So here we are another week has gone by, and I am still lagging behind in getting things done. I have been reading more lately though and trying to knock out some books. Right now I am trying to blow through “The New Oil Painting” because I am very interested…
Well here I am again, the end of another week that has basically wound up with getting nothing done really to further my art. And as usual this has come about because of my lack of time to actually get anything done. The week was great for my powerlifting, I…
Well here we are again, another week has gone by and I still haven’t done much, though actually I did, I did complete the two paintings that I have been working on for what amounts to about 4 or 5 months now. I just didn’t get a chance to take…
Just wanted to drop another update as to what I am up to at this point. I am still struggling with getting my time straightened out which has been my huge sticking point in getting things moving with my relearning my drawing skills. But one thing I have been doing…
OK, more site updates, I am pretty sure that I have settled on a theme that I like and will keep for a bit if not permanently. I just wanted something simple to set up and simple to maintain and I think I found it for now. New logo is…
OK, quick update post. I have updated this website and have no consolidated it as a subdomain under my regular art website. I have been messing around with the template for the actual subdomain and trying a couple of things and not sure if I am digging the one I…
Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles has become one of the most cited, gifted, and passionately discussed books in the world of creativity and productivity. First published in 2002, the book has taken on an almost mythic status among writers,…
Life is good, we had a great Thanksgiving, went down to my Mom’s house and saw my brother and had our son down from Jersey for the day as well, so it was pretty nice. The wife and I went out on Black Friday to do shopping, again it wasn’t…
OMG, well things have been going rather crazy in life the last few months, really it didn’t go crazy till the beginning of October, and stayed that way till the middle of November for the most part. My wife works for the fed gov’t and I support as a contractor,…
The Natural Way to Draw: A Working Plan for Art Study An Expert Review of Kimon Nicolaides’ Foundational Text Rating: ★★★★★ (5/5) In the crowded landscape of art instruction books, few works have achieved the enduring influence and pedagogical significance of Kimon Nicolaides’ “The Natural Way to Draw: A Working…