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Bravery

by [email protected] | Aug 11, 2022 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Theatre Related, World View

The following can be understood and consumed as both philosophy and technical advice. Some musicians have the ability to hear passages of music, fully realized in their heads. Mozart and Beethoven come to mind. That’s one reason I play their music when I paint....

Playing in the Mud

by [email protected] | Jun 18, 2022 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational

Stepping into the Arena A friend who took my workshop many years ago, posted today that she hadn’t painted since, and wanted to. I recall how much she enjoyed herself and the wonderful results she got using my painting method. So I posted a reply, hoping to...

Headmaster Chad Lawrence

by [email protected] | May 18, 2022 | Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View

The Portrait Presentation was a Hit I’m very excited to present my portrait of Headmaster Chad Lawrence who is retiring from Holy Trinity Christian school in Beaufort, SC this year. The portrait was a senior gift to the school and will hang in the lobby of the...

The Dynamics of Sharing Our Creativity

by [email protected] | May 9, 2022 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Random Favorites, Theatre Related, World View

Blinders On When I ran the Maniscalco Gallery in Grosse Pointe, I remember more than once, artists coming through the door, head down, arms full of art, mumbling something like, “I don’t want to look at anyone else’s art. That’s how I know that what I’m doing is...

Palm Sunday Conversation About Dreams

by [email protected] | Apr 10, 2022 | Art Instruction, CSA Advocacy, Fine Art, Motivational, World View

Welcome to Psalm Punday! Today, we live in a world of guns and violins. Personally, I don’t condone violins. I’m rather partial to violas. Seriously, thanks for having me here at the All Souls Waccamaw Unitarian Universalist Church. We tried this once before. And then...

Portrait of Juan Wu Li

by [email protected] | Mar 22, 2022 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View

I have gotten to be very particular about taking posthumous portrait commissions. They pose some singular challenges to any portrait artist. My goal is to capture life, or at least to create portraits that have the feeling of being painted from life. This can be very...

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