Author: Gregory Manchess

10 Things to Remember about Training

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, May 18th, 2022

“10 Things” is a post of lists, things to keep in mind as you go along. This is a series I’ve...

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10 Things…Contrast

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, April 20th, 2022

A story needs contrast for a reader to experience character. Characters must live in the world...

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10 Things About…Edges

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022

Stages of Resolution 1, detail One of the most difficult concepts to grasp about painting is the...

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Training for the Artist Takes An Olympian Effort

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, February 23rd, 2022

One of my favorite things to do on a blustery, cold day in February is to watch the Winter...

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Watch the Stage Play of Above the Timberline!

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, January 26th, 2022

As promised to all the Muddy readers, here’s the link to the stage play production of Above the...

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Kenobi

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, December 29th, 2021

One of my latest assignments was from a trusted client of many, many years. I’ve worked with...

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10 Things… Generating Ideas

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, December 8th, 2021

Everyone at one point or another has been worried about getting a good idea. No creative person is immune to the work of generating ideas. No one. We all share a common misconception: that ideas pop into mind fully formed by themselves, fresh, new, and creative. It feels like it should be that way. We constantly hear about how this artist or that writer sat down and let it happen on the page. After all,…

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Above The Timberline Onstage World Premiere

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021

They pulled it off magnificently! On October 15th, from the first monologue to the final moment of...

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Above the Timberline LIVE!

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, October 13th, 2021

Dress rehearsals have started for the production of Above the Timberline! Based on my novel, now...

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Amelia Erroway : 10 Years to take off

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Thursday, September 16th, 2021

Talk about staying power, Betsy Peterschmidt kept after her idea to develop a graphic novel…for...

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Timberline Stage Play!

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, September 8th, 2021

Announcing: this October 15th, Northern Michigan University’s Forest Roberts Theater presents the...

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10 Things…The Myth of the Gift

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, August 11th, 2021

My favorite art books aren’t necessarily about art. They’re about peak performance and...

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10 Things About CONTRAST

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, July 14th, 2021

When my students get into trouble with a painting and it looks flat and dull, even if the...

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SpaceX Dragon Crew 3 Patch Design

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, May 19th, 2021

Right on the heals of the SpaceX Dragon Crew 2’s launch, Crew 3 released their mission patch to...

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Dragon Crew Two Launch!

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, April 21st, 2021

This Thursday, April 22nd, Dragon Crew Two will launch to the International Space Station wearing...

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