by netGALAXY Studios | Aug 18, 2014 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View
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...
by netGALAXY Studios | Aug 9, 2014 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, World View
“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...
by netGALAXY Studios | Aug 8, 2014 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View
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,...
by netGALAXY Studios | Jul 30, 2014 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View
“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...
by netGALAXY Studios | Jul 23, 2014 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View
“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...
by netGALAXY Studios | Jul 7, 2014 | Art Instruction, Portraiture, World View
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...