The Art of Cognition
“Cognition” is best defined as, “a knowing” and “recognize” is, “to know again”. Learning to be an artist is all about learning to see or re-cognize what you “know...
Anatomy: Where To Start?
Does it help an artist to know that one of the main muscles in the neck is called the sterno-cleido-mastoideus? Probably not. But it is critical for an artist to know how...
Welcome To My Blog!
I have taught art, sculpture and anatomy to thousands of art students for over thirty years now. I have also juried tens of thousands of pieces of art for...
Limited By Success
Many of my students are professional artists. Sometimes their work is so good all I can say, by way of critique, is “it’s perfect … just sign it “....
“Doing your art” … What does that mean ?
“He’s off doing his art thing” or, ” she is out there watercoloring somewhere “, “workin’ in the studio” or even, ” he/she’s got art deadlines to meet” ....
Watch For Tangents in Your Compositions
As an entry into an art show a tangent is not a guaranteed eliminator but it is an annoyance that can easily be avoided. A tangent is when a...