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Student Work Inspires Me

by netGALAXY Studios | Nov 30, 2018 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Uncategorized, World View

As I wrap up another semester at Charleston Southern University, I am so impressed with what I have learned about the process from my students. I often say, if you want to learn how to sell, try teaching art to college students as an elective. But I think once they...

Marketing: Money vs People

by netGALAXY Studios | Nov 23, 2018 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, World View

I love being an artist. I’ve always considered it a privilege. In recent years, however, it has also become a luxury. In fact it has become a vanity. It used to be that vanity galleries, founded by the super rich as tax shelters, were all the rage. Now, the...

The Next Conservatives

by netGALAXY Studios | Oct 13, 2018 | Fine Art, Motivational, World View

Here’s why Liberals are the next conservatives We all believe in capitalism. If you’ve worked hard, you deserve success. If you’re a natural born citizen, if you were born into money, stability, or social status, if you happened to have been born white or male,...

Classwork tribute to Gilda

by netGALAXY Studios | Sep 25, 2018 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational

Getting out of Our Head One of our first painting projects in my Charleston Southern University painting class was this tribute to Gilda Snowden’s chair series. You can see Gilda’s entire Artbeat episode, along with the entire first season, on Amazon...

A Labor of Love

by netGALAXY Studios | Aug 16, 2018 | Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture

The Russell Ebeid Portrait There is nothing like that sweet moment when I unveil the portrait, into which I have poured my heart and soul. The immediate family traveled to Pontiac St Joseph Hospital to see and approve the portrait of Russell Ebeid, in advance of the...

Day of the Dove

by netGALAXY Studios | Jul 25, 2018 | Fine Art, Motivational, Theatre Related, World View

We just re-watched this episode from STOS. “Day of the Dove” is very salient at this moment in our history, when an almost irrational hatred and anger grips our planet. The desire to win, to defeat our “enemies” has taken us over. Who is instigating this division...

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