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Beyond Literalism
After a difficult divorce in 2007,  I re-dedicated my focus on a book I began back in 2005....
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Abstract Design and Realism
Question: Hey Albert, I watched you demonstrate and I was amazed, are you getting abstract or what? Well...
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Cocoons – Artists Chrysalis
As artists, many of us are shaking our heads and wondering why we haven’t been painting during this...
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Painting and Parenting
Many people with young children wonder if they can paint at home while their children are still young...
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Sources of Inspiration
Every artist has that defining moment in their life when for whatever reason they feel a need to...
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Welcome to Ground Hog Day
Some years ago I went through a period where a recurring element not only kept re-appearing in my...
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A Representational Painters’ Manifesto
Quickly, in one sentence, what is representational painting? Keep it short. It’s not so easy, is it? Sure,...
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Intention vs. Inspiration
Early in the fall when life was humming along normally, I had some well-educated and well-connected women tour...
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Not motivated to paint? Tell your story.
The first couple of weeks were okay, right? In fact, you probably said, “Hey, I’m an artist! My...
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For Every Season
Eccl 3:5 a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing A time to paint, a...
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