Category Archives: Explainlightenment

Spellburn podcast

  here: http://spellburn.com/2014/01/13/episode-18-invoke-doug-kovacs/ For some reason Jobe didn’t like the part of this banner I made up for the podcast that includes me with a spider on my head. Go figure.   Here are some recent studio shots:    

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Two Faeries

Though these two images have already been in the world for a bit of time, they haven’t been introduced formally in the Drain Chamber. Further discussion of The Daughter of Will to Power is due when I realize  the final … Continue reading

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The Old Faeries (part III: MELENCOLIA I)

Like  Old School, Heileman’s Old Style, and the Great Old Ones, a certain aesthetic is instantly conjured by virtue of the use of the simple word: Old. This is the third of a four post series  concerning “The Old Faeries” … Continue reading

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The Old Faeries (part II: The Untitled Green Man)

Like The Old Testament, Heileman’s Old Style, and the Great Old Ones, a certain aesthetic is instantly conjured by virtue of the use of the simple word: Old. This is the second of a four post series  concerning “The Old … Continue reading

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The Old Faeries (part I: The Antique Faerie)

Like Old School, Heileman’s Old Style, and the Great Old Ones, a certain aesthetic is instantly conjured by virtue of the use of the simple word: Old. It is my intention over the next couple of months to look back … Continue reading

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On Creative Process

The following is a slightly modified response I recently gave via email to a student ‘s inquiry regarding creative process and how to paint a green man , or particularly a green women. Hi, B____ Thanks for all the complements. … Continue reading

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Red Door #5 : She’ll never fit in there with those wings……

Recently completed, this piece was created for an ardent supporter of my art. I’ll now try to provide some insight into how art often solidifies it’s meaning after it’s creation. A meandering discussion or path of thought is often a … Continue reading

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Into the Red Door…..

If you haven’t figured it out yet,  on the dougkovacs.com hompage a rabbit-hole is crudely concealed behind the image of the partly open red door. Click on it, or jump down the rabbithole occasionally to see if anything has changed.

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What is that upside down 2? (Explainlightenment)

Good question. I’ve been asked this question recently.  Here is the most definitive answer I can cobble together: It’s a symbol I’ve been using in my signature for years to differentiate myself  from all the other dks. I don’t have … Continue reading

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