit

#happyeaster #bunny #blueskyart

Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · Apr 17

Plus Ben Grimm has a li’l peanut head.

Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · Apr 17

It all seems extremely twee

Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · Apr 15

Had it as well. The first time waking up choking for air is terrifying. Having to sleep sitting up was indeed awful.

Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · Apr 10

Just beautiful.

Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · Apr 10

sketches

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#jedi #blueskyart #sketches

Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · Apr 5

Congratulations!

Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · Apr 4

Any Vangelis fans out there? I just uploaded this beauty of a 1970s demo cassette (YES! that’s right) I’ve had for some years . Enjoy!
PS No it’s not some AI fakery.

#vangelis #synths #musicsky #synthesizer #electronicmusic

m.youtube.com/watch?v=DKVc...

Vangelis SPIRAL era In Studio Demo Cassette // Not a fake or AI - Enjoy!

YouTube video by Jorge Velez

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Jorge Velez Art @jorgevelez.bsky.social · Apr 3

Google. Having Google turned everyone into an expert on everything.