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There are hundreds of colors on the market that far exceed the quality of light that was previously available. Modern colors, the lightfast organic colors, are a very important addition to the artists repertoire but how does one pick from such a vast array? Should you buy each color? Should you have ten different yellows? Five different reds and so on? It all depends. I probably wouldn't buy every single paint tube out there simply because most paints are mixtures of the basic single pigment colors. When it comes to color selection, there are many different palettes to choose from: old masters, impressionists, spectral, limited, dead, etc. I

I'm attracted to drawing more than other mediums because of its minimalism. Drawings are primitive in technology and approach and that allows for more attention on expression. A single line has the capacity for so much meaning; the difference between a dark, thick black and a thin, spindly gray. There is no better example of line quality than Eastern Calligraphy. The lines are the characters that take life with their strong presence. In the best work there is no apprehensive, doubting line made because each has a specific and important role in the composition. In drawing lines that are made without conviction should be omitted completely beca

Art is a personal thing. At its best its the measure of the artist's soul. At its worst it is the measure of what drives people to settle for the beauty of what is and not of what could be. An artist must reinvent himself in order to constantly refine himself. Not just in skill but in spirit. There is no such thing as a perfect piece of art or a perfect idea but what is to stop someone from trying to achieve something close to perfect? The artist's goal should always be to make something as close to perfect as possible and then the next time make something even closer. "Perfection" could mean many things to different thing. It is up to the ar