Mindset Archives - Alexander Art

The Three Skillsets

When you write every day of the week, it's a blessing and a curse. It's a blessing because the more you do anything, the better you get. Let me clarify that statement, though. Practice alone … [Read more...]

Finding a master

I commented to my son this morning how much there is to know and learn - and time is running out! What is the old saying? Art is long and time is short. The lack of information is not a problem … [Read more...]

Your Project Guide

Congratulations to the subscribers who jumped on our Alexander Art Book Collection Summer Special! Let's look at how to use these project files. The first thing you'll want to do is look through … [Read more...]

Relaxation

This is week number one of our annual three-week vacation at the beach. It is also the tenth year we've rented a charming house that is dog-friendly. Maxie loves this place as much as we do. There are … [Read more...]

Light!

Light is the most important thing for every artist. Light is always there, in the mountains, in the grass, in the water, out in the open, into the shadow and out of it. As a painter, you have to learn … [Read more...]

What We Know

"The only thing I know is that I know nothing." "For we can only know that we know nothing, and a little knowledge is a dangerous thing." One of these quotes is attributed to Socrates. The other is … [Read more...]

The Master’s Apprentice

Duane began his martial arts career as a teenager. He progressed through the ranks until he became a black belt in Isshinryu Karate. The more he studied, though, the more he felt something was … [Read more...]

Kung Fu and Painting

Do you remember watching television on Saturdays when you were a kid? Saturday mornings were cowboy shows like Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, and Sky King. But the afternoons were those full-length … [Read more...]

Allowed to Fail

I was listening to my audiobook on Creativity today while walking Maxie. This book is a long one - fourteen hours. At twenty minutes per walk, times three walks per day, I'll finish it in about two … [Read more...]

Purpose

"There is no purpose to purpose." -- Michael Gerber That quote sounds pretty strange, doesn't it? Isn't purpose what all the "gurus" tell us we need to discover? A popular book title is, "Find your … [Read more...]