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Babies, Charcoal and Conte

by netGALAXY Studios | Mar 10, 2014 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View | 0 Comments

Baby Portraits in Charcoal and Conte My dear friend Jason Zwiker asked me to create a couple charcoals sketches from photographs he had. I decided to go with the toned paper, with conte. I love the look of these drawings and am hoping to have the opportunity to more...

Right vs Left Brain Are One Brain

by netGALAXY Studios | Mar 6, 2014 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Theatre Related, World View | 1 Comment

Who really knows their Right from their Left? The traditional Right vs Left brain conversation is not giving us the complete picture. New findings suggest that people are not necessarily more functional on one hemisphere of their brain over the other. I have done...

Latest MUSC Portrait

by netGALAXY Studios | Mar 5, 2014 | Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View | 0 Comments

Dr. Janice Lage Portrait Presentation The portrait of Dr. Janice Lage, Chair of MUSC's Pathology Department, was recently added to their amazing collection, recognizing the service of the field's top doctors and those who have distinguished themselves in the Pathology...

Portrait Portrait

by netGALAXY Studios | Feb 12, 2014 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View | 0 Comments

A Tale of Two Portraits "Great defect leads to great affect." unknown One of the things I enjoy most about teaching portrait workshops is that even though we are all working with the same method, the same palette, sometimes even the same POV, the paintings always turn...

Three Muses Demo

by netGALAXY Studios | Jan 23, 2014 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View | 0 Comments

A step by step Process combing figure painting with landscape For those of you wanting to know more about alla prima methods and value based painting, here is a little demo of my most recent painting, "The Three Muses." This is the finished work is sold, but...

Going to the Dogs

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

Finn has his day in the sun Another Holiday portrait gift, this time to the sister of her favorite friend, Finn. I always enjoy painting animals, to capture their personality and energy in paint is kind of a miracle. I love it when my sitter's caretaker says, "Yes,...

The Gift of Love

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

Portrait Capture's Morgan's Exuberance Just before Christmas, 2013, Morgan was presented with a very special gift. Her childhood will be remembered not only by her mom and dad, who treasured her enough to have an oil portrait, but by her children and her children's...

Being in the Zone vs. Zoning Out

by netGALAXY Studios | Dec 11, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Theatre Related, World View | 0 Comments

If you put yourself in a position where you have to stretch outside your comfort zone, then you are forced to expand your consciousness. Les Brown Being in the Zone The term is used quite loosely to express that feeling of freedom, when time seems to stop and we do...

Stuart Cline – Confessional of artist blogger.

by netGALAXY Studios | Dec 9, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View | 0 Comments

I recently had the privilege to exchange interviews with Art Therapist and eminent Blogger, Stuart Cline. His interview of me is on his website, along with great information and links to artists and therapists who find multiple correlations between the creative...

Interview with a VampBlogger

by netGALAXY Studios | Dec 5, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View | 0 Comments

The first known interview with a VampBlogger - Confessions of an artist I was recently asked for an interview by eminent art therapy blogger, Stuart Cline. Here are his fascinating questions, along with my answers: What got you into blogging? I enjoy communicating...

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