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The Faceless Hordes

by netGALAXY Studios | Aug 14, 2015 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Uncategorized, World View

This is an excerpt from Quench, available soon! Through The Quench Project I simply want to give a face to the faceless hordes. When seen as a wash of humanity it is easy to lose sight of the individuals comprising the whole. My goal in coming here was not to document...

Lost in Place – the Polarization of the Art Biz

by netGALAXY Studios | Jun 24, 2015 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, World View

I’ve been in the art business for over 35 years. And to say it has had its ups and downs might be a bit of an understatement. But nothing could have prepared me for the last ten years. As the middle class has been shrinking dramatically, so have opportunities...

Drawing from Memory

by netGALAXY Studios | Jun 13, 2015 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View

“I think it is all a matter of love; the more you love a memory the stronger and stranger it becomes” ― Vladimir Nabokov I’ve always thought there were basically two approaches to making art. There are those of us who derive inspiration from direct observation...

Ownership and Copyright of Art

by netGALAXY Studios | May 29, 2015 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Random Favorites, World View

Image ownership has become more and more blurred with Instagram and other social media “re-purposing” original images. I recently read a great article with an update on this fascinating and important subject, especially for artists. I wrote extensively...

Practice

by netGALAXY Studios | May 9, 2015 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Theatre Related, World View

How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice. People who know, who have achieved anything close to mastery in any discipline will repeat the practice mantra until they’re blue in the face. “Practice, not talent, is the key to...

Quench Project – Great Things!

by netGALAXY Studios | May 5, 2015 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View

I am happy to report I just sold my first Quench Project painting, called “Out of the Darkness” to a wonderful collector in Nashville, Tennessee. I have 5 more available and am working hard on getting them seen and bringing awareness to the needs in Haiti. I have...

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