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Perfectionism – The Perils of Making Rough Places Plane

by netGALAXY Studios | Mar 13, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, World View

Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth. Luke 3:5 One might argue the spiritual arch is one of finding the middle. Over the millennia nature has a...

Fighting the Good Fight

by netGALAXY Studios | Mar 12, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View

“A man paints with his brains and not with his hands.” Michelangelo Buonarroti Try explaining this to a fellow who’s just spent $350 on art supplies, thinking if only he had the right brush, all his troubles would be over. His masterpiece is always...

My Personal Best

by netGALAXY Studios | Mar 8, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, World View

You can’t do better than to do the best you can. Trouble comes when people base their concept of their personal best on a mental construct dragged up from their past experiences, or worse, the past experiences of others, which are no longer relevant. Every new...

Quick Sketch Deal

by netGALAXY Studios | Mar 7, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Uncategorized

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. Aristotle I really enjoy sketching quickly. The time element is exciting to me. Here’s your chance to get some sketching time with me. Here’s where...

Is Art Cool?

by netGALAXY Studios | Feb 20, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, World View

Following is an excerpt from one of the Chapters in my book, Point of Art. I’m not a cool person. They can dress me up to look cool. I’ve played cool on TV. But I’m really not cool. That’s ok, I’m cool with it. On the other hand, with all this talk about “cool cities”...

The Role of the Master

by netGALAXY Studios | Jan 26, 2013 | Art Instruction, Motivational, Uncategorized, World View

In life we take turns being the master or the apprentice. Often we are both at once. These distinctions are always by mutual agreement. It is through these relationships that we grow. Some master/apprentice arrangements are healthy. Some are not. When the ego...

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