by netGALAXY Studios | Feb 15, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Uncategorized, World View
“I know no more sacred duty than to rear and educate a child.” Ludwig van Beethoven. If you want to learn something, really learn it, try teaching it. Often, in my classes, I ask other students to explain a concept with which they themselves are...
by netGALAXY Studios | Feb 9, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Portraiture, Uncategorized, World View
I wonder about all these “negative” people my friends talk about from whom they always seem to be running. Who are they? I have a hunch that sometimes these “negative” people, or non-people, may really be those who don’t happen to tow...
by netGALAXY Studios | Feb 6, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Portraiture, World View
“No one is an artist unless he carries his picture in his head before painting it, and is sure of his method and composition.” Claude Monet. This conundrum is found in all disciplines. I equate the creative process to riding a horse. You want to ride the trail and...
by netGALAXY Studios | Feb 5, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Uncategorized, World View
Colorful characters, along with clever twists and turns of circumstance are lots of fun on stage but without ideas, it’s just another sitcom. rm As I work on my play I am struck by the challenges of balancing theme and plot. The deadliest mistake an artist can...
by netGALAXY Studios | Feb 3, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Uncategorized, World View
“It is a singular sensation to see and hear one’s self praised, and then to be conscious of one’s own imperfections as I am. I always regard such occasions as admonitions to get nearer the unattainable goal set for us by art and nature, hard as it...
by netGALAXY Studios | Jan 22, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View
“Thank the work of our hands: weaving steel into bridges, finishing one more report for the boss on time, stitching another wound or uniform, the first brush stroke on a portrait, or the last floor on the Freedom Tower jutting into a sky that yields to our...
