Introduction
Evan Shoman is a portrait artist who produces prints of mixed martial artists. He is a graduate from San Diego State University, with a bachelor degree in Graphic Design.
Biography
Pre-MMA
Evan Shoman was born in New York in 1973. At the age of 11 he moved to San Diego, California with his family. In his youth, Shoman focused on art rather than reading or studying. He decided after graduating from high school that he would pursue a degree in art. During college Shoman was discouraged by a professor who told him everything he did was "wrong" and gave up pencil portraiture. After 2 years of inactivity another professor encouraged Shoman to start drawing again. Shoman graduated from San Diego State University in 1997 and earned a bachelor's degree in Graphic Design.
Art
After college Shoman mainly drew NBA or NFL players but never really showed his work. In 2001 Shoman was offered the opportunity to do designs for "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock. The designs were for Shamrock's fight with Don Frye at Pride 19: Bad Blood. Shoman eventually did graphics for Shamrock's fight shorts as well as his corner-men's shirts. After that, Shoman remained a fan of Mixed Martial Arts and in 2004 posted his first MMA drawing in a fight forum. The response was so positive that he decided to only focus his talents on MMA portraits.
Currently
Shoman has been approached by some of the greatest mixed martial artists in the world. He has worked with champions like:
* Chuck Liddell
* Rampage Jackson
* Tim Sylvia
* Rich Franklin
* Josh Barnett
* Dan Henderson
He also has worked along side some of the rising stars in the sport such as
* Kendall Grove
* Ed Herman
* Mike Swick
* Clay Guida
* Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
* Dean Lister
* Nate Quarry
* Cub Swanson
* Tyson Griffin
Evan Shoman is a portrait artist who produces prints of mixed martial artists. He is a graduate from San Diego State University, with a bachelor degree in Graphic Design.
Biography
Pre-MMA
Evan Shoman was born in New York in 1973. At the age of 11 he moved to San Diego, California with his family. In his youth, Shoman focused on art rather than reading or studying. He decided after graduating from high school that he would pursue a degree in art. During college Shoman was discouraged by a professor who told him everything he did was "wrong" and gave up pencil portraiture. After 2 years of inactivity another professor encouraged Shoman to start drawing again. Shoman graduated from San Diego State University in 1997 and earned a bachelor's degree in Graphic Design.
Art
After college Shoman mainly drew NBA or NFL players but never really showed his work. In 2001 Shoman was offered the opportunity to do designs for "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock. The designs were for Shamrock's fight with Don Frye at Pride 19: Bad Blood. Shoman eventually did graphics for Shamrock's fight shorts as well as his corner-men's shirts. After that, Shoman remained a fan of Mixed Martial Arts and in 2004 posted his first MMA drawing in a fight forum. The response was so positive that he decided to only focus his talents on MMA portraits.
Currently
Shoman has been approached by some of the greatest mixed martial artists in the world. He has worked with champions like:
* Chuck Liddell
* Rampage Jackson
* Tim Sylvia
* Rich Franklin
* Josh Barnett
* Dan Henderson
He also has worked along side some of the rising stars in the sport such as
* Kendall Grove
* Ed Herman
* Mike Swick
* Clay Guida
* Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
* Dean Lister
* Nate Quarry
* Cub Swanson
* Tyson Griffin
Abe Louise Young (1976- ) is an American poet and activist. Her work deals with subjects from war to lesbian sexuality to the human rights of children. Her poems are published and anthologized widely, and she has been awarded numerous prizes including the 2005 Nell Altizer Prize from the Hawaii Review and the Anne Bradstreet Prize from the Academy of American Poets.
As an activist poet, Young "engages members of different communities in writing personal stories for social change." See, for example, her work with students who have parents deployed in Iraq, , and an interview about teaching writing to young people.
Hip Deep: Opinion, Essays, and Vision from American Youth (Next Generation Press [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?ATH=Abe+Louise+Young&z=y], 2006) is an anthology edited by Young. Of the book, Cary Clack of the San-Antonio Express News writes, "The red paperback is filled with more than four dozen previously published or recorded poems, essays and reportage of 13-to 19-year-olds from across the nation....To read the book, as I did in one sitting, isn't just to marvel at the insights, experiences and resiliency of these teenagers and to get a glimpse into their lives, but to also be reminded of the importance of programs that encourage children and teenagers to write."
