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The Art Market

by [email protected] | Aug 27, 2021 | Art Instruction, Fine Art

The following is a frank assessment of the current art market, from this artist’s perspective. As most of you know, I have an extensive catalogue of available artwork. It happens when you’ve been doing art for forty years. I’ve spent some time...

Everyone Must Work

by [email protected] | Jul 26, 2021 | Art Instruction, Motivational, Random Favorites, Theatre Related

I was visited by God* in my dream last night where the story of heaven on earth unfolded before me. The dream made clear that Heaven doesn’t exist in another dimension or another location. Heaven is in the process of manifesting joy and wonderment in our present,...

Dr. John Vena

by [email protected] | Jun 29, 2021 | Art Instruction, Motivational, Portraiture

The Big Reveal It’s always a pleasure when my work is appreciated. Today was the dedication of my portrait of Dr. John Vena, retiring chair of the Department of Public Health Sciences at MUSC. He served six years and transformed the department into the sixth...

Wedding Portraits

by [email protected] | Jun 26, 2021 | Art Instruction, Motivational, Portraiture

As you know, I create portraits for every occasion. Wedding are a beautiful time in our lives and there is no better way to remember that awesome experience than with an oil portrait. Find out about my wedding portraits and the many ways we can devise to express the...

Seeing What We Want to See

by [email protected] | May 17, 2021 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View

Inattentional Blindness – Falling for the Trick We’ve all seen them on the internet. I’m talking about those amazing chalk drawings on sidewalks that look 3-D. Or those optical illusions that make things appear differently than they really are. These...

Drawing vs Copying

by [email protected] | May 12, 2021 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture

Looking Deeper I sometimes comment in FB groups, offering my humble critique, when asked. Here’s what I offered for this drawing on the left. Honestly, there is a huge difference between drawing and copying a photo. So much of what I see in this group is copying....

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