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Ned Tobin is a Renaissance man, a Jack of all trades. He's an artist and an engineer whose drive and vision breaks traditional concepts and blurs methods. His unique analytical perspective provides a structured reasoning layered with raw expression, leaving to the viewer an intriguing process of creation that goes hand in hand with creation itself.

From this, Ned explores through paint, photography, poetry, computer, electronics, digital media tools... He is a self published poet of two books of poetry, electricity is his familiar lifeline, he is an exhibited painter, he has produced a record as an acoustic singer/songwriter. He is constantly looking towards the source for inspiration; activist, outdoorsman, adventurer, and a positive beacon most of the time.

Ned explains: "I struggled for a long time trying to understand and be comfortable with my artistic shift from the guitar to more broadly include a camera, paintbrush, etc.. The simple truth is that if the purpose of creation is considered singularly, creation then becomes what matters most. The medium used is interesting, so is the response, but the more important matter at hand is for my self to get what's inside, out. Creating, being a creator, producing thoughts and concepts is what has become important to me."

"I have always loved the outdoors. When I was growing up in Northern British Columbia, my brothers and I were constantly building tree forts, collecting frogs or caterpillars, playing road hockey... My hope is that through my art, whether it's photographs of the Canadian Rockies, watercolour paintings of animals or an explicit poem, a greater appreciation of nature's beauty will be promoted."

Ned currently resides in British Columbia, Canada.

For a list of Ned's artistic achievements, please refer to his CV.

Ned can also be found on (in order of frequency):

Colloboration is encouraged.

ned@nedtobin.com

.toys

fotographix

Sony Alpha7
Super Takumar 55mm f1.8
Super Multi Coated Takumar 28mm f3.5
Helios 44-2 58mm
Jupiter 11A 135mm f4
Fotodiox M42/E-mount adapter

Canon Rebel T1i
Canon 50mm II 1.8 Prime
Tokina 12-24mm SD F4 (IF) DX
Canon EFS 18-55mm

Canon PowerShot SX210 IS
Kodak Duaflex II
Fujifilm instax 100
Kodak Instamatic X-15F

Bower VL17K
Canon 550EX speedlite
Yongnuo YN560-II speedlite
Yongnuo YN468 speedlite
Yongnuo YN129 wireless trigger
Cowboy Studio NPT-04 FM Radio Trigger
Neewer 110cm reflector
Fotodiox 6x8" softbox
Opteka SB-1 softbox
EzFoto wired trigger

music

1979 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty
2005 Simon & Patrick Mini Jumbo
1920's Hilo Hawaiian Lap Steel Style 625
Kealani Ukulele

Marshall Valvestate VS102R
Korg Toneworks AX1000G
Vox Wah
Big Muff Pi

audio technica AT2020 & AT2021

PreSonus Firebox
Tapco Link : usb
audio technica ATH-T44
Tracktion 2 Music Production Software

art

brush
can
knife
scissors
blade
dip pen
pencil
oil pastel
watercolor (tube and brick)
acrylic
ink
water
ball point pen
fine tip liquid ink pen
sharpie
plastic
spray can
tar

canvas
watercolor paper
duralar
cement
stucco
vinyl
wood
acid free sketch paper
loose leaf

computer

ASUS X550L

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Premier Pro
Microsoft Image Composite Editor
Epson NX430
Notepad ++
PuTTY
Evernote
Wordpress
Ubuntu
Magento

Ned Tobin