Hello,
I'm Michael Barrett.
This is a false mustache.
Recent Artwork
Writing
I write
semi-regularly about current art projects, travel, and things.
Here
are my most recent posts:
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October Photos
Lingering remenants of summer in golden afternoon sun.
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Mr. Smith tries some electric ski goggles
Electric Ski Goggles
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I remember Clyfford
I remember Clyfford
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Romantic Mexico
Romantic Mexico
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Visiting Orozco
Visiting Orozco
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Escaping the rain and the dark
Escaping the rain and the dark
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Eggs Benedict
I think Eggs Benedict is one of the best low-brow fancy meals. Poaching eggs and making hollandaise both require better than average cooking skill. It’s just hard enough to do right that you can really impress your friends if you can pull it off.
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Snow thoughts
Snowy weather in Portland reminds me of my hometown
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Replacing Substack with Astro and Buttondown in 12 easy steps
Replacing Substack with Astro and Buttondown in 12 easy steps
About
I grew up in Charlotte, NC. I attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where I earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. After a brief stint painting murals and working in galleries, I earnd a Master of Fine Arts at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. There, I began to experiment with web development, digital imaging, and large format printing.
After graduate school, I found my way to the west coast and into a software development career. My greatest expertise is in front-end engineering but I have also worked as a full-stack web developer and web service developerusing Java, C#, and Python. I have worked extensively with cloud providers like Amazon Web Services and have worked with container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.
I prefer VisualStudio Code as my general purpose code editor on macOS. I prefer Procreate on the iPad for painting. I prefer Sketch on macOS for creating icons and graphics for the web. PixelmatorPro is pretty nice too.