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Wrong is Right on

by [email protected] | Oct 19, 2024 | Art Instruction, CSA Advocacy, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View

Dannagal Goldtnwaite Young has written a book called Wrong, which was recently featured on an episode of Hidden Brain (on NPR), called, “Sitting with Uncertainty.” Wrong is a very enlightening book that not only sheds a much needed light on our political...

The Last Supper in Haiti

by [email protected] | Oct 14, 2024 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Random Favorites, World View

It was confirmed for me yesterday that the Watermission compound in Porta Prince, Haiti, where I painted the Last Supper mural fell out of their hands in 2023, when they abandoned the property and the country was taken over by gangs. This was part of my work on The...

Reactive vs Proactive Artists

by [email protected] | Aug 3, 2024 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View

I’ve been thinking about what kind of artist I want to be. After 45 years in the business, I think its time. Do I choose to respond to what other artists are doing successfully and turn myself inside out trying to beat them at their own game? Or dare I trod my...

Job and Abel

by [email protected] | Jul 19, 2024 | Art Instruction, Motivational, World View

Another reason I speak out against a second Trump presidency is because it will mark the end of the Parole program, allowing Americans to sponsor citizens of struggling countries, like Haiti and bring them here, legally. I am sponsoring two beautiful young men, Abel...

Freedom?

by [email protected] | May 13, 2024 | Art Instruction, Motivational, World View

We think we have freedom, but do we really? Our choices are carefully curated, from presidential candidates to groceries. We have been conditioned to want what we have been given as “choices.” We are told to be happy with these choices. It will go easier for us. But...

Carol and Paul Schaap Unveiling

by [email protected] | Apr 22, 2024 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Random Favorites, World View

Today was truly a great day. I’ve been looking forward to sharing this portrait with the world for quite sometime. My portrait of Carol and Paul Schaap was unveiled at Wayne State in the Paul and Carol Schaap Chemistry Building, where it will hang into perpetuity. It...

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