I am available for art Sessions. These are generally one on one appointments, in which I would provide you with feedback concerning your work, and how you might proceed. They are geared quite simply to getting you on track and clarifying possible strategies for continuing your practice, with the emphasis on self expression. It is my experience that most artists are not clear about the true nature of style, nor how to evolve, with authenticity, their own style. Getting tuned into this, of course will deepen your joy in the experience of your art practice.

I am a firm believer in the value of 'beginner's mind'. As Suzuki Roshi says, " the secret to Zen practice as well as to art practice is to always be a beginner." I recommend the book 'Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind' (a series of talks by the Roshi) as a great 'manual' for art practice. Substitute the word art for every time the word zen is used, and you'll get the idea.

Anyway, for $30 I'll sit with you for an hour and put my attention on your work and your practice, offering feedback. We could also do this through email, with you putting your work into jpeg files and sending them to me for feedback.

click on this paypal button for the email option. Simple and secure. No PayPal account neccessary.

For $150, I'll spend the day with you, as feels appropriate working with you in various possible ways. We could go plein air painting for example. A trip to the museum would be another possible way to go. We could deal with all manner of aesthetic issues involving color and brush, composition, the value of history and culture, etc. Whatever you feel would help you to evolve in your art practice.

Either length of session could also be applied to someone simply wishing to deepen their appreciation of art, culture, and history. I would be willing to act as a teacher or consultant in that instance as well.
Email me your interests and I'll be in touch to set up a time to meet. Peace, and best wishes in your creative endeavors. - Williambr>


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Here are some Quotes from my 'notes of a Painter'

"One must be committed to the joy of expressing oneself. Then, as this self-expression purifies itself through practice, one’s style emerges quite naturally and without effort and / or search."

"What is not commonly understood by this culture of ours is the originality of self. It is already original. To paint a simple still life without concept, without prior ideas, but with your own heart, mind and soul. It will be a manifestation of your self. Have faith in your originality and forget all that you’ve been taught to see. See beauty with your own eyes."

"For the artist, the motif is God. Motif means ‘to move’ – meaning ‘that which moves the artist’. Now the artist must see the motif in terms of his art. And as the artist’s concentration and vision expand into the motif (the eye, mind and heart journeying together), he realizes an infinity of relationships in the simplest of objects. In this seeing of things as they really are sits resplendent the greatest gift of the artist, as he begins to note the absolute nature of the everchanging world."

Alla prima – Put it down. Hit your mark. At least aim for each stroke to be the stroke you want, where you want it. Keep your aim, but don’t go over your ‘considered’ mistakes or misses. There is too much slickness in this world. Allow your 'mistakes' to express who you are – they do, you know. And a work of art born of the sincerity of the moment, in freedom, with spontaneity, has a life of its own. And this will also carry you into the realms of bliss that are only available to the spontaneous and daring."

"When you put a line or brush stroke on a given surface, you reveal yourself. It expresses you – let it be. Each time you use the brush, you create rhythms, relationships. There is an infinite field of relationship to develop and explore."

alla prima – once and down tells you who you are – allows you to soar into the depths of who you are. But you must be with it. – Be with each stroke. Be with each moment. Lose yourself in here and now of color, of subject, of brush and form. Alla prima – direct – put it down and let it shine."

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