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Kurtis T. Wilder Investiture at Washtenaw County Courthouse

by [email protected] | Jun 16, 2024 | Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Random Favorites

Grateful for the positive response my second portrait of Judge Kurt Wilder received at the portrait’s investiture at the Washtenaw County Courthouse in Ann Arbor, MI last week. I made a quick trip to Detroit to be present for this monumental event. My unveiling...

Freedom?

by [email protected] | May 13, 2024 | Art Instruction, Motivational, World View

We think we have freedom, but do we really? Our choices are carefully curated, from presidential candidates to groceries. We have been conditioned to want what we have been given as “choices.” We are told to be happy with these choices. It will go easier for us. But...

Carol and Paul Schaap Unveiling

by [email protected] | Apr 22, 2024 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Random Favorites, World View

Today was truly a great day. I’ve been looking forward to sharing this portrait with the world for quite sometime. My portrait of Carol and Paul Schaap was unveiled at Wayne State in the Paul and Carol Schaap Chemistry Building, where it will hang into perpetuity. It...

Praise for Chromo Sapient by Barbara Pitcher

by [email protected] | Dec 28, 2023 | Fine Art, Motivational, Theatre Related, World View

Forward by Barbara Pitcher Dear reader, this is a gift. I want you to take this little poem book somewhere you can be alone at a time when you need not a lover, but a dear friend, when a deep love or friendship is necessary. I had such an experience. That is why I...

Kurt Wilder Investiture

by [email protected] | Dec 3, 2023 | Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture

It is always exciting to present a portrait. Last week was the investiture of Hon. Kurtis Wilder’s portrait at the Michigan Supreme Court. The ceremony took place in front of the entire court, all members present. There were speeches by many supporters,...

My Teaching Method

by [email protected] | Nov 17, 2023 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture

When I teach privately I like to use the paint along process, where the student paints along as I demonstrate. This is how I learned, sitting next to my father and painting what he painted. I call it full immersion study. It usually works out as a win-win. The student...

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