Who to Study With?

[SB Wang]

Quote and adapted quote from Lin Biao:

"one should have specific problems in mind, study and apply his works in a creative way, combine study with application, first study what must be urgently applied so as to get quick results, and strive hard to apply what one is studying".

In order really to master theory, it is essential to study many of basic concepts over and over again, and it is best to memorize important statements and study and apply them repeatedly.

[Patricia Joyce]

Thank you, SB for the good advice. I was told the same thing by Anthony Ryder when I took his drawing workshop this past January. He is considered a living master and he told us that when his teacher/mentor gave him a nugget of truth, he would write it out and hang it on the wall of his studio. I, too, have such words hanging on my walls too.

Since I have not found a good teacher in Cleveland, I must rely on the professionals here on the forum (and they are superb, as you must agree!) and the serious, in-depth workshops I take once a year (this year, January, with the Great Marvin Mattleson!!)

[Marvin Mattelson]

Great?!?

[Patricia Joyce]

Yes, Great, as in: "admirable; uncommonly gifted" (Webster's Modern Definitions Edition).

[Marvin Mattelson]

What about grate?- To irritate or annoy persistently.

[Linda Brandon]

Marvin was very grate-ful for the ABS board I gave him.

[Marvin Mattelson]

I thought that panel was a gift from Shania Twain!