"The painter has the Universe in his mind and hands."
- Leonardo da Vinci
Drawings and Advertising
"The grand manner of drawing is something other than correctness."
- Antoine Coypel
Models
"No amount of skillful invention can replace the essential element of imagination."
- Edward Hopper
Phil Smith
"I would call that man a born artist whose soul nature has from the very beginning endowed with an ideal, and for whom this ideal replaces the truth; he believes in it without reservation, and his life's task will be to realize it completely for himself, and to set it forth for the contemplation of others."
I encourage you to click the link below for some wonderful background music designed to "set the mood". By clicking, a new window will pop up. You can then minimize and browse my site. The music was written and performed by Bear McCreary and is used with permission from the composer.
