Paint like a Master? Is It a Good Thing?

by admin | Mar 24, 2011 | concepts in painting, Education

I can understand all of the thrust to understand the masters or better old master painters and all of what they have accomplished and the ability to create appreciated paintings. But painting like a Master is a conjured term. There is not just one process of painting...

Don’t let your anxieties about certain parts of painting steer you away from what you can do.

by admin | Mar 21, 2011 | concepts in painting, Education

Change, fears, frustrations to accomplish what I want to accomplish are all the things that hamper me from moving forward. Sometimes I steer away from a direction because I see the frustration or my inability before me. But what I have not been able to see is that my...

Visit New York City Art Museums & the Barnes Foundation This May 12 – May 16, 2011. A once in a lifetime opportunity!

by admin | Mar 18, 2011 | concepts in painting, Education, Historical Sites, online event

Travel with other artist coinsures to New York City in the roomy comfort of a charter bus. Stay in the prestigious Affinia Gardens Hotel just blocks away from the museums. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see the Barnes collection, the best Impressionist...

A mini-business plan for improving my paintings. Proactive steps for the painter #2

by admin | Feb 27, 2011 | concepts in painting, Education

See first post on this topic Since my last post of self-evaluation of my paintings, I have assembled these proactive steps to help myself move forward. No use beating your self up if it does not bring about some kind of improvement So this time I have taken a more...

Self evaluation, the life and pain of being an artist #1

by admin | Feb 23, 2011 | concepts in painting, Education

Don’t let your anxieties about certain parts of painting steer you away from what you can do. Change, fears, frustrations to accomplish what I want to accomplish are all the things that hamper me from moving forward. Sometimes I steer away from a direction because I...

My sister Viv

by admin | Jan 28, 2011 | Education

Many of you may not know that my sister died from cancer this past year. It was very hard for me since we were close my whole life. She was my older sister, and always took an interest in me. I have fond memories of her as a child. She was a flower child, straight out...