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My Studio #4. The Constantly Changing Conception of Our Perception of Art

The Constantly Changing Conception of Our Perception of Art A few months back, I was at my green-grocer, buying my weekly stock of fresh...

My Studio #3. Acrylics vs. Oil Paints

Acrylics vs. Oil Paints Make no mistake! I love oil paints! I love the smells of the sap turpentine and the linseed oil. I love the way...

My Studio #2. The Importance of Showing Up

The Importance of Showing Up It appears to me, that lately, everyone is talking about showing up. WHAT IS “SHOWING-UP”? Basically, it...

My Studio #1. Why I Stopped Stretching Canvases

Why I Stopped Stretching Canvases I stopped stretching canvases. I stopped buying stretched canvases. I stopped hanging stretched...

Lessons in ART #5. Time-Space

Time-Space The concept of altering our perception of time and space has always been of interest. Drugs were the shortcut. Shamans and...

Lessons in ART #4. Art and the Heart

Art and the Heart I am not one that responds well to any form of criticism. I do have a tendency to take to heart. My first assessments...

Lessons in ART #3. The Manifesto and Art

The Manifesto and Art It was a glorious sunny summer day. I spent the morning bicycling all over. I eventually found myself in a large...

Lessons in ART #2. Turn The Page Around

Turn The Page Around One day, quite a few years back, one of my children was having a silent tantrum and refused to write a few sentences...

Lessons in ART #1. Kitsch and Art

Kitsch and Art I was getting really annoyed and frustrated with all the pseudo-intellectuals around me. I was also really losing my...

RUNNING and ART #1

ROUTINE & DISIPLINE I will always come back to some things in my life, like old good friends, after not meeting for a very long time,...