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...
by netGALAXY Studios | 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...
by netGALAXY Studios | 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...
by netGALAXY Studios | 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...
