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This is an archive of all the updates and news that I created for the year 2005, for current updates and news please see the current news site here
12/28/05
I removed an old broken link and replaced it with a brand new link, same person, different site. I also changed the title banner.
12/13/05
I fixed all of the pages which didn't show the new color change. Now the whole site has the new look.
12/12/05
Just trying a new background color. I also tweaked the typeface on the front page.
12/11/05
I added two new paintings to the color gallery. I also changed the menu to make the typeface look cleaner. I also went and made all of the large pics in all of the galleries about two times smaller, so that now they load twice as fast, go figure. This all took quite some time on my humble 56k modem so I hope you like it. Oh, and happy holidays!
11/22/05
Finally! A new update at long last, and it is to my Biography. Hopefully I will be posting some new artwork soon as well. This is exciting for me since I have been waiting a LONG time for it.
9/30/05
I changed the menu buttons. I think they look a lot better now.
9/17/05
Added hyperlinks to the Biography, updated Links page, and changed font on Welcome page, and added last update date red text on the welcome page so that everyone can know right away when any changes are made to this site.
9/2/05
I added two new images to the color gallery. These were from life watercolor paintings.
8/21/05
Added a new link
8/13/05
I added a lot more links to my former professors at SVA and I also added a new link for a former classmate also at SVA.
On a personal note, I have been doing quite a bit of sketching as of late, mostly of old comic book characters that I created as a kid: super heroes, monsters, robots, pseudo-ninjas, aliens, and sword and sandal strongmen, you know, the standard fare. I always find myself going back to these characters at least once a year. They are some of the greatest characters you may never read or see! You see I used to draw comics for myself as a small boy, but I have not since. Therefore, as a result my sequential art skills are basically nonexistent. So I could never draw graphic novels of their adventures now. Nevertheless, I really don't think I will ever stop drawing them and writing stories about them, but it seems that the likely hood of ever going "pro" with them is slim, unless I can sucker some poor sap into drawing the stories for me.
8/9/05
I finished upgrading the whole site so it should be much faster now. I also changed the menu rollover images.
8/4/05
I added a new link.
7/28/05
This website has been added to the SVA Alumni Websites list. You can see the list here: SVA Alumni Websites I have also tweaked the links section.
7/20/05
I am now a part of the "School of Visual Arts Online Community". You can find my profile by using SVA Connect from this website: http://www.alumniconnections.com/sva/ Please note that this is for SVA alumni only.
7/15/05
I updated my Biography and I also added a new link.
7/7/05
I tweaked the B&W gallery so that the two "rollover" images that were not working properly, now work how they are suppose to. I also tweaked my Bio page.
6/30/05
Now all the galleries should load a whole lot faster than before as well as the contact info page.
6/29/05
Updated my Biography by adding my GPA for both colleges. I also tweaked the site to make it even faster.
6/24/05
I added a new link
6/19/05
I added three new links
6/18/05
I added three new links
6/17/05
I took even more steps to speed up this site and I also added a new link to the links section.
6/16/05
Replaced the last drawing to a much better version. I made the site even faster now than before.
6/15/05
The site should be faster now. I added a new drawing to the B&W Gallery.
6/14/05
I updated the B&W Gallery with one new Image and I also updated the Color Gallery with one new painting. I have also added a new links category : Museums with links to different Museums, I have been to all of them, in some cases many times.
6/13/05
Update #2: I updated two of the images in the Black and White gallery to better quality photos, they are not perfect but they are at least better than the ones that were up before. They are the 2nd and 3rd images at the top row.
Update #1: This site has been added to Yahoo.
6/11/05
I added a new link to the Links section.
6/7/05
An alterative URL for this site can be had as http://home.comcast.net/~jcortesart
6/6/05
I changed the front page text to simplify things.
6/5/05
I updated the B&W Gallery with a special image. It was the piece that was published in the Sheaf Magazine in 2001, which was a college magazine. The piece itself is much older and dates back to the late 90's! I was already using a style that was like my current one though the deformations there was much more decorative and didn't make any logical sense. Amazingly it is one of the few older images that still holds up quite well today, but that is only because it was so labored! It took me hours and hours just to draw each body part! Today I can draw a lot faster and a lot better, but it's a part of my personal art history so I wanted to put it up.
6/3/05
I updated the biography section with a list of publications.
5/31/05
Updated the Biography
5/27/05
I added two new Images to the Black and White Gallery.
5/26/05
I added a new link to the links section
5/24/05
I cleaned up the colory gallery and added a new image to the B&W Gallery
5/23/05
I added a new image to the Black and White Gallery. I also cleaned up the layout of many of the different image's pages in both galleries. I also added two new links.
5/22/05
I added a new link to the Links section. I also added a new image to the Black and White Gallery.
5/21/05
This site has been added to Google.
5/19/05
I added a new image to the Black and White Gallery
5/18/05
I added a new image to the Black and White Gallery. Changed the logo, I am still playing around with the look of this site, though the format will stay the same.
5/17/05
I added two new images to the B&W gallery
5/16/05
The site was cleaned up and is now free of all code errors.
5/15/05
I added one new image to the Color Gallery and one new one to the B&W Gallery.
5/13/05
I added a new image to the Black and White gallery. I also changed the look of the site.
5/11/05
Today is the day that I officially graduate from School of Visual Arts!
5/10/05
I added one new image to the Color Gallery and one new one to the B&W Gallery.
5/9/05
Update #3: I added 5 new images to the Color Gallery!
Update #2: I added two new images to the B&W Gallery
Update #1: I added a new painting to the Color Gallery
5/8/05
Update #2: I added two more new images to the B&W Gallery
Update #1: I added two new images to the B&W Gallery
5/7/05
Update #5: Fixed the links section so that it looks better and added a link
Update #4: I added a new image to the Color Gallery
Update #3: I added links, there are many Professors who I wish I could add but they do not have websites or I could not find their sites. As far as Classmates and friends, in order to make the list you must contact me personally.
Update #2: I added two new images to the Color Gallery
Update #1: I added a new image to the B&W Gallery and a new image to the Color Gallery. I also made some tweaks.
5/6/05
Update #3 I added two paintings to the Color Gallery
Update #2: I added two more pieces to the B&W Gallery
Update #1: Finally put up some artwork! There is one in each gallery. More to come of course!
5/5/05
Update #2: I added the links section, no links yet. I also edited some text.
Update #1: I felt the need to at least update this part of the site. This site is very much a work in progress. Hopefully I will be able to add some actual artwork soon! Also there will be a Links button added as well.
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