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Do You Use Risk as a Strategy? 19 Aug 2013 | 10:16 pm
The idea of a risky strategy makes you clench up. The words are full of negativity, of dire results or parental condemnation, or at the very least a moment of staring into the mirror and wondering ho...
A Not-So-Traditional Conceptual Realist 21 Jul 2013 | 11:42 pm
So this post is just for fun and to show you some of my process - both painting and conceptual. I privately think of my style as conceptual realism, although it bears no connection to what is known a...
Telling a Story or Singing a Song? 16 Jul 2013 | 08:35 am
George Inness was compulsive when it came to achieving perfection, to the point where he regularly destroyed more paintings by doing “some little repainting” than he completed successfully. At one po...
The Partners We Want 26 Jun 2013 | 01:02 am
Most artists realize - sooner or later - that we can't do it alone. We need partnerships, people who support what we do, and to whom we offer our support in return. This form of generosity is best w...
Garden in the Morning 17 Jun 2013 | 01:11 am
Garden in the Morning, Oil on linen Whenever we enter the studio we face challenges. In my own work, these revolve around the technical aspects of balance in the texture, brushwork, edges and color. T...
Hello Frustration My Best Friend 21 May 2013 | 01:55 am
So I finished a painting today. And started it four hours before I finished. Not particularly remarkable, one could say, but it is a nice painting at this point, sitting there waiting for me to study ...
Hello Frustration My Best Friend 21 May 2013 | 01:55 am
So I finished a painting today. And started it four hours before I finished. Not particularly remarkable, one could say, but it is a nice painting at this point, sitting there waiting for me to study ...
Develop a Personal Approach to Expression 7 May 2013 | 08:42 am
Years ago I attended a workshop in Florence, Italy, to learn more about Renaissance Art. We were fortunate to have private lectures and personal tours of the museums by a notable Art History Professor...
Develop a Personal Approach to Expression 7 May 2013 | 08:42 am
Years ago I attended a workshop in Florence, Italy, to learn more about Renaissance Art. We were fortunate to have private lectures and personal tours of the museums by a notable Art History Professor...
Using an Old Standby to Increase Your Color Sensitivity 22 Apr 2013 | 12:40 am
What you think you know about color - without discovering what you don't know - will only keep you working in the same place, repeating the same color mistakes, without understanding why. My art profe...
