<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:48:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@codyseekins/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Approaching the Inner Child]]></title><description><![CDATA["Approaching the Inner Child", Oil on Canvas, 24" x 30", 2025 In this image, a young boy sits atop a vast Buddha hand, its fingers forming the Cincihna mudra, an ancient gesture of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/oilpainting/@codyseekins/approaching-the-inner-child</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/oilpainting/@codyseekins/approaching-the-inner-child</guid><category><![CDATA[oilpainting]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyseekins]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 03:46:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCGS4FBcEbzEqDQXtc89haVVp2fZJ7fPvYS2j8fNMHfdhu1snYoQ6xF1zmjiaoAqvTi6HRatHgohMK41a9g47zCryEedvqEwhYrj8Z5cHoYV1YiLKYsT9J5H1DWQJLf5FeBtUs66SwmooRueZpLy4c8FTuCA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Harvest]]></title><description><![CDATA["The Harvest", Oil on Canvas, 40cm x 60cm (approx. 16" x 24"), 2020 An anthropomorphic figure stands, wide eyed, staring at the viewer; its body masculine, muscular, and humanoid. Its]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/surrealpainting/@codyseekins/the-harvest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/surrealpainting/@codyseekins/the-harvest</guid><category><![CDATA[surrealpainting]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyseekins]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 12:00:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1HdYsB7fJjuW6meDRuV7r8fXfxUUfBHBJoL1aPt7QaphZ9mncwv7B1HSQNhpDpdYUqiEF7BvU47ei5WFWuWDGwfqrSnzdgwfGVkjoTVhzo4A8XJ6LTXKuMjgH6SzXHsf6ACyDpC5TWdbfm7C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Survey of My Development as an Artist, Part 2 (Jataka Tales and the Academy)]]></title><description><![CDATA["Classic Self Portrait", Oil Paint on Canvas, 24" x 30", 2011 In part 1 we explored a snapshot of my evolution from a psychedelic catalyst, roughly during the year 1998, up to the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@codyseekins/a-survey-of-my-development-as-an-artist-part-2-jataka-tales-and-the-academy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@codyseekins/a-survey-of-my-development-as-an-artist-part-2-jataka-tales-and-the-academy</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyseekins]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2020 00:32:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCbee5hzZJ19X4yXc7wYc7pYNX3YtkrJRvXpRnfZ3a9crLRwCU4BP42thv45rS4KfPKmsvTYcvAsdo23yDUfL1k9pZCeAdwXBqEVwThzVkkjxxQcfwaSv6kvVpZLxN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Survey of my Development as an Artist, Part 1 (The Early Years)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is well known that my art process, when it became serious, was inspired by non ordinary consciousness. Before that time, I'd had the expectation that art must be largely premeditated; that a texture,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@codyseekins/a-survey-of-my-development-as-an-artist-part-1-the-early-years</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@codyseekins/a-survey-of-my-development-as-an-artist-part-1-the-early-years</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyseekins]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2020 06:13:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2ri6pza5rV38mSYgcketnMSKzR5G7WnR9kkpTpdRKhykn1KZCVxsFYFscnafW44pyzi587twLaxN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Making of "Alex in Wonderland" Oil Painting]]></title><description><![CDATA[My inner child remains a consultant to the process of my art making to this day, complete with the same wonderment which accompanied the various coming of age periods. 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Iterations of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@codyseekins/the-making-of-automaton</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@codyseekins/the-making-of-automaton</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyseekins]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Feb 2020 09:59:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9WFQVC327hcoG6LpiWYE7CBDhSKFUdc5MRZfxYjDuMTxdvehGQcrkRStPmdQMhP4vi7gUHDdvZ4cKZv277TCJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Making of The Dreamer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Though I had from the outset a solid narrative for this work, there still existed a vast creative potential for exactly how the scene itself would unfold. The basis for the narrative was to be of a young]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/boy/@codyseekins/the-making-of-the-dreamer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/boy/@codyseekins/the-making-of-the-dreamer</guid><category><![CDATA[boy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyseekins]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Nov 2019 19:59:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q91CvVdKigkEwQ9yyqSZTAQM4BV4xbPWcrBPkGs4j2LsXUnGjvvhHoUe1EGZNwBdeRpF8QJhwx511Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["The Dreamer"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil Paint on Canvas, 40cm x 60cm (approx. 16” x 24”), 2019 A commissioned artwork for a graphic novel project In this image a boy finds himself within a vision of a cornucopia of mutations. Their forms]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/boy/@codyseekins/the-dreamer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/boy/@codyseekins/the-dreamer</guid><category><![CDATA[boy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyseekins]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2019 08:26:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKaa3e4T1EBuBP18JezPvjFFo8gNuE9CiKHBn3JLLwcQaSud2oeVEyLu7sdxQVmQerDrBkD1iuvBePwC6F1gAnvNbCTxgtEmMNUyXMBgE4qsZ1h2LtnGgwP5Zh4CEgocssoxRTNEHT19uKBqG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Isolation.  