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		<title>Good Gone Bad</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Realizing that there&#8217;s more to the world than just your own personal realm is an important aspect of being. The &#8220;whole person&#8221; concept is a recurring theme through judgement, which shouldn&#8217;t be passed but is spoken about as if we are to be measured against our peers in a fashion that, in fact, would make [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.markpenix.com/good-gone-bad/</link>
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		<title>30 Years Old&#8230; in a Month!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nerves are starting to get to me, the search for meaning is becoming more important in every passing day. Bad habits such as smoking and quad shot macchiatos are running rampant. Changes are happening for me, mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually; I am welcoming them. I&#8217;ve &#8220;walked&#8221; this earth for 29 years, 11 months, exactly. I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.markpenix.com/30-years-old-in-a-month/</link>
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		<title>The Bible: A Biography by Karen Armstrong</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the pursuit of spiritual guidance I have enlisted the help of a well studied friend within the religious realm. She has recommended a few books (and provided them). After 12 years of age, I stepped away from religion thinking that it wasn&#8217;t a part of who I am. I may have been wrong, I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.markpenix.com/the-bible-a-biography-by-karen-armstrong/</link>
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		<title>100 Portrait Challenge – 11 of 100 Jim Carrey</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Post #11 of 100 – 100 Portrait Challenge (in pen) New pen (&#8220;Just/BASICS&#8221; ballpoint pens) they ink a little lighter so it&#8217;s going to be fun to shade with these. His right eye is a bit off (your left) but overall I&#8217;m pretty happy with it. Click the image to see it larger&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.markpenix.com/100-portrait-challenge-11-of-100-jim-carrey/</link>
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		<title>100 Portrait Challenge – 10 of 100 Al Capone</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Post #10 of 100 – 100 Portrait Challenge (in pen) Meh not happy&#8230; didn&#8217;t do any warmups, he&#8217;s too skinny, and his eyes are kooky. Click the image to see it larger&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.markpenix.com/100-portrait-challenge-10-of-100-al-capone/</link>
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		<title>100 Portrait Challenge – 9 of 100 Steve Buscemi</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Post #9 of 100 – 100 Portrait Challenge (in pen) Meh it&#8217;s Steve&#8230; waddya want. Click the image to see it larger&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.markpenix.com/100-portrait-challenge-9-of-100-steve-buscemi/</link>
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		<title>100 Portrait Challenge – 8 of 100 David Bowie</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Post #8 of 100 – 100 Portrait Challenge (in pen) This one looks pretty good I think :) Click the image to see it larger&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.markpenix.com/100-portrait-challenge-8-of-100-david-bowie/</link>
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		<title>100 Portrait Challenge – 7 of 100 Cate Blanchett</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Post #7 of 100 – 100 Portrait Challenge (in pen) Eh, turned out okay I guess. Click the image to see it larger&#8230;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.markpenix.com/100-portrait-challenge-7-of-100-cate-blanchett/</link>
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		<title>Caricature of a Friend</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a caricature of a friend. I&#8217;m pretty proud of this one, did a few initial sketches, then scanned it, lined it up in Illustrator and painted it. I am calling this my &#8220;first successful use of Illustrator&#8221; After I finished in illustrator I was staring at the original and decided to try out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.markpenix.com/caricature-of-a-friend/</link>
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		<title>Self Portrait</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1 1/2 hours, 3 sketches (light box), not happy with the final but it still looks okay. Need better inking pens&#8230; and a steadier hand.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.markpenix.com/self-portrait/</link>
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