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Luke Immortal

by netGALAXY Studios | Jul 16, 2014 | Fine Art, Portraiture | 0 Comments

Natalie Becknell was the lucky winner of our recent pet portrait raffle at Doolittle's. She was very excited to get this beautiful 9" x 12" oil portrait of her best friend Luke. Keep your eye out for future specials and freebies from Charleston's favorite portrait...

Recent Portraits Presented in Detroit

by netGALAXY Studios | Jul 7, 2014 | Art Instruction, Portraiture, World View | 0 Comments

Here are a couple portraits presented in Detroit recently. The "big wig" on the left is now part of a series of graphite portraits of his predecessors, many created by my father over his long career of his predecessor. I'm not at liberty to reveal his identity until...

Democritization of Art

by netGALAXY Studios | Jun 13, 2014 | Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Theatre Related, World View | 0 Comments

In response to my recent posting on FB of this Stella Adler quote and describing those who don't have something to contribute as fillers, a very wise, dear friend responded privately: "''Fillers?' Not true, helpful, inspiring, necessary, or kind. It takes courage to...

Alex in Charcoal

by netGALAXY Studios | Jun 3, 2014 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View | 0 Comments

Celebrating Childhood I love that I have a job where I can help people capture the feeling of a time, which we all know too well, inevitably will slip away. I feel like a time traveler and it's awesome. Now those who love, and will come to love Alex, will always...

Dr. Barbara Tilley Portrait Vernissage

by netGALAXY Studios | May 17, 2014 | Art Instruction, Motivational, Portraiture, World View | 0 Comments

Dr. Barbara Tilley Returns to the Department she chaired for ten years at MUSC, now the Department of Public Health Sciences. I am very grateful that Barbara had faith in my work nine years ago when she became the first to commission me to create portraits at MUSC,...

PR – Maniscalco Wins 2014 Artprize Portrait Competition

by netGALAXY Studios | May 6, 2014 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View | 0 Comments

Robert Maniscalco Wins 2014 Artfields Portrait Competition For more information please email Robert or by phone at 843-486-3161 Robert Maniscalco won the 2014 ARTFIELDS portrait competition on May 3, 2014, selected from a field of 23 very talented and creative...

ARTFIELDS Winning Portrait

by netGALAXY Studios | May 5, 2014 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Portraiture, World View | 0 Comments

Made my Daddy Proud The big news is that I won the ARTFIELDS portrait competition on May 3, 2014, from a field of 23 very talented and creative artists. It was pretty exciting. But whatever the outcome, it was an awesome opportunity to turn people on to the art of...

Charleston Living – A Softer Touch

by netGALAXY Studios | Apr 8, 2014 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Theatre Related, World View | 0 Comments

A Softer Touch Here is a readable .pdf of the recent article in Charleston Living, beautifully written by fellow art spirit, Jason Zwiker. Or if you prefer, just scroll down. I hope you will read and share the message of the article, which I think describes our...

Cate Portrait is Finished

by netGALAXY Studios | Apr 5, 2014 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Theatre Related, World View | 0 Comments

Cate and Friends This portrait of my darling Cate depicts a world where all is well and all is one. Aside from completely repainting the face from the previous version, I have added 14 creatures to the painting, not including the Holy Spirit, seen in the upper right....

The Son

by netGALAXY Studios | Mar 25, 2014 | Motivational, Portraiture, World View | 0 Comments

A wealthy man and his son. . . loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael. They would often sit together and admire the great works of art. When the Vietnam conflict broke out, the son went to war. He was...

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