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The Artist’s Soul

by [email protected] | Jul 9, 2020 | Art Instruction, CSA Advocacy, Fine Art, Motivational, Random Favorites, World View

The Battle for the Artist’s Soul This Fran Lebowitz quote seems quite offensive today, where art has been so thoroughly democratized. I don’t subscribe to this perspective, of course. But there is a grain of truth in it. I would only add, for those interested in...

The Angel Oak

by [email protected] | Jul 3, 2020 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Random Favorites, World View

The Process of Painting the Angel Oak This is my largest work on stretched linen canvas. The painting is 5′ x 7.’ Yes, that’s right, I said FIVE feet! It was commissioned by our neighbor/friends Amy and Justin Couch, who needed a large piece as a...

Shall We Overcome?

by [email protected] | Jun 25, 2020 | Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Random Favorites, World View

Replacing Hate with Love People upset by the removal of Confederate or racist statues like John C. Calhoun think of it as an effort to alter history. As an artist, I take very seriously the removal of artwork which might be aesthetically beautiful, or be a familiar...

Life in the Corona

by [email protected] | Jun 7, 2020 | Fine Art, Motivational, Random Favorites, World View

Corona, noun. A part of the body resembling or likened to a crown. I’ve railed about white privilege in the past but now the issue may actually be resonating among those of us who have been enjoying it the most. I’m well aware of the bias of mine and my fellow...

Goddess of the Universe

by [email protected] | May 22, 2020 | Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Random Favorites, Theatre Related, World View

We are all one with the cosmic dust of the multiverse I love it when a client/friend asks me to go outside the box and use my creativity. Who said a portrait has to be all about how we normally look? Sometimes I fancy myself to be soaring among the stars. Maija had an...

Shortages

by [email protected] | May 8, 2020 | Fine Art, Motivational, Random Favorites, World View

We’ve all been experiencing a run on toilet paper and hand sanitizer. But you may not be aware of the extreme shortages in portraits and fine art that are gripping the nation. People are falling over themselves to get the proper fix of meaning and inspiration, a...

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