Gregory Manchess

10 Things to Remember about Training

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...

10 Things…Contrast

by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, April 20th, 2022

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

10 Things About…Edges

by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022

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

Training for the Artist Takes An Olympian Effort

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...

Watch the Stage Play of Above the Timberline!

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...

Kenobi

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...

10 Things… Generating Ideas

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,…