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The Secret to Happiness, from Haiti with Love

by netGALAXY Studios | Sep 17, 2015 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Uncategorized, World View

From the upcoming Quench – reflections on God, art, water and equality by Robert Maniscalco Pastor Medit Sanon runs the Bread of Life Missionary Orphanage, in Jacmel, Haiti. Julio and I are welcomed with warm embrace. No doubt, a hug is the best way to begin any...

The Pollyanna Principle

by netGALAXY Studios | Sep 3, 2015 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Theatre Related, Uncategorized, World View

I’ve been singing, acting, writing and painting for many years, thinking I was bringing something to these disciplines, something valuable, something of beauty. It is humbling, to say the least, when we inevitably encounter those moments which awaken us from the...

The Faceless Hordes

by netGALAXY Studios | Aug 14, 2015 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Uncategorized, World View

This is an excerpt from Quench, available soon! Through The Quench Project I simply want to give a face to the faceless hordes. When seen as a wash of humanity it is easy to lose sight of the individuals comprising the whole. My goal in coming here was not to document...

Equestrian Challenge

by netGALAXY Studios | Jul 19, 2015 | Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View

Last week I did an artist-in-residence at the Anndell Inn, in Freshfields on Kiawah Island, as part of the Charleston Summer Classic Equestrian Festival. The residency was sponsored by the Mary Martin Gallery, who has a magnificent satellite gallery at Anndell Inn. It...

Lost in Place – the Polarization of the Art Biz

by netGALAXY Studios | Jun 24, 2015 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, World View

I’ve been in the art business for over 35 years. And to say it has had its ups and downs might be a bit of an understatement. But nothing could have prepared me for the last ten years. As the middle class has been shrinking dramatically, so have opportunities...

Drawing from Memory

by netGALAXY Studios | Jun 13, 2015 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View

“I think it is all a matter of love; the more you love a memory the stronger and stranger it becomes” ― Vladimir Nabokov I’ve always thought there were basically two approaches to making art. There are those of us who derive inspiration from direct observation...

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