Back Again.

I confess I spend most of my free time painting and neglect this blog. I do not feel I have a lot of people who miss the blog much. I don't know a single soul that keeps in touch. That's my fault. Like they say, if you smile most people will smile back. Same here. The computer literally sucks all your spare time if you let it and begins to infringe on you productive time. It is addictive. I spend time looking at other artist's web sites and follow some blogs. I am a student, always will be. I like to experiment with my technique. I am not interested in staying in place. I enjoy the different, the new. Yet I seldom show any of this work. I usually keep it to myself. I plan to have a web site soon where I show my current work. Then I can play with this blog, show some of my fun stuff. Even remark about the creative work of others that I discover. I also have some opinions I need to express about instructive art videos that are out there. Often a really good artist puts out a lousy video simply because the production company or directions make some bad decisions about the way the artist is presented. Having spent some time as part of a motion picture unit with Rockwell International and being around a quality crew of people, some of their production values rubbed off on me. I will highlight the good, the bad, and the ugly videos. I have seen quite a few. Remember, I am a student and always seeking to learn. Some very talented artists are not so good at teaching. And as I said, production often ruins a good video. "Sound" seems to be a big problem with many. Camera angles, poor planning in general. It pains me to see some of my favorite artists in a really bad video. Just as anyone can call themselves and artist, anyone can say they are video production experts. Same with workshops. Good artists who can't teach art. I have taken many workshops. Some are so bad it is painful.