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Notes & Advice 12: Tapping Into The Creative Flow
Creativity is a universal force that we can tap into by opening up our awareness and observational skills through artistic training.
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Oct 19, 20232 min read
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Run Script: gaiatheory/upload.exe
I. Upload And Transcend Since Vernor Vinge’s work in the 1980s there has been a belief by some that, through an event called the...
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Aug 1, 20232 min read
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Cybernetic Karma Algorithm
The DNA of any two people on Earth is supposedly 99.6 percent identical. If such biological uniformity flies in the face of all of our...
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Jun 22, 20233 min read
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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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Mar 14, 20233 min read
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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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Mar 12, 20206 min read
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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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Nov 1, 20192 min read
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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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Oct 4, 20193 min read
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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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Sep 2, 20191 min read
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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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Aug 7, 20191 min read
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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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Jun 16, 20162 min read
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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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Oct 8, 20141 min read
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