Jay Bramhall
@jaytherobot.bsky.social
Graphic Designer and Painter. My art is like that one episode of The Simpsons with the chili.
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pettiest thing I’m mad about w corporations embracing genAI is that they’ve historically always been obsessively controlling over ensuring brand guidelines are followed, but now as soon as they don’t need to pay an invoice to a human, its fine when their mascot has 3 arms
June 16, 2026 at 12:06 AM
pettiest thing I’m mad about w corporations embracing genAI is that they’ve historically always been obsessively controlling over ensuring brand guidelines are followed, but now as soon as they don’t need to pay an invoice to a human, its fine when their mascot has 3 arms
My phone:
My phone:
My phone:
My phone: You have one missed call.
Me: Oh, did you have plans to ring? Bring my attention to it? Vibrate a little? Or were you just going to let me watch you leave a note on my door saying "Sorry we couldn't deliver your package?"
My phone:
My phone:
My phone:
My phone: You have one missed call.
Me: Oh, did you have plans to ring? Bring my attention to it? Vibrate a little? Or were you just going to let me watch you leave a note on my door saying "Sorry we couldn't deliver your package?"
My phone:
June 5, 2026 at 4:45 PM
My phone:
My phone:
My phone:
My phone: You have one missed call.
Me: Oh, did you have plans to ring? Bring my attention to it? Vibrate a little? Or were you just going to let me watch you leave a note on my door saying "Sorry we couldn't deliver your package?"
My phone:
My phone:
My phone:
My phone: You have one missed call.
Me: Oh, did you have plans to ring? Bring my attention to it? Vibrate a little? Or were you just going to let me watch you leave a note on my door saying "Sorry we couldn't deliver your package?"
My phone:
Rewrite great speeches for Trump:
"Mr. Gorbachev, put up this wall!"
"Mr. Gorbachev, put up this wall!"
June 4, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Rewrite great speeches for Trump:
"Mr. Gorbachev, put up this wall!"
"Mr. Gorbachev, put up this wall!"
This painting was originally finished in 2021, the only one I managed to create that year. I tried to use the same sort of blocky shading @theobanoth.bsky.social is known for, but it just turned into a visual mess. Four years later, I put the canvas back on the easel. #painting (1/2)
June 4, 2026 at 3:20 PM
This painting was originally finished in 2021, the only one I managed to create that year. I tried to use the same sort of blocky shading @theobanoth.bsky.social is known for, but it just turned into a visual mess. Four years later, I put the canvas back on the easel. #painting (1/2)
The sketchbook page in question. The original idea was basically: "What if Vaporwave, but in the desert?" Removing the words changed the composition more than I thought it would, and it took a few tries on the canvas to get it right.
June 1, 2026 at 2:51 PM
The sketchbook page in question. The original idea was basically: "What if Vaporwave, but in the desert?" Removing the words changed the composition more than I thought it would, and it took a few tries on the canvas to get it right.
It's funny, after my last piece "Nightdrive", I had fully intended to make more art centered around my houseplants, in a similar style. Instead I started going through my sketchbooks for ideas I never fleshed out. #acrylicpainting
"Until The Money Runs Out" | Acrylic on Canvas | 24"x30"
"Until The Money Runs Out" | Acrylic on Canvas | 24"x30"
June 1, 2026 at 2:41 PM
It's funny, after my last piece "Nightdrive", I had fully intended to make more art centered around my houseplants, in a similar style. Instead I started going through my sketchbooks for ideas I never fleshed out. #acrylicpainting
"Until The Money Runs Out" | Acrylic on Canvas | 24"x30"
"Until The Money Runs Out" | Acrylic on Canvas | 24"x30"
Nine months since I posted here? Whoops.
June 1, 2026 at 5:40 AM
Nine months since I posted here? Whoops.
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Good morning~☀️🫠今日のらくがきで〜す
August 30, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Good morning~☀️🫠今日のらくがきで〜す
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"Behind The Trees" - my oil painting
August 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
"Behind The Trees" - my oil painting
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Only about a week and a half between this one and the last one. This one pokes at feeling stuck in the suburbs while you know somewhere out there, exciting things are happening. #art
August 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Only about a week and a half between this one and the last one. This one pokes at feeling stuck in the suburbs while you know somewhere out there, exciting things are happening. #art
I've been painting a ton this month. It started when I decided to not worry about concept too much and just paint some of my plants in wild colors. I had so much fun doing it, it was kind of like dredging out the creativity stream. All I want to do is keep going.
