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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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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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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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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 10
Written by N.C. Wyeth in a letter to his son Andrew: The great men forever radiate a sharp sense of that profound requirement of an...
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Nov 27, 20151 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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Notes & Advice 8
If you’re into oil painting or realism and somehow not already a fan of Jeremy Geddes, do yourself a favor and check him out. He is a...
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May 24, 20142 min read
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Notes & Advice 7
I came across this great quote the other day from the duo behind The Artist’s Road website and thought to share, since it beautifully...
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Mar 23, 20142 min read
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Notes & Advice 6
I came across this quote today by a plein air pastel artist, and found it to be a perfect description for the process of realism...
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Nov 14, 20132 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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Notes & Advice 4: Clear Seeing and Accurate Drawing
Earlier this month I attended a 3 day intensive drawing course hosted by an artistic mentor of mine, Edward Povey. This course started...
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Dec 21, 20123 min read
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Notes & Advice 3: Photographs vs. Paintings
The appropriate and effective use of reference material–notably, where and how to deviate from it to actually heighten illusions,...
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Oct 13, 20121 min read
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Notes & Advice 2: Darker/Grayer
There are certain tricks or techniques an artist can use to enhance the illusion of 3d form in their work. Picking any number of these...
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Sep 19, 20121 min read
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Notes & Advice 1: Stepping Back
Words of wisdom, from the astoundingly skilled, 26-year-old, San Fransisco-based painter Hsin-Yao Tseng: “It’s important to squint your...
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Sep 3, 20121 min read
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