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Then, And Now (Part 5)
"Then, And Now" or "Then & Now" in the blog search feature, is an ongoing occasional series where themes of progression, time, and memory...
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Nov 8, 20232 min read
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Notes & Advice 12: What To Consider When Setting Up A Still Life
Discussing some of the subtler points of still life setup with Jake Meeks of Fireside Tattoo Network and Podcast. Part of my alla prima...
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Apr 5, 20201 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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In The Studio 5: Reworking Plein Air Landscapes
Something I’ve never been a fan of doing is revisiting older paintings after some time has passed. The process of reconstructing or even...
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Jan 27, 20172 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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Notes & Advice 11
The popular text message shorthand TMI, as most of us growing up in the cell phone era know, means “too much information.” Normally not a...
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Mar 3, 20162 min read
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Notes & Advice 9
“If you wish to make certain your painting will succeed, a minimum of three things must come from you–and only you. The first thing is...
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Jul 15, 20142 min read
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What Is Art? (Part 1.5): An Integral Approach
In a delightful twist of fate last week, an email appeared on my computer screen (via my subscription to the Core Integral newsletter)...
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Jul 27, 20134 min read
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Notes & Advice 5
The Artistic Learning Curve The internet can sometimes be productive…usually when you least expect or want it to be. On a recent...
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Feb 9, 20131 min read
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Realism Techniques 2
After recently finishing my newest series of paintings for my show in May/June at Last Rites Gallery, I had a chance to revisit an...
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Mar 23, 20122 min read
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