June 23rd, 2009 - A very old painting by Derek Murphy
This is a mural I did for my Senior High School in Tigard, Oregon. It was a ‘group project’, actually, so somebody else started on the tiger and some other things. But I came in with my messy, impressionistic style and then it didn’t look good because it lacked harmony… so the teacher asked me [...]
June 20th, 2009 - Video entry for Taiwan’s ‘Best Trip’ Competition
We made this movie for Taiwan’s ‘Best trip in the world’ competition – a contest to increase awareness about and Tourism to Taiwan. We’re going to focus on traditional and contemporary arts. 50 winning teams will get funding for a 4 day trip in Japan; and the winning team will become mini-celebrities during a 1 [...]
June 19th, 2009 - Art Trip in Taiwan
I’m entering Taiwan’s “BEST TRIP IN THE WORLD” competition. The Taiwan government is trying to increase tourism by letting teams plan a 4 day trip – the best trip gets to actually do their itinerary, and have it paid for! Moreover, the winning team could get 1,000,000nt ($30,000 USD) to use for a 1 month [...]