Young is also the founder of Alive in Truth www.aliveintruth.org, an oral history project preserving the stories of Katrina survivors from the city of New Orleans, LA.
The Austin Chronicle writes, "Contrary to standard time- and space-constrained media coverage, Alive in Truth is a thorough, big-picture exploration of the toll of one of America's worst natural disasters through the eyes of its victims – an invaluable historical tool."
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Awards/BestOfAustin_Category?seentheform1&BOACategoryPolitics%20%26%20Personalities&Year2005&PollCritics
Her papers and poetry drafts are archived as part of the Sophia Smith Collection, an internationally recognized repository of manuscripts, photographs, periodicals and other primary sources in women's history. .
As an activist poet, Young "engages members of different communities in writing personal stories for social change." See, for example, her work with students who have parents deployed in Iraq, , and an interview about teaching writing to young people.
Hip Deep: Opinion, Essays, and Vision from American Youth (Next Generation Press [http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?ATH=Abe+Louise+Young&z=y], 2006) is an anthology edited by Young. Of the book, Cary Clack of the San-Antonio Express News writes, "The red paperback is filled with more than four dozen previously published or recorded poems, essays and reportage of 13-to 19-year-olds from across the nation....To read the book, as I did in one sitting, isn't just to marvel at the insights, experiences and resiliency of these teenagers and to get a glimpse into their lives, but to also be reminded of the importance of programs that encourage children and teenagers to write."
Young is also the founder of Alive in Truth www.aliveintruth.org, an oral history project preserving the stories of Katrina survivors from the city of New Orleans, LA.
The Austin Chronicle writes, "Contrary to standard time- and space-constrained media coverage, Alive in Truth is a thorough, big-picture exploration of the toll of one of America's worst natural disasters through the eyes of its victims – an invaluable historical tool."
http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Awards/BestOfAustin_Category?seentheform1&BOACategoryPolitics%20%26%20Personalities&Year2005&PollCritics
Her papers and poetry drafts are archived as part of the Sophia Smith Collection, an internationally recognized repository of manuscripts, photographs, periodicals and other primary sources in women's history. .
"My Resurrection" is the upcoming eighth album by Chicago rapper Common. There is no released date yet when the album will be coming out, but Common stated that the reason why he called it "My Resurrection" is because he is going back to his natural roots with the drums beats and hooking up with long time Friend No.I.D and still working with Kanye West on the album.
Sickular is the term use for pseudo-secular parties of India like Congress and CPM.
These parties have history of applying laws which can be termed as "religious" in a India, A country which is "Secular" by its constitution.
Some of the famous Sickular things done by these parties have been :-
1. Personal laws for religious communities, which is against fundamental rights in any civilized world.
Personal law and fundamental right
2. Denial of fundamental rights to Shah Bano to appease Muslims fundamentalists of India.
http://en. .org/wiki/Shah_Bano_case
3. Riots in 1984 by Rajiv Gandhi to communally divide India.
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031102/spectrum/main1.htm
http://en. .org/wiki/1984_Anti-Sikh_riots
4. Riots in Nandigram West Bengal in 2007
The motive of sickular activities by these parties have been vote bank and the prime minister of India has gone Sickular to an extent that he doesn't want equal rights for everyone, but want to give "first claim" of resources of India to a certain religious community.
http://www.andhracafe.com/index.php?mshow&id14889
These parties have history of applying laws which can be termed as "religious" in a India, A country which is "Secular" by its constitution.
Some of the famous Sickular things done by these parties have been :-
1. Personal laws for religious communities, which is against fundamental rights in any civilized world.
Personal law and fundamental right
2. Denial of fundamental rights to Shah Bano to appease Muslims fundamentalists of India.
http://en. .org/wiki/Shah_Bano_case
3. Riots in 1984 by Rajiv Gandhi to communally divide India.
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031102/spectrum/main1.htm
http://en. .org/wiki/1984_Anti-Sikh_riots
4. Riots in Nandigram West Bengal in 2007
The motive of sickular activities by these parties have been vote bank and the prime minister of India has gone Sickular to an extent that he doesn't want equal rights for everyone, but want to give "first claim" of resources of India to a certain religious community.
http://www.andhracafe.com/index.php?mshow&id14889