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Excellence vs. Not Cheating

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Originally posted on July, 21, 2007

What do painting and sports have to do with each other you ask? Writers, or, at least people used to write about painting. Not much anymore. You can only beat dead horses for so long. Today, people do write tons about sports. Of course, there are plenty of problems in the sport world. There always has been. You have to ask the question: “How much the writers contribute to the proliferation of these problems?

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Painting Instruction: Finding the Words

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Originally posted on July, 14, 2007

«Walk in Provence», Oil on canvas, 65cm x 50cm, July 2007.

Over the years I’ve been approached many times for advice and instruction. For me it has never been easy or clear as the best way to proceed. And it has not been often that I’ve undertaken the task to give much advice or attempt to teach. It is just too dammed difficult. Thinking about this problem has been with me for a good long while. And I am not comfortable seeming to be aloof.

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