Rick's Blog

Aug
15
2019

WIP - Image of The Month - Piazzo San Marco

 This is a project I started almost a year ago, but which soon stalled.  I'm back to actively working on recreating one of the paintings in the series, ​Piazzo San Marco​, by the artist Giovanni Antonio Canal.


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Apr
20
2019

Happy Easter!

Mr. Davinci - Hard At Work

In anticipation of Easter, I thought a little frivolity was in order.  

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Dec
02
2018

The Road To Becoming A Better Artist

Photo Credit: https://manualdasecretaria.com.br/aprenda-administrar-o-tempo/

This is a permanent post--I will update it occasionally.  Some aspects of being an artist, and improving as an artist are difficult: it requires skill, creativity, passion and vision.  Progress generally involve hard work and there are seldom short-cuts.  But other aspects are primarily a matter of organization and discipline.  If you reduce your 'wasted' time, you'll have more time to devote to the time-intensive activities.  The list below is where I usually find myself wasting time, causing a 2-hour project to turn into a 2-day project.

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Rick's Blog

Aug
15
2019

WIP - Image of The Month - Piazzo San Marco

 This is a project I started almost a year ago, but which soon stalled.  I'm back to actively working on recreating one of the paintings in the series, ​Piazzo San Marco​, by the artist Giovanni Antonio Canal.


Continue reading
Apr
20
2019

Happy Easter!

Mr. Davinci - Hard At Work

In anticipation of Easter, I thought a little frivolity was in order.  

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Tags:
Dec
02
2018

The Road To Becoming A Better Artist

Photo Credit: https://manualdasecretaria.com.br/aprenda-administrar-o-tempo/

This is a permanent post--I will update it occasionally.  Some aspects of being an artist, and improving as an artist are difficult: it requires skill, creativity, passion and vision.  Progress generally involve hard work and there are seldom short-cuts.  But other aspects are primarily a matter of organization and discipline.  If you reduce your 'wasted' time, you'll have more time to devote to the time-intensive activities.  The list below is where I usually find myself wasting time, causing a 2-hour project to turn into a 2-day project.

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