Homage to Mel Ramos

I've been in tons of bands. No, none you've ever heard of. The most money we've ever made a night was a whopping $43, that we had to split between four people. Yay! In other words, we starved. But that's the fate of 99.99% of bands. They starve. Then they…

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Honing the painting process

Process is what separates the amateur artists from the professional artists. You'll see a professional artist with an excellent process. It will look fluid and easy reproducible. But the question is - how did they get to that point? And how long will it take? Just paint. You learn by…

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The 3 greatest symphonies of all time

What are the three greatest symphonies of all-time? What an excellent question to ask. Here are my three. What I say is the top, most of the experts will have in the top three but almost never as number one. I'm a minority here, but I'm totally comfortable with that.…

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Are Daniel Smith Luminescent Watercolors all that?

If you've been doing watercolors for awhile, you've come across Daniel Smith paints. Although I'm not a brand stickler, both Daniel Smith and Windsor and Newton watercolors are generally pretty good. I've also reviewed M Graham gouache earlier, and enjoy that one too. I've even bought Blick store brand watercolors…

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And it’s released – Opium Tales Volume I

After years and years of being a starving musician, I've finally released something I'm proud of. Five songs, all fully orchestrated. I've been in band after band. I quit music for good in 1994 after our band literally got in a fight with ourselves on the stage. I think there…

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