tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652275538457823708.post252238291052381613..comments2023-07-03T04:25:54.358-07:00Comments on Art Babel: The Secrets of the Old MastersNew York Cityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05807506312905707802noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652275538457823708.post-7569667618390881472013-02-27T06:38:09.977-08:002013-02-27T06:38:09.977-08:00Another person that agrees that sharing is a key. ...Another person that agrees that sharing is a key. However, I have recently found that the giving ideas out (in my case, by blogging every day) actually improved my painting - and in just a month. Getting info back pulls it onto another level (and there has been a bit of that) but my message is that sharing is enough.<br />janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13588901637630537211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652275538457823708.post-9000934553296944692011-03-22T21:22:23.817-07:002011-03-22T21:22:23.817-07:00Great!
"Collaborative competition"
"...Great!<br />"Collaborative competition"<br />"A True Master needs no secrets" <br /><br />I hope your message will be spread far and wide.Sono https://www.blogger.com/profile/03283928118540452445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652275538457823708.post-21146754954794005172011-03-18T11:19:40.370-07:002011-03-18T11:19:40.370-07:00I am a beginner, but would be nowhere without the ...I am a beginner, but would be nowhere without the generosity of mind, spirit, time, and effort of many people who have inspired me.Lisa F Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02974637285607872278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652275538457823708.post-186818887169039902011-03-18T10:21:58.689-07:002011-03-18T10:21:58.689-07:00I have always felt that we have been given the gif...I have always felt that we have been given the gift of art to share with the rest of humanity - and this includes helping other artists achieve their excellence through sharing techniques. It is only through being open and generous that we become a better artist and person.ArtPlusOnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03734593053133127443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652275538457823708.post-7742539485274919072011-03-17T23:31:35.949-07:002011-03-17T23:31:35.949-07:00I want to respond, but I don't want to ramble ...I want to respond, but I don't want to ramble in your comments section. Boiling it down: Beautiful. True.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652275538457823708.post-75967007779299075212011-03-17T05:14:04.750-07:002011-03-17T05:14:04.750-07:00Indeed - http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=...Indeed - http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=42317657428Artist-in-Residencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07624785222504439558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652275538457823708.post-46078631345939439752011-03-17T05:10:47.821-07:002011-03-17T05:10:47.821-07:00(Tips Hat) - Excellent and True, Richard. Good wor...(Tips Hat) - Excellent and True, Richard. Good work, my friend. You know how sincerely and utterly my heart agrees with yours.Artist-in-Residencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07624785222504439558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652275538457823708.post-15208482979830133332011-03-16T15:00:49.869-07:002011-03-16T15:00:49.869-07:00That was a very pleasant nostalgic read. I say nos...That was a very pleasant nostalgic read. I say nostalgic because I've experienced something similar on an undergraduate level. There was never a fear of having my originality or technique "stolen", rather we all raised the bar of excellence. <br /><br />Sadly since graduation in 05 I've been a hermit-artist, having to motivate myself, by myself. The events since then have led to a complete reevaluation of my spiritual and philosophical view of the world. As a downside I've never been able to attend the NYAA, I guess it just wasn't in the cards for me. <br /><br />Interacting with you and your peers through Facebook is as close as I've gotten to any sense of artistic community since 05, so it means a lot to me. Thank you for all your insightful discussions.Luiz Teleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999965338602612261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652275538457823708.post-46265342113805647822011-03-16T08:54:11.226-07:002011-03-16T08:54:11.226-07:00Nice write-up Richard! I see great progress of all...Nice write-up Richard! I see great progress of all our classmates. So proud to be your classmate.<br /><br />I am actively showing in international watercolor shows in diff. states in USA. Hope to meet you again in NY if I get to travel there again. American Watercolor Society annual is fiecely competitive. This year I am out. Need more hardwork and good luck next year. Haha! Happy painting. I am working on my 2nd solo show here in Singapore. Currently teaching at Nanyang Technological University as Visiting Asst Professor for foundation drawing and 2D/color theory. Best Wishes and hope to meet you again soon!Ng Woon Lamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14577334112301386377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652275538457823708.post-59028676178247230912011-03-16T08:17:10.738-07:002011-03-16T08:17:10.738-07:00My favorite post of yours to date. Well done.My favorite post of yours to date. Well done.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597234920324948705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652275538457823708.post-38634218554749394692011-03-15T10:39:46.293-07:002011-03-15T10:39:46.293-07:00Very interesting... I am going to look into findin...Very interesting... I am going to look into finding artists with similar interests in my area to work with. You have inspired me.Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652275538457823708.post-55612306590826970232011-03-14T22:12:00.240-07:002011-03-14T22:12:00.240-07:00Well said and so true! And with artists of true ch...Well said and so true! And with artists of true character - it is exactly the opposite: in stead of being secretive they are very willing to share. A true Master is secure in the quality of their skills. Therefore, they have no fear of losing anything in the process of sharing their knowledge with others.Lori Escalerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17106142853131405264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652275538457823708.post-8668584983367582972011-03-13T03:54:36.126-07:002011-03-13T03:54:36.126-07:00Thank you for this great post. However it should n...Thank you for this great post. However it should not be assumed that previous generations of figurative students were any different than you and your friends. In the seventies I was part of two groups,1) fellow Pratt students flummoxed by a dearth of either knowledge or generosity from existing faculty, and 2) those recent graduates armed with the seminal treasures from study with such teachers at places like CUNY as Alfred Russell, Lennart Anderson and Milet Andreivic. We all shared our knowledge much as a starving family share a crust of bread. We knew we held the flame and we shared the fire freely but few cared then. There were methods in place for virtuoso craftsmanship of a sort, but the study of composition and the creation of intelligent narrative content was nearly extinct due to reigning post 1968 dogmas, that even wiped out the Paris Beaux Arts.<br />That is how the NYAA was originally conceived. Technique and materials was not an end in itself, but a foundation for the next stage. This had always been the focus, for better or worse ,of the academic curriculum before, until its decline into the feeble and saccharine efforts seen in so much 19th and lesser 20th century art. Most of the first instructors at the NYAA gave their all, some of them are still alive and still do, as is the duty of a true teacher, and any true artist.<br />At the same time, lesser talents, those who have no vision of their own, will take advantage,and tragically it happens that some will be dealt with unethically and swept aside or blatantly plagiarized unless they have a strong support system. I sincerely hope that such discrimination and small mindedness is a thing of the recent dark ages that we are just emerging from.Elsie Russellhttp://elsie@elsierussell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652275538457823708.post-64771043663810052682011-03-11T10:47:30.833-08:002011-03-11T10:47:30.833-08:00Very insightful and refreshing. I can't say ho...Very insightful and refreshing. I can't say how many times I have felt that fellow artists were not willing to practice this sort of friendly competition. I say the more, the merrier!Jeremy Bellhttp://www.jeremy-bell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6652275538457823708.post-58198169675945436072011-03-11T09:04:33.436-08:002011-03-11T09:04:33.436-08:00Thank you. I love this. I am a teacher myself and ...Thank you. I love this. I am a teacher myself and could not agree more.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298114021357625013noreply@blogger.com