10 Things…Painting Like a Writer
Flow…one of my stream-of-consciousness pieces…but even when the elements barely...
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Author: Gregory Manchess
Snowy Beauty Stamps
I’ve been a fan of postage stamps since I was a kid. To paste a piece of printed paper on a letter...
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10 Things…Clever Colloquialisms
I spend a great deal of time with my students dismissing the idiotic sayings they’ve grown...
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Things I Learned From Creating 122 Paintings in 11 Months
In front of The Wall, the day I finished. The project I’ve spent the better part of seven years...
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The Portrait of Dorian Gray
Sometimes work drifts in from familiar sources where you are not the intended artist for the job....
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Crew Four Launch Day
I’d never seen a launch from Cape Canaveral.I was told I shouldn’t miss one, if I get a chance, as...
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10 Things…the Business of Illustration
Being a successful illustrator is not just about being a good artist. That may be the overarching...
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10 Things to Remember about Training
“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
A story needs contrast for a reader to experience character. Characters must live in the world...
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10 Things About…Edges
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
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!
As promised to all the Muddy readers, here’s the link to the stage play production of Above the...
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10 Things… Generating Ideas
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
They pulled it off magnificently! On October 15th, from the first monologue to the final moment of...
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