Traditional Black and White Photography by Phillip Carver]]></title><description><![CDATA[I want to share with you all a fine artist photographer who I know and respect. I may feature some of my favorites from his portfolio on occasion. His works are among those I've collected, and I prize]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@codyseekins/isolation-traditional-black-and-white-photography-by-phillip-carver</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@codyseekins/isolation-traditional-black-and-white-photography-by-phillip-carver</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyseekins]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2018 22:33:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BgxWBRxjvNhnbM9DiyHtCptYaDNF3xx85r8if8spuMjfmaQSuGUvF92qZvSMmP3okipMTrAjG36UzaxcUVNUw9Ckho4aZDwBXhe5n6btSwquKPgHuhHU7yiAer445VNLc5yVnpEfc9F8RquBWQ23bDfzZoXbg1cDMSiant4Wuu112w8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Making of Inner-Space Invader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inner-Space Invader was one of those paintings which seemed in many ways to have its own agenda. 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He is clad only in nostalgic 80’s era socks, on a tenuous]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@codyseekins/alex-in-wonderland</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@codyseekins/alex-in-wonderland</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyseekins]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2018 09:26:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1AreaDn1D7Jp7ZEvgLC9TvJctofX1ChMgSZwxaSdWNF4xZsm74F2YUfV6VFHS5oZ3Anj3FeStqxnWAjwLq8Kot9LzR4r5A1jDti7FQtzSbTUARBgaWA92vpNHETNsoCNjFLAz6Bdq7ktb92n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yoga Elf Discovers His Prostate]]></title><description><![CDATA[A more playful drawing from the early Millenium. 0.5 Mechanical Pencil on Paper, 11" x 14" (approx. 36cm x 43cm), 2001 Description: Another older work in contemplation of the mutable archetypes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@codyseekins/yoga-elf-discovers-his-prostate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@codyseekins/yoga-elf-discovers-his-prostate</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyseekins]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 11:13:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxvDZG9qYrsSvDqYeABF1GqkXYm2VenCQa7dMG3Mu5EyhWqZFUFuP5p26SMtEwvwyQjv1oQsYKALHrGVRiBU2pBPcVtfxuE3Qpw7666154LC9fk4MTctZ7fzUHjCSvQ3UstEcqXmrhEn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gravity of Spirit Corruption]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the more important and iconic works of my early artistic life. I always loved the title, and may have to return to it again as a meditation in paint in the future. Image and description below:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@codyseekins/the-gravity-of-spirit-corruption</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@codyseekins/the-gravity-of-spirit-corruption</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyseekins]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 11:05:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxvDZG9qYrsSvDqYeABF1GqkXYm2VenJh9Lnqcf8PsFrSrnMJGR44TWNL62GsHtk7hGMjdieUzySFAoZjdxvRbrb1GXWXJCWWawXEEo5gFPCDNvTNvVX4LQAZhGzVkNKmGZu1DNAobbC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mind $#@*!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another archival artwork from the year 2000. Sketch image and concept below: Pencil on Paper, 11" x 9" (27.94cm x 22.86) Description: An image illustrating the expression of a dynamic moment]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@codyseekins/mind-usd</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@codyseekins/mind-usd</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyseekins]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 10:37:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChSnHqkRqcCmRfe91neXHwbMdRQDzQmjSW1n8L8hjCpiQDhmopjNwVJDtVMUojQNZ1ZfyhrE2pC2Epxai?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introvert at a Party Full of Drunken Jocks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pencil on Paper, 14" x 11", 2000 This is an old drawing of mine back from the year 2000. 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Many of these]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@codyseekins/the-spirit-houses-of-my-neighborhood</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@codyseekins/the-spirit-houses-of-my-neighborhood</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyseekins]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 09:50:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5SsggboiHttSe6nwfWfZhMYCcFuXBhQFGKNEh1Aob3P9ApHMz3M3mcruEr2dfYm7KDWs2WGy7zvgcVoQyZiDeA28UhfWWUZucrM3oEovujsqXticoRRXg4E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Making of the "Mr Crazy Bones..." Oil Painting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here I'd like to share some insight into the process of another painting, "Mr Crazy Bones Encounters Ms. Alien Head." 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The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@codyseekins/relinquishing-culture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@codyseekins/relinquishing-culture</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyseekins]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2017 12:46:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3bwjPJtcJJmZusPtExyx3sTaZakhzEpgzQLEFjH2kUKZnLmQfEnXbbKFjh6VAnwuV95jTb5eg3KmGKG7sPpc5sXEkBtvfkX6pjtdgWX32Wps84VBWRa1RR8rPtm27B6VFmNHDVsr9J9dvcbjhr9Sv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ascension]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil on Canvas, 40" (101.6 cm) x 30"(76.2 cm), 2012 Unlike my other Jātaka works, the Budgie/Parrot is implied symbolically through the gesture and levitation of the figure above the extraterrestrial]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@codyseekins/the-ascension</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@codyseekins/the-ascension</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[codyseekins]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2017 11:42:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTHfbT7c3EKSV8PtdUxs1D8zXAXqC5LGMNxJ4yHMEHMwTBRjFzgVrJEShWAzWL1iLNsUCWU6Q2gSvxMv99Hg8Si?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>