Bill talks about the "Terror of the Blank Canvas" in many of his videos. He jokes that "That canvas is scared of me." What Bill is talking about is the main reason most people don't become artists. People tell us the number one obstacle holding them back from becoming the artist they want to be is... Self-Confidence There are two other obstacles that people mention as … [Read more...]
Walking with God
There is a neat part of Genesis where God and Adam are walking together around the world. This passage, by the way, helps explain what artists do. Or instead what artists do not do. So from the soil Yahweh God fashioned all the wild beasts and all the birds of heaven. These he brought to the man to see what he would call them; each one was to bear the name the man would give … [Read more...]
Your Journey of Self-Expression
Your paintings are the windows to your soul. Your paintings express your inner feelings in a way words can not. What do your paintings say? Alexander Art will help you release the poetry in your soul. Alexander Art will help you turn your paintings into a symphony. People will look. Then look again. And never quite figure out what's different. Alexander … [Read more...]
Finding serenity in a chaotic world.
I feel that art has something to do with the achievement of stillness in the midst of chaos. A stillness which characterizes prayer, too, and the eye of the storm. I think that art has something to do with an arrest of attention in the midst of distraction. - Saul Bellow We live in chaotic times. It seems like the whole world is out of control. What's worse -- there is little … [Read more...]
The Three Solutions
We've gotten to the point where we double check quotes before we use them. Many quotes attributed to others turn out to be false. They never said them or someone "refashioned" the real quote. An interesting article from the New York Times explains the problem. I wanted to use a quote attributed to Gandhi. "Be the change you wish to see in the world." Sorry, that's not … [Read more...]
Who are you trying to please?
I saw a pending post in one of our Facebook groups. It began, "My work may not be very good..." When I read it, I felt a pain in my heart. The post continued by stating that the member really enjoyed painting and that was the important thing. While we love that idea, it hides a need we all have. The need is unconditional love -- for ourselves. We've written before … [Read more...]
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