A good artist will produce better art with cheap crayons than a bad artist with the absolute best oils, acrylics, or watercolors. That’s just a fact. You know it. I know it. Everyone knows this. Just like give a guy like Carlos Santana or Jimi Hendrix a cheap guitar and
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Can Pinup Art be considered High Art?
Where do we draw the line in what is Pop Art vs High Art? Can pinup art be considered High Art? Serious question. After all, look at a lot of the Post Modernist garbage. They consider that bullshit high art. And it takes a million times more talent and work
Continue readingImprove your drawing ability fast with 5 minute sketches
You’ve probably heard of Type A and Type B people. If you’re a Type B person, you can probably skip this article. I’m classic Type A. There’s a deadline for everything. And when people walk slowly and get in my way, it drives me nuts! I’m very forgiving of older
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When in doubt, paint something beautiful
Jin and Allie are both beautiful women. If you’ve been following this blog for awhile, you’ll know that I have two regular models – Allie and Roxy. And occasionally, I’ll work with another live model. I strongly believe that artists need to work with live models. You simply don’t get
Continue readingHomage 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
Continue readingHoning 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
Continue readingWhen in doubt, paint dancers
There’s no such thing as too many paintings of dancers. Dancing is one of the most human things we do. I’m married. But if I were single, and I met a cute girl who couldn’t dance, I’ll give her the evil words. You know them – “let’s just be friends.”
Continue readingOn Pinups and the S Curve
You’ve seen it before. Actually, if you’ve done pinups, you more than likely already done it many times. The S Curve was first used in the West by the Ancient Greeks. Here’s The Venus de Milo by Alexandros of Antioch. The statue depicts the Goddess of Beauty – Aphrodite herself.
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Where to start with art
I’m going to let you in on something deeply personal. I’m an extrovert. I’ve never had a problem performing music live. That’s my strength. I loved working a crowd back when I was in bands. But art? I really struggled since it’s a more personal thing. It’s an alone thing
Continue readingMechanical pencils vs regular pencils for artists
I finally broke down and bought a mechanical pencil. No, I’ve never even used one. I’ve always just used regular pencils. And you know what? There’s no way in hell I’m going back to regular pencils. I got regular pencils all over the place. Hundreds of them. Yes, literally. But,
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