The Three Hands Of God
A triptych spanning 12 years and a few different eras of my painting and stylistic evolution, this trio of paintings addresses the tense...
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Thoughts and writings about art, painting, and tattooing, as well as my experiments and explorations in other media such as film photography, digital photography and design, video, and more.
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Mar 12, 2020
- 6 min
My 20-Step Program for Perfect Art Reproductions
If you’re a painter or visual artist working in any traditional media, capturing digital images of your work is practically a requirement...
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Nov 1, 2019
- 2 min
On The Benefits of Drawing
About 10 years ago I leveled up my artistic practice in all areas after discovering the classical atelier system of art education. Before...
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Oct 4, 2019
- 3 min
On The Mechanics of Seeing
A long time ago on this blog I touched upon the brain’s instinctive practice of limiting the amount of visual information we tend to...
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Sep 2, 2019
- 1 min
Pest
Here’s a silly random painting I made recently. “Pest” Oil on insect shaped panel For @christian1perez ‘s “Metamorphosis” art show at...
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Aug 7, 2019
- 1 min
The End of Websites
I’ve slowly let this blog turn to seed and die out, as the attention of the whole world turns to social media. I’ve noticed website...
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Jun 16, 2016
- 2 min
Anatomical Study from Cadavers
One major artistic discipline for which I have the least formal study is anatomy. I find the human figure and its underlying structures...
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nickbaxtertattoos
- Oct 8, 2014
- 1 min
On Modern Art
This cartoon, like all of the very best political cartoons, speaks volumes with so little. Hilarious commentary on modern art and the...
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