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Ego and Identity

by netGALAXY Studios | Sep 7, 2014 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Theatre Related, World View | 1 Comment

We Place so much stock in our identities. Here are just a few of the millions of examples: "I am an artist," "I am a loving person," "I am a Christian," "I am an American," "I am gay," "I am a supporter of the sanctity of marriage," "I am a bad-ass." In...

Down to the Wire Pool Party

by netGALAXY Studios | Aug 26, 2014 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View | 0 Comments

The ideas and inspiration are coming to me from everywhere, even before I have made my mission trip to Haiti. Thanks again to all who have contributed! All the support is very heartwarming. We are over 2/3 to our goal with 5 days left. We are down to the wire; if we...

We have moved passed the half way point with only 13 days to go!

by netGALAXY Studios | Aug 18, 2014 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View | 0 Comments

We are at 31 backers, and have $1,810 in pledges, more than half our goal for our Kickstarter Campaign. But we only have 13 days left. That means we have to work quickly if we want to see The Quench Project succeed. Remember if we don't make our goal of $3,500 by...

Water is a Right

by netGALAXY Studios | Aug 11, 2014 | Fine Art, Motivational, World View | 0 Comments

Thanks for the recent pledges to my Kickstarter Campaign, "The Quench Project." We are getting closer to the halfway point. I don't dare get too optimistic that this project will proceed as planned, but I can't help getting excited by what we can accomplish when we...

Show me the Money

by netGALAXY Studios | Aug 9, 2014 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, World View | 0 Comments

"Having read and watched your kickstarter Quench Project presentation a couple of times, I am yet unclear on the percentage of money going to "their" great cause, as opposed to "your" cause? And, what percentage of the sale of your work goes to "them"?" Thanks for...

Almost Half Way There

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

Silly me. I'm so new to this crowd funding concept that I only just discovered I can send updates to my backers. So here's the first update: For those of you who have supported this Kickstarter campaign, who have responded with even a small contribution, a piece of...

Thinking and Feeling

by netGALAXY Studios | Jul 30, 2014 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View | 0 Comments

"Think on your palette, feel on your painting." rm This is a theme that comes up often in the lessons that I teach on painting and drawing. People often ask me how much of what we do as artists is feeling and how much is thinking. The simple answer is both. ...

Paint What You Know

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

"Paint what you know," is a common piece of advice to those entering any artistic discipline. That's why my first novel (The Fishfly) was semi-autobiographical. I write (and paint and act) about things I know. But I also write and paint and act about things I want...

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...

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