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...
by netGALAXY Studios | Nov 30, 2018 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, Uncategorized, World View
As I wrap up another semester at Charleston Southern University, I am so impressed with what I have learned about the process from my students. I often say, if you want to learn how to sell, try teaching art to college students as an elective. But I think once they...
by netGALAXY Studios | Jan 12, 2018 | Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View
My goal when I approach a portrait, either commissioned or non-commissioned, is to exercise empathy. My job is to relate to my subject, to feel what they feel, as I am expressing it in paint. The way I practice empathy in a realistic rendering is to be honest, without...
by netGALAXY Studios | Dec 19, 2017 | Fine Art, Motivational, World View
We talk about having faith in ourselves, as in, “I have faith in myself.” But what is that? What is this thing we call our self? We think of it as something encased inside our body. Many of us believe it actually is our body. We refer to this thing as...
by netGALAXY Studios | Oct 3, 2013 | Art Instruction, Fine Art, Motivational, Portraiture, World View
“To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.” — Thomas Edison Embracing Your “Limitations” Some of the best artists I know live in a world of chaos called ADHD. They love to play in the mud of ambiguity. I’m not sure if...
