by netGALAXY Studios | Jun 22, 2016 | Art Instruction, Motivational, Portraiture
As part of my marketing plan, years ago, I was trying to really understand why people have their portraits painted. I was clear on why I did portraits but not so clear on what was in it for my clients. I decided to create this Feature/Benefits/Value Analysis to...
by netGALAXY Studios | Apr 26, 2016 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Random Favorites, World View
I was delighted and honored to present an artist residency at Summerville Elementary. The four day workshop was the culmination of all five first-grade classes’ study of plants. I love the challenge of taking what might be a boring subject and turning it into a...
by netGALAXY Studios | Apr 19, 2016 | Art Instruction, Motivational, Portraiture, World View
I recently had the privilege of being in attendance as my portrait was presented at a very swanky event in Detroit. The Karmanos Cancer Institute honored their outgoing Chair with an oil portrait at their annual gala. It was well received, judging from the applause....
by netGALAXY Studios | Mar 24, 2016 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, World View
Watch a short film about the color blue: I’ve noticed some artists tend to favor a certain color. Taking a very wide view, I’ve even noticed certain cities tend to shy away from certain colors or favor others. It seemed every artist in New Orleans started...
by netGALAXY Studios | Mar 15, 2016 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Uncategorized, World View
I’ve been living a double life for sometime, painting what moves, touches and inspires me, while dutifully holding on to the moniker of being a professional artist. Today, I am giving up the identity of being a professional artist. Ironically, it is also the day...
by netGALAXY Studios | Mar 11, 2016 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View
I hope you’ll pardon this tasteless, though possibly clever, pun as the title to this blog. I’ve created a lot of still lives over the years but I’ve always had an odd relationship to the genre. I believe if I am going to ask someone to stare at a...
