by [email protected] | Jul 9, 2020 | Art Instruction, CSA Advocacy, Fine Art, Motivational, Random Favorites, World View
The Battle for the Artist’s Soul This Fran Lebowitz quote seems quite offensive today, where art has been so thoroughly democratized. I don’t subscribe to this perspective, of course. But there is a grain of truth in it. I would only add, for those interested in...
by [email protected] | Jul 3, 2020 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Random Favorites, World View
The Process of Painting the Angel Oak This is my largest work on stretched linen canvas. The painting is 5′ x 7.’ Yes, that’s right, I said FIVE feet! It was commissioned by our neighbor/friends Amy and Justin Couch, who needed a large piece as a...
by [email protected] | Jun 12, 2020 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View
Portraits don’t always have to take themselves too seriously Everyone knows I love portraiture, that I love to study the human form and look deeply into my subjects. The process is compelling and there is no end to the what there is to learn about the subject. I...
by [email protected] | Apr 1, 2020 | Art Instruction, Motivational, Theatre Related, World View
Get into freedom We talk a lot about freedom in this country. We think of freedom in terms of getting away from something that binds us. But freedom isn’t getting out of something, like prison or “work.” We often confuse escape with freedom. Real Freedom gets us into...
by netGALAXY Studios | Dec 6, 2019 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Random Favorites
We had a wonderful Holiday Party / Portrait Demonstration last evening at the Summerville Art Guild. Justin, my awesome neighbor agreed to pose and I think it came out rather well. I love it when my work is so appreciated. And I really enjoy painting from life with a...
by netGALAXY Studios | Nov 29, 2019 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Random Favorites, World View
“Who am I anyway? Am I my resume?” from A Chorus Line What is in our identity that makes us who we are? What is it in a person’s face, that if we capture it, we call it a likeness? People boast, “I never forget a face.” What is it in a...