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Michael O. @michaelornstein.bsky.social · 12d

Michael O. @michaelornstein.bsky.social · 16d

The Abandons ! December 4 on Netflix
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#TheAbandons
#michaelornstein #sonsofanarchy #soa #mayansmc

Michael O. @michaelornstein.bsky.social · Aug 3

Winter / raw pigment and oils, oil crayon on recyclable synthetics, 20x26"
#michaelornstein #michaelmarisiornstein #art #soa #mayansmc #theabandons #painting

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Michael O. @michaelornstein.bsky.social · Jul 16

July
#michaelornstein

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Michael O. @michaelornstein.bsky.social · Jul 16

Newest 3
#art

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Michael O. @michaelornstein.bsky.social · Jun 14

#June ...
#michaelornstein #sonsofanarchy #mayansmc #theabandons #largescaleart

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Michael O. @michaelornstein.bsky.social · Jun 12

He's testing limits of Humanity, power, #TheConstitution & We the People. We're living through serious History. Thing about History, #Truth proves #Buoyant. With all the bullshit, writers are writing, cameras are rolling, generations are #Protesting & artists are #Painting up the fkin #ArtsDistrict.

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Michael O. @michaelornstein.bsky.social · Jun 12

The Marines at 29 Palms are too important, too seasoned and too fkin BUSY to be pegged with this ridiculous farce of a show. It is a disrespect to THEM to task them to guard civilians in the streets of LA. Quit messing them around and let them to do what they do. #29PalmsMarines

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · Jun 9

Despite protests already being managed by the Los Angeles Police Department, President Trump is escalating the situation by threatening to deploy roughly 500 active-duty Marines to the streets of Los Angeles.

Los Angeles: Remain peaceful. Don’t fall into the trap that extremists are hoping for.

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Michael O. @michaelornstein.bsky.social · Jun 8

#abuseofpower Straight up. #WakeUpAndFight
Music @steveearle.bsky.social

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Michael O. @michaelornstein.bsky.social · Jun 6

Bailed / taking with him, private information on every citizen in the nation.

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Michael O. @michaelornstein.bsky.social · Jun 6

Meet You at the Country Store
Oils, raw pigment, aerosol, latex, pencil on Dacron sailcloth

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Michael O. @michaelornstein.bsky.social · Jun 5

... invasive bugs attracted by vibration ... That absolutely needs to be funded, yes.

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Michael O. @michaelornstein.bsky.social · May 26

Yes, a sobering experience I'll never forget. We learned a whole lot on the spot yesterday, I wish we had more time there to walk the fields and learn even more. Someday, I'd like to get to Gettysburg to do the same. Like to make a trip of following that history through that whole area.

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Michael O. @michaelornstein.bsky.social · May 26

Visited #WashingtonDC with my son, stopped at #Antietam on the way home and came away feeling that our country & what we stand for deserves a deeper respect from its leaders.

Especially on Memorial Day.

Morris, #Oils ink, oil crayon on board 24x36"

#michaelornstein #memorialday

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Michael O. @michaelornstein.bsky.social · May 24

"Don't Balance the Budget on the Backs of the Poor" / Washington DC
#michaelornstein

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Michael O. @michaelornstein.bsky.social · May 14

Since the early 80's, NYC, I've had a habit of leaving paintings on the street in exchange for a small donation to a charity. Today is my first day driving Uber delivery, so I'm going to leave this painting somewhere, I'll post the location when I do.
#michaelornstein #StreetArtForCharity #StreetArt

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Michael O. @michaelornstein.bsky.social · May 10

Sunrise Sail / Oils on canvas, 4x4"
#michaelornstein #sail #painting #art

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Michael O. @michaelornstein.bsky.social · May 5

It's a really important town. First time I drove cross country from NYC, I headed straight to Clarksdale.

Michael O. @michaelornstein.bsky.social · May 5

Maybe what people are feeling is a defeat and surrender of their own natural intellects and sensibilities ... It's a kind of death that needs to be mourned.

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Michael O. @michaelornstein.bsky.social · May 3

This is the kind of thing that, if an Artist did it, they'd be cancelled.

Michael O. @michaelornstein.bsky.social · Apr 28

At first, I thought someone had put up mugshots of people pardoned for January 6th, as a protest ... But, wow.

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Michael O. @michaelornstein.bsky.social · Apr 26

Onwards / Gesso, oils, raw pigment, tube oils, aerosol, oil crayon, pencil on a pieced out Dacron sail, 108x58" / Side A
#michaelornstein #paintedsails #largescalepainting #tapestry #art

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Michael O. @michaelornstein.bsky.social · Apr 26

A note I painted to my children.
Sleep Soundly, Dream, Grow, My Love / Gesso, oils, raw pigment, tube oils, aerosol, oil crayon, pencil on a pieced out Dacron sail, 108x58"
Side B
#michaelornstein #paintedsails #art #largescalepainting #tapestry #dream

Michael O. @michaelornstein.bsky.social · Apr 26

This is a 25x50 ft. sail in my backyard in Laurel Canyon, 2012. I climbed up the hill and tied it to a tree, let it drape, and painted both sides. Eventually, I pieced the sail out into about 15 single paintings of various sizes and shapes. #michaelornstein #largescalepainting #paintedsail #art

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