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Paint What You Know

by delta | 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...

Recent Portraits Presented in Detroit

by delta | 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...

Ghost Art

by delta | Jun 11, 2014 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, World View

This past weekend we took a ghost tour on top of a hearse and stayed at “the most haunted” Bed & Breakfast in Savannah (17hundred90). Didn’t see any ghosts so we went to the local museums and toured a couple homes. We spent a lovely afternoon...

Alex in Charcoal

by delta | Jun 3, 2014 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View

Celebrating Childhood I love that I have a job where I can help people capture the feeling of a time, which we all know too well, inevitably will slip away. I feel like a time traveler and it’s awesome. Now those who love, and will come to love Alex, will...

Trust

by delta | Jun 2, 2014 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, World View

“It takes a lifetime to build trust and only a second to destroy it forever.” I have written previously about the art business as a con game. Well here is a painting I know you will like. . . Once, on a cruise ship, the auctioneer was angry that no one...

Maya and the Surviving Spirit

by delta | May 29, 2014 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Theatre Related, Uncategorized, World View

We are Here In homage to this great life allow me to suggest that as creatives we all owe her a debt, that a woman who had to overcome such great odds to have her voice heard is an inspiration for all those who have ever been brave enough to put down on canvas a...

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