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Our Sublime Purpose

by netGALAXY Studios | Jul 22, 2013 | Art Instruction, Motivational

A call to action Beings come and go on this Earth, each to sing their own sweet song, muttering them almost imperceptibly as they pass. Or sometimes shouting them from the high ground of a flood. I awoke from a dream this morning on which my grandfather,...

Realize Your Dreams

by netGALAXY Studios | Jul 3, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View

Prepare a Place for Your Dreams If you expect things to fall into place in your life, to realize your dreams, you must be willing to prepare a place for the dream to become real. If you dream of great wealth and success, you owe it to yourself to put structures in...

What’s In Your Universe?

by netGALAXY Studios | Jun 27, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Uncategorized, World View

Art as a Metaphor for Life Have you ever thought of a painting (fill in your respective creative poison here) as a metaphor for your life? We all struggle with the desire to control our universe, our circle of influence, and to accept those things we cannot change....

A Rant on Values

by netGALAXY Studios | Jun 25, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View

Sometimes Having Strong Values Means More Than Just Being a Nice Guy* Sometimes a value that appears to be correct in a painting is anything but. You’ve got to know and understand how light works on form if you want to make your paintings look lifelike. ...

Drawing for the Ages

by netGALAXY Studios | Jun 24, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View

Drawing for the ages Ridge came to my studio for a quick sketch this morning. He was a delightful model and his mom really liked the drawing. Ridge was a very patient model for a 5 year old! I really enjoy sketching from life and as I always tell my students, life...

No More Smooshing Paint Around

by netGALAXY Studios | Jun 23, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Portraiture, World View

Getting it Right the First Time Rather than getting the wrong value on your brush and then working it into the painting, try getting the right value on your palette and painting directly onto the canvas, without apology. Smooshing the paint around only weakens the...

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