August 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I've been painting a ton this month. It started when I decided to not worry about concept too much and just paint some of my plants in wild colors. I had so much fun doing it, it was kind of like dredging out the creativity stream. All I want to do is keep going.
I don't have the extra absurdity of being in Japan, but I did see Lowes had one little display out on July 30th
And by little, I mean three 12-foot grim reapers.
And by little, I mean three 12-foot grim reapers.
It’s the 5th of August.
I live in Japan.
Just, stop. Please.
I live in Japan.
Just, stop. Please.
August 5, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I don't have the extra absurdity of being in Japan, but I did see Lowes had one little display out on July 30th
And by little, I mean three 12-foot grim reapers.
And by little, I mean three 12-foot grim reapers.
I notice there was no stipulation about animated series. Snappy dialogue, deep character arcs, plays endlessly with tropes; Venture Bros is a masterpiece
August 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I notice there was no stipulation about animated series. Snappy dialogue, deep character arcs, plays endlessly with tropes; Venture Bros is a masterpiece
I've been drawing for myself lately. It helps I don't have to throw all my creative energy into a job. Here's a quick sketch of Austin Public Library Central
July 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I've been drawing for myself lately. It helps I don't have to throw all my creative energy into a job. Here's a quick sketch of Austin Public Library Central
Trying to get the grill started in the rain on the 4th of July is a pretty fitting analogy for trying to be a normal-ass American under the Trump regime.
July 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Trying to get the grill started in the rain on the 4th of July is a pretty fitting analogy for trying to be a normal-ass American under the Trump regime.
I've just been invited to apply for a remote Print Production Specialist position ...which in my experience is a job that requires one to physically stand in front of the printer and push the buttons. Does this mean I would get a robot?
June 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I've just been invited to apply for a remote Print Production Specialist position ...which in my experience is a job that requires one to physically stand in front of the printer and push the buttons. Does this mean I would get a robot?
If your job posting says you want me to use "AI solutions to streamline the graphic design process" or similar, you're getting an AI written cover letter. It's only fair.
June 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
If your job posting says you want me to use "AI solutions to streamline the graphic design process" or similar, you're getting an AI written cover letter. It's only fair.
Nothing has radicalized me more against capitalism than getting laid off. Despite following the rules of the system, here I sit with no income, no health insurance, and no guarantee of new employment, by no fault of my own.
If that doesn't make you want to burn it all down, idk what would.
If that doesn't make you want to burn it all down, idk what would.
June 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Nothing has radicalized me more against capitalism than getting laid off. Despite following the rules of the system, here I sit with no income, no health insurance, and no guarantee of new employment, by no fault of my own.
If that doesn't make you want to burn it all down, idk what would.
If that doesn't make you want to burn it all down, idk what would.
What a treat that I get to logon and block JD Vance!
June 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM
What a treat that I get to logon and block JD Vance!
"The spirit is willing, let's go to 6th Street" -overheard nowhere near 6th Street
June 8, 2025 at 3:26 AM
"The spirit is willing, let's go to 6th Street" -overheard nowhere near 6th Street
My coworkers and I were trying to come up with a name for the company blog. The two of them were asking ChatGPT for suggestions whereas I was working off the dome. The answers they liked were ones I had written on the board about 5 minutes prior.
The brain is still quicker than the calculator
The brain is still quicker than the calculator
April 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
My coworkers and I were trying to come up with a name for the company blog. The two of them were asking ChatGPT for suggestions whereas I was working off the dome. The answers they liked were ones I had written on the board about 5 minutes prior.
The brain is still quicker than the calculator
The brain is still quicker than the calculator
My wife, reading a man's handwritten sign: "Jesus will return"
Me without looking away from the traffic light: "...after these messages."
Me without looking away from the traffic light: "...after these messages."
April 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
My wife, reading a man's handwritten sign: "Jesus will return"
Me without looking away from the traffic light: "...after these messages."
Me without looking away from the traffic light: "...after these messages."
Not to be old man yelling at cloud, but I walked past a child on an iPad and they were watching a video of someone coloring.
Like... girl, you could just color. You could demand that of your parents even. It is within their power to get you a coloring book.
Like... girl, you could just color. You could demand that of your parents even. It is within their power to get you a coloring book.
March 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Not to be old man yelling at cloud, but I walked past a child on an iPad and they were watching a video of someone coloring.
Like... girl, you could just color. You could demand that of your parents even. It is within their power to get you a coloring book.
Like... girl, you could just color. You could demand that of your parents even. It is within their power to get you a coloring book.