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Lessons: Unconditional Art

XVIII: Awaken Your Inner Artist

September 19, 2009

Don’t blink, or you may miss it.  Keep your hand on the brush and your eye on the canvas at all times.  Never let your fingers wander from the true force.  Never let your mind waver before the blank face.  All things in the world must wait until you finish.  All chores in the day [...]

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XVI: Appearance Is Nothing

September 17, 2009

While I like realism, I pursue it less, because I see more value in total originality.  It seems to me that, we should stray from the carbon copy footprints of Robert Bateman–and head into abstraction, whatever our subjects may be, in order to properly deliver the viewer from this realm–so that he or she will [...]

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X: THE QUANTUM PHYSICS OF ART

August 21, 2009

Those electrons of life winking in and out of existence randomly, without apparent cause, parallel our minds.  There are two things that remain mysteries to human beings: the universe and their brains.
Quantum Physicists have shown that our energy forces change the molecular structures around us.  The building blocks of the universe are basically empty of [...]

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V: To Dada, Or Not To Dada

November 6, 2008

I say, if you want to make a statement with your life, then go for it. But if you’d rather remain neutral in time, and keep your statements inside, then do that instead.
To my mind, every action is an artistic expression. Some act out; some withdraw. Dada was fun. Theatre is great. I also admire [...]

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IV: Days Full Of Heart By Deeds Artful

November 6, 2008

Before I ramble on more about art, I would like to take a side-road into the terrain of creation altogether.
Some might ask, Why are you so hung up on art? Stop taking yourself so seriously.
They would be right. My response is I can’t stop myself. I find art addictive. But [...]

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III: The Best Version Of Yourself

November 6, 2008

Once you’ve finished a good body of work you may hit a plateau and wonder where to go next. This usually happens when you feel you’ve out-paced the competition and already met all of your own personal expectations.
This is when the bar’s imperative rise rolls in. You must only challenge yourself to do better than [...]

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II. Perspectives On Completion (Are You The Fly Or Spider?)

November 6, 2008

If you watch a fly, it’s always rubbing its legs together, as it were hatching some master plan, but nothing ever comes of it. The fly always ends up flying away, just when you’d think a climax would take.
Spiders, on the other end, while running their silk, show us constant proof of their productivity, and [...]

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I. Your Tools Use You

November 6, 2008

Some people treat their paint brushes like porcelain. They have deep-seated fears that, as the fine hairs of their brushes slowly wear down, their strokes become less inspired. This is true, yet I myself learned the hard way that you can make due with what you have for a very long time. If the talent [...]

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